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James McVinnie
James McVinnie is an English organist and pianist. His work as a performer encompasses music from the 16th century to the present day. He has collaborated with many leading figures in new music including Philip Glass, Tom Jenkinson/Squarepusher, Angelique Kidjo, Nico Muhly, Martin Creed, David Lang, Richard Reed Parry, Bryce Dessner, Darkstar and Jonny Greenwood, many of whom have written large scale works for him. James McVinnie is a member of Icelandic record label Bedroom Community. Cycles, his debut recording of music written for him by Nico Muhly, was released on this label in 2013. An album of music by Philip Glass, The Grid, was released on Orange Mountain Music in 2018. An album of music by Tom Jenkinson/Squarepusher was released on Warp Records in September 2019 recorded at the organ of Royal Festival Hall, London. James McVinnie was Assistant Organist of Westminster Abbey between 2008 and 2011. Prior to this appointment, he held similar positions at St Paul's Cathedral, St Albans Cathedral, and Clare College, Cambridge, where he studied music. His teachers were Sarah Baldock, Thomas Trotter and Hans Fagius. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_McVinnie) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
Songs See All
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Etude No. 3: Etude 3
Nadia Sirota, Daníel Bjarnason, Frank Aarnink, James McVinnie, Missy Mazzoli, Paul Corley, Paul Evans, and Valgeir Sigurðsson
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Mass of the Children: I. Kyrie
Angharad Gruffydd Jones, James McVinnie, The Choir of Clare College Cambridge, Farnham Youth Choir, Clare Chamber Ensemble, and Tim Brown
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Dorchester Canticles: Cantate Domino
Gerald Beatty, James McVinnie, Helen Tunstall, and Adrian Spillett
Albums
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Counterpoint
2021
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Dreamcatcher
2025
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All Night Chroma
2019
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Cycles_1
2018
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Cycles
2013
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Wesley, S.S.: Organ Works
2007
Singles & EPs
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Music in Fifths
EP • 2021
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Voix Célestes
Single • 2019
Videos See All
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Gabriella Smith — Imaginary Pancake
Timo Andres • 16K views
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James McVinnie plays China Gates by John Adams | From the album Dreamcatcher
PENTATONE • 706 views
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Finale(Dona nobis pacem)- Mass of the Children, J. Rutter
Musicand Mish • 1.2K views