As a professor of music theory and composition, for over forty years, Dr. Wintle influenced the lives of thousands of students, serving on the faculties of Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas (1969-1971) and Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Oklahoma (1971-2010). In 1973, he created the Musical Arts Series, which provided free public concerts on the SOSU campus performed by many of the world's finest classical musicians.
He was the longtime musical director of the Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival, served for many years on the Red River Arts Council and was a member of Touring Program and Project Assistance Advisory Panels of the State Arts Council of Oklahoma. He was director of the Steger Piano Institute, developing programs for cultural exchange with China and was active as a guest composer and adjudicator in many international events including the Gustav Mahler International Piano Competition in Jihlava CZ, the Akai Piano Competition in Osaka, Japan , the Luciano Gante European Piano Competition in Pordenone, Italy and the Chinese Youth Competition in Beijing, PRC, and events at the National Conservatory in Seville, Spain, the Chopin Academy in Warsaw, Poland, and Festival de Nancy in France.
Dr. James Wintle, died at home in Durant, Oklahoma in 2013. He was 71 years old.
He was the longtime musical director of the Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival, served for many years on the Red River Arts Council and was a member of Touring Program and Project Assistance Advisory Panels of the State Arts Council of Oklahoma. He was director of the Steger Piano Institute, developing programs for cultural exchange with China and was active as a guest composer and adjudicator in many international events including the Gustav Mahler International Piano Competition in Jihlava CZ, the Akai Piano Competition in Osaka, Japan , the Luciano Gante European Piano Competition in Pordenone, Italy and the Chinese Youth Competition in Beijing, PRC, and events at the National Conservatory in Seville, Spain, the Chopin Academy in Warsaw, Poland, and Festival de Nancy in France.
Dr. James Wintle, died at home in Durant, Oklahoma in 2013. He was 71 years old.