James’ Biography

James is a young conductor and completed an 18-month Change Makers traineeship with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra funded by Arts Council England in December 2019. As part of this, James achieved an ISP Advanced Professional Certificate (Level 6), certified by Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.

He is the founding conductor of the RPS Award winning ensemble, BSO Resound. The group made global headlines when it made a historic debut at the 2018 BBC Proms as part of Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

Since finishing his training role at Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, James rehearsed the third movement of John Adams’ Chamber Symphony with the London Sinfonietta through their academy, as well as delivering mentoring sessions at BBCNOW and Royal College of Music respectively.

With the support of Help Musicians, James has been focussed on score study to develop his repertoire for large ensembles and orchestras during the pandemic.

2021 saw James making a successful application to Arts Council England’s Developing your Creative Practice funding stream. He is now using the funding to develop as an independent mainstream young conductor, developing the crucial connections in order to progress his conducting career in the mainstream.

in November 2023, James was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Bournemouth University in recognition of his achievements in music and his work to champion disability rights thus far.

James’ Blog: https://disabilityarts.online/blog/author/james-rose/