James Warden

James is a graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington. His trumpet playing can be heard on the “Praise 95” CD recorded by the First United Methodist Church of Bedford where he plays regularly. He was the featured soloist, along with Nino Ushikishvily on Piano, with the Northeast Orchestra on the 1999 performance of the Shostakovich Concerto #1 for Piano, Trumpet and Strings. James has worked as a freelance trumpet player for over twenty years doing a wide variety of events. In addition, James plays with the Metroplex Praise Orchestra, teaches trumpet in the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD and is an electrical engineer at Motorola.