Jim Puckett
FINALIST OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMPOSITION 2010
Composer's Biography
Jim Puckett
Jim is a career church musician and Pastor of Worship Arts. He has composed and arranged for a variety of settings including choral works, accompaniment orchestrations, orchestral and chamber works, as well as works for musical theatre. Jim has been awarded performances at the Society of Composers, Inc. 2010 National Conference, New Music Festival IX (Univ. of Nebraska, Kearney), the 2010 Southeastern Composers League Conference, and the Society of Composers, Inc. 2010 Region VI Conference. His most recent works include Somethin’s Gone Wrong Deep Within, a commissioned trumpet work echoing the American spiritual and based on Romans 7:14-20; Introit for Advent (strings), That’s Why He Came, a choral/orchestral work for Christmas; Countdown, a numerical based work for 7 instruments; and Nocturne (for Tenor Sax and Piano), His original stage musical, When He Came Into My Life, is been staged during the Easter season. A 40-minute work Songs from a Century of Holiness was commissioned for the Centennial Celebration of the Church of the Nazarene. Current projects include a concerto for marimba and orchestra, a concert work based on the book of Psalms, and Can Opener for orchestra. Some of Jim’s songs for contemporary worship are included in the book That Name; Ten Songs for Worship by Jim Puckett, some of which are used in church services internationally. Jim holds a M.M. in Composition from Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, and a B.A. in Music Performance from Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Mount Vernon, Ohio.
Finalist Work: Intermediate Level
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