I do have to admit that teaching, composing, and editing is a bit easier than sitting at the organ or harpsichord for seven straight hours, but I do love to do it anyway! I have found my career changing over the years.
As all creative people, we have our optimistic side and a darker side. Yes, I would say that I am more optimistic than not. I have written some very … - Barbara Harbach
As all creative people, we have our optimistic side and a darker side. Yes, I would say that I am more optimistic than not. I have written some very …
- Barbara Harbach
Who can forget the music of the French composer Germaine Tailleferre? These are just a few composers whose aesthetic ideals we all share, and there a… - Barbara Harbach
Who can forget the music of the French composer Germaine Tailleferre? These are just a few composers whose aesthetic ideals we all share, and there a…
I played for my first church service when I was nine years old. I was sufficiently tall to be able to reach the pedals. The first hymn I played was B… - Barbara Harbach
I played for my first church service when I was nine years old. I was sufficiently tall to be able to reach the pedals. The first hymn I played was B…
I should mention that I took piano lessons beginning when I was four. My mother was my first teacher, and it was a wonderful way to bond with her. Sh… - Barbara Harbach
I should mention that I took piano lessons beginning when I was four. My mother was my first teacher, and it was a wonderful way to bond with her. Sh…
In some ways, it is difficult for contemporary composers to find an audience. Both men and women would love a culture that embraced and hungered for … - Barbara Harbach
In some ways, it is difficult for contemporary composers to find an audience. Both men and women would love a culture that embraced and hungered for …
I have written six symphonies, they are smaller-scale works. I seem to emit my themes, work them out, combine and intertwine them, and then come to a… - Barbara Harbach
I have written six symphonies, they are smaller-scale works. I seem to emit my themes, work them out, combine and intertwine them, and then come to a…
Thankfully, it is getting better for women composers. We now have five women Pulitzer Prize winners in music since 1983: Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Shulam… - Barbara Harbach
Thankfully, it is getting better for women composers. We now have five women Pulitzer Prize winners in music since 1983: Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Shulam…
I am a morning person and start work, whether composing, rehearsing, preparing syllabi/tests, or proofing an article or manuscript, early in the morn… - Barbara Harbach
I am a morning person and start work, whether composing, rehearsing, preparing syllabi/tests, or proofing an article or manuscript, early in the morn…
For some reason I seem to absorb the landscape and cultures where I am planted. A State Divided Symphony was inspired by the 150th anniversary of Mis… - Barbara Harbach
For some reason I seem to absorb the landscape and cultures where I am planted. A State Divided Symphony was inspired by the 150th anniversary of Mis…
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