JAMES DALE graduated from Mansfield University in 1969, with a Bachelor of Science in Education. James began his career as an organist at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania at the age of thirteen. He was a finalist in the high school solo competition held at Mansfield University. This enabled him to present a recital at the college and let to his admission and graduation with majors in both organ and oboe. Since 1974 he has been Assistant Director of Musical Activities at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. James was a former oboist in the Naval Academy Band and has appeared in organ recitals at Yale University, St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York, and at the Washington Cathedral. In January of 1989 he appeared as guest soloist with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in three performances of the Saint-Saens. He is widely acknowledged as one of the country's foremost recitalists. He has been the featured artist on WGMS-FM's "Spotlight" program, WMAR-TV's Christmas Eve Special, and his recordings are often heard on local PBS stations. In 1985 he was one of five finalists in the Diane Bish International Organ Competition in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. James is principal oboist of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra and is on the faculty of Anne Arundel Community College. He has appeared as guest conductor of the County Choral Festival and frequently adjudicates choral festivals.