James Ogle, a graduate of the University of Michigan, visits the podium for the last time as the Boise Philharmonic Music Director. In 1974, he won the North Carolina Symphony’s Young Conductor Competition and was a winner of the Malko International Conductor’s Competition held in Copenhagen, Denmark. Mr. Ogle appeared with the International Festival of Young Artists Orchestra in Lysin, Switzerland, and won Virginia’s James Bland Memorial Scholarship. He studied at the National Conservatory of Music in Paris, and in 1980, with Seiji Ozawa, Leonard Bernstein and Sir Colin Davis at the renowned Tanglewood Music Festival, the summer home of the Boston Symphony. Prior to his appointment in Boise, Mr. Ogle served as Associate Conductor of the North Carolina Symphony. During this time, he was also Conductor-in-Residence at Appalachian State University’s Cannon Music Camp. He organized and founded the North Carolina Symphony’s summer residence in Boone in 1982 and served as conductor and artistic director for twelve years. Mr. Ogle returns to North Carolina each year to conduct Handel’s Messiah with the North Carolina Symphony and New Bern Choral Society, a twenty-four year old tradition. He also has been a guest conductor or clinician at summer festivals, orchestras, and universities, most recently with the Northwest Chamber Orchestra in Seattle. During his tenure with the Boise Philharmonic, Mr. Ogle has raised the artistic and technical level of the orchestra, hiring players whose backgrounds include training at the best music schools in the country and presenting some of the most challenging pieces of music. He’s led our organization for two decades balancing the budget every single year. It’s the envy of arts organizations nationwide. In addition to his music pursuits, he is an avid tennis player and enjoys skiing with his family - his wife Mary and sons Matthew and Ryan. |
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