James Box

Principal

James Box currently serves as principal trombone with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, a position he has held since 2001. Prior to this position, he was principal trombone of the Canton Symphony Orchestra (Ohio), and Principal Trombone of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (West Virginia). He has also held the position of principal trombone of the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra and the Orquesta Sinfonica de Nuevo Leon (Mexico). Box has held the position of assistant professor of trombone at McGill University in Montréal since 2003. He also serves on the faculty of the National Orchestral Institute (USA), the Orford Arts Centre (Québec). He has also served on the trombone faculty at the University of Akron and the Sewanee Summer Music Centre (USA).

Boxhas made solo appearances with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, the McGill Wind Symphony, the Vermont Youth Orchestra, the Sewanee Summer Music Festival Orchestra, and the Eastern Music Festival Orchestra. In 2003, he premiered a commissioned solo work with the Southern Methodist University Wind Ensemble. Box has also made regular solo and chamber music performances at the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival. In 2001, he presented a solo recital that was broadcast nationally in Canada on CBC Radio-Canada.

A native of Ripley, Tennessee, Box first studied trombone with his father and grandfather. He holds a Bachelor of Music magna cum laude, from Southern Methodist University, and a Master of Music from the Cleveland Institute of Music. His major teachers include John Kitzman, James DeSano, and Steve Witser.