Dr. James Buckland - Guitar, Guitar Class and Guitar Ensemble
BA, University of Toronto; MM, University of Akron; DMA, University of SC
Office Phone: 833-8473
E-mail: jpbucklan@presby.edu
James Buckland is Adjunct Professor of Guitar at Presbyterian College and Converse College. He received his training at the University of Toronto under Eli Kassner, the University of Akron under Stephen Aron, and the University of South Carolina under Christopher Berg and Michael Cedric Smith. He was the first guitarist to graduate with the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in performance from USC-where his doctoral research paper of the nineteenth-century terz guitar earned him the Dean's Award for Distinguished Graduate Endeavors.
Dr. Buckland recently premiered his reconstruction of the Second Concerto, Op. 36 for Terz Guitar and String Orchestra by Mauro Giuliani with Sinfonia de Camera conducted by Ian Hobson. The performance was featured in a broadcast on Illinois Public Radio. Dr. Buckland also performed the Concerto for Terz Guitar, Op. 36 by Mauro Giuliani with the Foothills Philharmonic Orchestra.
On a recent trip to Italy, Dr. Buckland conducted post-doctoral research on nineteenth-century performance practice in cooperation with Paolo Pugliese, Claudio Maccari, and the Accademia Internazionale della Musica in
Milan. Dr. Buckland will be traveling to Italy in early November to perform at the Accademia Internazionale della Musica in Milan. In addition, Jim is co-founder of Ludlamshöhle, a chamber ensemble dedicated to nineteenth-century music.
Unique in his field, he builds guitars primarily in the nineteenth-century style, using original tools and techniques, and following the work of Fabricatore,
Guadagnini, and Stauffer. He is one of a few guitarists in the world who performs on both the terz guitar and the conventional concert guitar. A recent CD, "Sonatas and Fantasies for Guitar" has won critical accalaim... "a rare and exceptional recording...very operatic influence with blistering arpeggios and cadenzas. Top notch. Highly recommended." Early Romantic Guitar
