James Welburn

James Welburn grew up in York and started playing the piano at the age of seven. He studied music at City University, London and specialised in composition, sound recording and production and music business. As part of his degree programme he studied piano performance at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

James composes for solo piano and in 2019 published Musical Escapades, a collection of fun pieces for the intermediate pianist, with Editions Musica Ferrum. Rated outstanding by leading piano blog Pianodao.com, the publication “really does stand out from the crowd with its highly enjoyable mix of musical styles, all with catchy tunes and rhythms.”

Reflections in Waltz – James’ second book of solo piano compositions – was published in March 2020 by Musica Ferrum. Inspired by the works of Fryderyk Chopin, whose waltzes are among the most beautiful pieces ever written for piano, each piece explores this wonderful genre and pays homage to the great Romantic composers whose music still captivates listeners and performers all over the world today.

Two further publications followed in 2021, including Star of Wonder, a collection of cool Christmas carols for the piano lounge. The album hit Spotify in November and covers a wide range of genres, from jazz to classical and contemporary.