James Cook Recordings

James Cook (b.1963) briefly studied composition at Oxford University during the Hilary Term of 1994.

Prior to that he composed works which include ‘A Carrollean Symphony’, ‘Symphony in Yellow’ and the ‘Jude the Obscure Symphony’.

After his stint at Oxford he wrote sacred vocal music, much of which has been released on the Divine Art and Diversions labels.

From the year 2000 he turned to writing organ music and in 2006 completed a sequence of nine organ symphonies, four of which have also been released by Divine Art.

Since 2010 he has concentrated on composing opera, four of which make up a cycle of Biblical operas.

His first opera, ‘Dorothy’ was performed by Secret Opera at Theatre N16 in London in December 2015.