Zames Music was created to publish the music of James S. Hoch. The company prides itself on customer service and speedy delivery. All compositions are printed with an HP LaserJet 2100M printer. The scores are spiral bound with a sturdy cover. The parts are printed on 70 lb. paper and every effort is made to have sensible page turns.
James S. Hoch is a very
active as a composer in the Midwest and previously in the West. His Quartet
for flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn was the first place winner in the New
Music Competition for the state of Wyoming in 1992. Several of his works are
published by Seesaw Music (New York) and Zames Music Co. (Winona, MN). Four
compositions were accepted by the National Flute Association for their library.
In the fall of 1998, he released his first CD Jubilance, a selection of his
works from the previous decade. The title work for alto saxophone and organ
was featured at the 1999 national convention of the Society of Composers,
Inc. in New York City.
During the summer of 1999, Hoch studied with internationally noted composer
Knut Nysted in Oslo, Norway. While there he completed the Missa Brevis for
a cappella choir, which was premiered at Central Lutheran Church in Winona
as part of a concert featuring the works of Nysted during his visit to this
country in 2000. Other recent works include Millennium, which was commissioned
by Winona State University for the dedication of its new library, Symphony
No. 1, op. 28, which was commissioned by the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
and Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, which was written for cellist Paul Vance
and premiered by the Winona Symphony in 2001. Also commissioned and premiered
by the Winona Symphony Orchestra was In Memoriam:9/11, in 2002. Recently,
Hoch received a commission from the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra in conjunction
with the Ho-chunk nation to compose a Concerto for Native American Flute and
orchestra. The work was premiered on the final concert of the 2004-05 LSO
season, May 6 and 7, 2005 with native American flutist, 5 time NAMMY winner
and 2005 Grammy winner for best Native American album, Bill Miller.
For the spring of 2001, while on sabbatical, he traveled to UCLA to study
film scoring… taking classes in Music Editing, Composing for the Low
Budget film, and Film Scoring III: composing and conducting to picture. While
there he studied film composition with noted TV and film composer Jerry Grant
and orchestration with Scott Smalley.
In March of 2004, Hoch's eagerly awaited second CD, From Within...was released
at a concert featuring three of the six new compositions on the CD.
James Hoch earned his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of the
Pacific Conservatory of Music and his Masters and Doctoral degrees from the
University of Colorado.
He has taught instrumental music at Carroll College (Wisconsin), the University
of Hawaii, and Central Wyoming College. He is currently Professor of Music
at Winona State University, where he teaches woodwinds, theory/composition,
and music education. His secondary teaching experiences were in California
and Virginia.
Currently, Dr. Hoch is the principal clarinet in the Winona Symphony and associate
clarinet with the La Crosse Symphony. He has been a soloist with the Honolulu
Symphony, the Northern Virginia Symphony, the Winona Symphony, the WSU Symphonic
Wind Ensemble, and the Winona Municipal Band. Hoch is a founding member of
The Wind River Trio, a chamber ensemble in residence at Winona State University
consisting of Zoe Shepherd, flute, James Hoch, clarinet, and Barbara DuFresne,
piano. The trio is part of the Artist Series of the Thursday Musical Club
in Minneapolis and they perform in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Southern Minnesota
yearly.
He is a member of MENC, ASCAP, and the Society of Composers, Inc.
Zoe Shepherd is the manager of Zame Music. Besides premiering the flute works of James Hoch, she oversees the business end of Zames Music Co.
Since 1998 Shepherd has premiered several new works for piccolo, flute, and alto flute by James S. Hoch. Ms. Shepherd is featured on the recent CD release of "From Within...Music of James S. Hoch". She and The Wind River Trio were featured on the 1998 CD release of "Jubilance! Music of James S. Hoch".
Ruby the dog, Zames Music Co. mascot
Lisa, the security cat.
