Another Eakin choral work, Still Waters, has been published by E.C. Schirmer. This a cappella work for mixed chorus and soprano solo combines portions of text from Psalm 23 and In Paradisum. For more information contact E.C. Schirmer at: www.ecspublishing.com

James Eakin named Composer-In-Residence for the 250-voice mixed chorus, Resounding Harmony. To find out more about Resounding Harmony go to: www.resoundingharmony.org

James Eakin is named Director of the Film Scoring Program at the Aspen Music Festival & School for the 2008 season. To find out more about the program go to: www.aspenmusicfestival.com.

On March 1, 2008 Instrument of Peace, for Mixed Chorus and Orchestra, had it’s premiere honoring one of the greatest poets and peace-makers of our time, Dr. Maya Angelou. The event took place in Dallas, TX at the Meyerson Symphony Center with Dr. Angelou giving the keynote address.

The Perfect Composition: A Guide to Choral Composition and Arranging
by James Eakin III

Tentatively scheduled for release in 2010 by Shawnee Press.

The Power Of Harmony, directed by Ginny Martin, won Best Documentary at the USA Film Festival giving it an Academy Award qualification! This moving documentary first aired nationally on PBS in June 2006 and will air numerous times on PBS through 2009.

Flowers over the Graves of War:

a Requiem

* Premiere to be rescheduled *

Holocaust Sketches will be the subject of a dissertation at the University of Mississippi.