About me

James Scott (He/they/Any pronouns) currently serves as the graduate teaching assistant for the Colorado State University bassoon studio with duties including teaching lessons, the bassoon fundamentals class, coaching chamber music, and aiding the undergraduate bassoonists with their reed work. 

As a bassoonist, they advocate for more inclusion of chamber music and new music. One of his biggest goals as a performer is to help bring to the forefront the music of traditionally underrepresented groups and give their talents the recognition they deserve. Especially those who are non-binary or neurodivergent, as they can best speak to those experiences.  

As a composer, they draw a lot of their influences from personal experiences and the people around them. Their music typically tries to embody more of a feeling and has been described as very atmospheric.

James relocated to Northern Colorado in 2022 with his spouse, Telly, and his cat Vanessa. While fairly new to the Northern Colorado area James can commonly be found performing across the area.
 

They hold a Bachelor of Music Performance degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in performance at Colorado State University. Their primary instructors include Ann Kosanavic-Brown, Dr. Remy Taghavi, and Dr. Cayla Bellamy.