Kortney James
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music
B.M. in Performance: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
M.M. in Performance: University of Nevada-Las Vegas
D.M.A. in Solo Flute Performance: Arizona State University
Programs: Music
Dr. Kortney James teaches flute at St. Norbert College. James was also recently appointed Lecturer of Flute at the University of Wisconin-Stevens Point. Previously, she taught flute at Arizona State University as a Faculty Associate for a one-year appointment, and at Arizona School for the Arts for four years.
An active performer and recitalist, Kortney maintains a high community profile in outreach concerts for schools with the Bay Winds Woodwind Quintet, numerous performances for the St. Norbert Abbey as well as the Heritage Concert Series, and collaborative performances with other faculty. She performed as a featured guest with the SNC Chamber Singers at the WSMA Conference in 2011 both on flute and bass flute and was a guest soloist with the Wind Ensemble in 2011. A frequent adjudicator for concerto and scholarship competitions in Northern Wisconsin, Dr. James enjoys hearing young players working at their highest potential.
Since moving to Wisconsin in 2006, she has played often with both the Fox Valley Symphony and Green Bay Symphony Orchestras. Dr. James will perform as principal flute this year for both the Central Wisconsin Symphony and the newly formed Waupaca Area Orchestra. While living in Arizona, she performed regularly with the Arizona Opera Orchestra and enjoyed a successful freelance career.
Kortney performed in solo master class courses for Jeanne Baxtresser in New York and William Bennett in England. She won concerto competitions at the Brevard Music Festival for two consecutive summers and won similar competitions at all three of her college degree institutions.
Her doctoral document, Jeanne Baxtresser: a musical legacy, was completed in full collaboration with Ms. Baxtresser in 2008. Dr. James considers Ms. Baxtresser her greatest mentor in the world of flute playing.