James, Philip (Frederick Wright)
(1890–1975)
James, Philip (Frederick Wright). Jersey City, New Jersey, 17 May 1890 – Southampton, New York, 1 November 1975 Among his teachers in the United States, James numbered Elliott Schenck, Rosario Scalero, Homer Norris, and Rubin Goldmark. In 1909 he went to France to study with Joseph Bonnet and Alexandre Guilmant and in London with Sir Frederick Bridge. James began his activities as a conductor after serving in the U. S. Army during the First World War. He directed several orchestras before…