James Bagwell

Conductor

“James Bagwell led his eager Chorale and the American Symphony Orchestra with sympathetic verve.”

– MARTIN BERNHEIMER, FINANCIAL TIMES

James Bagwell maintains an active international schedule as a conductor of choral, operatic, and orchestral music. He was recently named associate conductor of The Orchestra Now (TON) and was appointed principal guest conductor of the American Symphony Orchestra in 2009.

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Upcoming Schedule

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October 17, 2026

7:30PM

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra

Verdi Requiem

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Tulsa Performing Arts Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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October 31 and November 1, 2026

7:00PM and 2:00PM

The Orchestra Now

James will conduct The Orchestra Now in their popular film series featuring Raiders of the Lost Ark with live orchestra.

Fisher Center for the Performing Arts
Annadale-on-Hudson, New York
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November 5, 2026

8:00 PM

American Symphony Orchestra

James will prepare the Bard Festival Chorale in a program of works by Michael Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Riverside Church
New York, New York
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January 16, 2027

7:30PM

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra

James will lead the orchestra in works by Rossini and Sibelius

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Tulsa Performing Arts Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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January 29, 2027

8:00 PM

American Symphony Orchestra

James will prepare the Bard Festival Chorale in a wide-ranging program of choral works by Beethoven, including his Mass in C.

Carnegie Hall
New York, New York
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“The Bard singers, under the direction of James Bagwell, were a highlight of and an authoritative presence throughout, projecting Nono’s fractured, eerie voicings and wailing walls of sound with confidence from their station behind the orchestra. More than the instrumentalists and most of the vocal soloists, or the conductor, Bagwell’s choir gave this allegorical beast much of its galvanizing force.”

– SEAN PICCOLI, NEW YORK CLASSICAL REVIEW

Recordings

June 27, 2014

Philip Glass: Koyaanisqatsi with Orchestra

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