James Truher has been a professional musician since 1982, and has degrees in Vocal Performance and Choral Conducting as well work in Masters of Arts in Musicology from California State University at Los Angeles. Mr. Truher has studied conducting with Roger Wagner, William Hatcher, Donald Brinegar and Sergio Siminovich and specialized in music from the Medival to Baroque periods. In 1983 he made his conducting debut with the Pasadena Chorale and Orchestra with his orchestration of 'Rejoice in the Lamb' by Benjamin Britten. He has been guest conductor for the Early Music Ensemble of Los Angeles, I Cantori, Los Angeles Baroque Orchestra and the South Valley Symphony. James founded the chamber music group Ensemble Elysium in 1997 and performed in many locations throughout the San Francisco bay area. Prior to relocating to the Seattle area, James was selected as the Music Director for the South Valley Symphony's 1999-2000 concert season. He is currently the conductor of the Microsoft Orchestra, a community based classical orchestra in Redmond. As a singer and soloist, Mr. Truher has worked with Roger Wagner, LaNoue Davenport, Krzysztof Penderecki, Michael Tilson Thomas, Doug Fullington and many others. An active studio singer, he has made recordings with Michael Jackson, Mike Curb and John Williams and has been a featured soloist with Los Angeles Baroque Orchestra and I Cantori, performing on National Public Radio and KFAC Los Angeles. As a recorder soloist, James has performed with Edward Cansino, Lou Robbins, Bella Musica in Berkeley and the South Valley Symphony. With J. Melvin Butler and Paige Stockley, he presented a recorder recital at Saint Mark's Cathedral Seattle in April of 2001.