SIGNORILE, James Vincent (1952- ); USA [Free audio] Essay for Trombone and Orchestra [4:19 · 4.0M] Live: Donald L. Appert, Trombone; Colby College Symphony Orchestra; James V. Signorile, cond.; Spring Concert, March 24, 1974 [Free audio] Twilight Dream (for Brass Quintet) [3:08 · 2.9M] Live: Ramapo Wind Symphony Brass Ensemble; Ramapo Wind Symphony Fall Concert, November 17, 1990 [Free audio] I Saw a Light (A Christmas Carol) [3:04 · 2.8M] Live: Harriet (Dearden) Welther, Alto; James V. Signorile, Piano [Free audio] Gavotte in D [1:47 · 1.6M] Arranged in collaboration with Don Appert. Live: Colby College Symphony Orchestra; James V. Signorile, cond.; Spring Concert, March 24, 1974 [Free audio] Emendemus in Melius [4:10 · 3.8M] Live: Colby College Brass Ensemble; Colby College Graduation Processional, June, 1974 [Free audio] Petite Camusette (for Concert Band) [2:21 · 2.1M] Live: Ridgewood (NJ) High School Concert Band; John W. Lochner, Cond.; Concert Band Spring Concert, March 13, 1970 [Free audio] Elegy for a Clown [3:20 · 3.0M] Written in collaboration with Don Appert. Live: Don Appert, Trombone; Murray Colossimo, Bb Clarinet Piano Concerto No.1 [Free audio] 1.Allegro Moderato [12:00 · 11.0M]; 2.Andante [8:25 · 7.7M]; 3.Allegro [10:12 · 9.3M]. Symphony No.1 for Organ [Free audio] 1.Prelude [5:28 · 5.0M]; 2.Scherzo [4:20 · 4.0M]; 3.Pastorale [8:15 · 7.5M]; 4.Toccata [6:46 · 6.2M]. [Free audio] Et in Terra Pax (Hymn for Hovhaness), Op.56 [3:03 · 2.8M] [Free audio] Et in Terra Pax (Orchestral), Op.56 [3:05 · 2.8M] Orchestral arrangement by Philip Goddard. [Free audio] Heppleston Variations for String Quartet, Op.55 [7:04 · 6.5M] Corona Suite for Piano [MIDI] 1-Allemande En Rondo [3:05]; 2-Courante [2:07]; 3-Sarabande [2:38]; 4-Gigue [1:57]. [MIDI] Essay for Trombone and Orchestra [4:07] (A Concerto in one movement for Solo Trombone and Symphony Orchestra) [MIDI] Twilight Dream [2:54] (for Brass Quintet) [MIDI] I Saw A Light [3:09] (A Christmas Carol for Solo Alto Voice and Piano) Gloria (Part of a Mass for SATB Chorus and Orchestra) [MIDI] 1-Allegro Moderato [3:27]; 2-Allegro [1:30 · 30k]; 3-Allegro molto [2:12 · 42k]. [MIDI] Emendemus In Melius [2:25] (variations on a Byrd vocal motif for Brass Ensemble) Breathless (Sonatina for Flute Quartet) [MIDI] 1-Prelude [4:09]; 2-Passages [1:59]; 3-Legacy [1:38]. [MIDI] Variations on 'O Come, O Come, Emmanuel' [2:27] (for String Quartet) [MIDI] Elegy for a Clown [2:38] (for Bb Clarinet and Trombone) [MIDI] Remnants [4:10 · 34k] [MIDI] Et in Terra Pax (Hymn for Hovhaness) [2:39] [MIDI] The Heppleston Variations for String Quartet [7:09 · 40k] Imaginations (for Children) [MIDI] Part I. Suite Dreams [1:29]; Part II. Clouds [1:32]; Part III. Contemplations [1:00]; Part IV. Snowy Night [1:04].

James V. Signorile

James V. Signorile is a native of Chicago, IL. His spent his first few years in Astoria, Queens, NY, and then was raised in Ridgewood, NJ. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music in 1974 from Colby College, Waterville, ME. He later attained his Master of Science degree in Computer Science in 1992 from Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ. His Masters Thesis "Uniting the Science of Computers and the Art of Music: A Synthesis made possible by MIDI in Computer Music Applications" further broadened his musical education, and culminated in the development of a fully functional MIDI sequencer.

Jim first began piano lessons at the age of 8 and began composing at the age of 15. He later studied composition at Ridgewood High School with Murray B. Colosimo and John Lochner, and at Colby College with Peter Ré (a student of Paul Hindemith), Ermanno F. Comparetti, and Gordon W. Bowie. He was the student composer and conductor, vice-president and member of both the Colby College Concert Band and Colby Community Symphony Orchestra, and the Concertmaster of the Concert Band. He was awarded the Colby College Band Award in 1974. He was also the first student composer in Colby history to have his compositions performed by the Colby Community Symphony Orchestra and Concert Band, and he arranged the processional music for his college graduation ceremonies.

Jim was trained as a classical concert pianist by Gates Wray, a protégé of Vladimir Horowitz. His interests, however, became more concentrated in the area of composition. He also plays clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone, classical and folk guitar, and soprano and alto recorder. He is currently principal bass clarinetist of the Ramapo Wind Symphony of Mahwah, NJ. He currently resides with his wife Mary in Teaneck, NJ, and by day is a senior software engineer at Minolta Information Systems, Inc. of Mahwah, NJ.

Jim is a member of ASCAP, SCI, the American Music Center (AMC), and the Center for the Promotion of Contemporary Composers (CPCC).

James V. Signorile
email: jim@jamessignorile.com
website: http://jamessignorile.com