Composer-pianist from South Africa, James Wilding was born in
Johannesburg in 1973 and grew up in Cape Town. He received a Bachelor
of Music (distinction in performance) and Master of Music (distinction in
composition) from the University of Cape Town, another Master of Music
(performance) from Youngstown State University, and a PhD (composition
and theory) from Kent State University. He studied piano with Neil Solomon,
a pupil of Lili Kraus. Other teachers were Stewart Young, Peter Klatzow,
and Thomas Janson; He has also worked with Lamar Crowson, George
Crumb, Brandt Fredriksen, Wilfrid Hiller, Vladimir Viardo, and Frank Wiley.
Wilding has written more than sixty orchestral, choral, chamber, and solo
piano works. His Etude for solo piano was prescribed for the UNISA-
Transnet International Piano Competition. The piano piece, Poem, was
prescribed for the Hennie Joubert National Competition in South Africa. He
won the Oude Meester Prize for South African composers and was
commissioned to write his String Trio. Potchefstroom University’s
Chancellor’s Trust Prize was bestowed upon him and the result was slaap
klein beminde for soprano and piano trio. Various other awards have been
associated with works such as Barbaric Dance for orchestra, Mayan Rites
for two pianos and percussion; and the chamber cantata Lot’s Wife.
Wilding often writes for his wife, Caroline Oltmanns - amoungst her pieces
have been the Greek Goddesses for piano and symphonic wind ensemble.
James Wilding’s work has been performed in South Africa, Zimbabwe,
Lesotho, Senegal, Germany, Holland, France, Switzerland, Britain, Canada,
and the USA; and published by The American Composer’s Alliance, Clear
Note Publications, the Foundation for the Creative Arts, and the University
of South Africa. His compositions have been broadcast on Fine Music
Radio (Cape Town), SAFM (Johannesburg), and KKGO (Los Angeles).
Wilding is an active pianist, performing regularly as a soloist and chamber
musician. He is listed in Who’s Who in America and lectures in composition
and theory at the University of Akron.
Johannesburg in 1973 and grew up in Cape Town. He received a Bachelor
of Music (distinction in performance) and Master of Music (distinction in
composition) from the University of Cape Town, another Master of Music
(performance) from Youngstown State University, and a PhD (composition
and theory) from Kent State University. He studied piano with Neil Solomon,
a pupil of Lili Kraus. Other teachers were Stewart Young, Peter Klatzow,
and Thomas Janson; He has also worked with Lamar Crowson, George
Crumb, Brandt Fredriksen, Wilfrid Hiller, Vladimir Viardo, and Frank Wiley.
Wilding has written more than sixty orchestral, choral, chamber, and solo
piano works. His Etude for solo piano was prescribed for the UNISA-
Transnet International Piano Competition. The piano piece, Poem, was
prescribed for the Hennie Joubert National Competition in South Africa. He
won the Oude Meester Prize for South African composers and was
commissioned to write his String Trio. Potchefstroom University’s
Chancellor’s Trust Prize was bestowed upon him and the result was slaap
klein beminde for soprano and piano trio. Various other awards have been
associated with works such as Barbaric Dance for orchestra, Mayan Rites
for two pianos and percussion; and the chamber cantata Lot’s Wife.
Wilding often writes for his wife, Caroline Oltmanns - amoungst her pieces
have been the Greek Goddesses for piano and symphonic wind ensemble.
James Wilding’s work has been performed in South Africa, Zimbabwe,
Lesotho, Senegal, Germany, Holland, France, Switzerland, Britain, Canada,
and the USA; and published by The American Composer’s Alliance, Clear
Note Publications, the Foundation for the Creative Arts, and the University
of South Africa. His compositions have been broadcast on Fine Music
Radio (Cape Town), SAFM (Johannesburg), and KKGO (Los Angeles).
Wilding is an active pianist, performing regularly as a soloist and chamber
musician. He is listed in Who’s Who in America and lectures in composition
and theory at the University of Akron.
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