James Sheppard

EARLY CHILDHOOD DEPARTMENT - ACCOMPANIST

INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL DEPARTMENT - PIANO, ACCOMPANIST

James Sheppard is a versatile musician living on the upper east side of Manhattan. As a pianist and vocalist, James has performed in Carnegie's Weill and Zankel Recital Halls, The Rogers Auditorium at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn's National Sawdust, The Abrons Art Center, The NYU Skirball Center, The Brooklyn Bowl and Joe's Pub at the Public to name a few.

James is the house musician for Sasha Velour's show Nightgowns. His work with local chanteuse Daphne Always earned them a Brooklyn Nightlife Award for Best Musical Group in 2019. James composes for the Bridge Arts Ensemble, where his original children's concert Help Us Compose a Song! Has traveled to over fifty school districts in the Adirondacks. His musical The Lady Winifred and Didi Show was named "Wonderfully original" from NY-Theater-Now. James has also been commissioned by The Emerald Trio and NYC based string orchestra Shattered Glass.

He currently works as a teaching artist at the Diller-Quaile School and the 92Y. James also works as a Baritone vocalist for the Schola Cantorum at the Church of Saint Vincent-Ferrer under James Wetzel.

James graduated from the Manhattan School of Music with a BM and MM in Classical Composition under the Jay Rubinton Scholarship.