James Barnes (composer)

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James Charles Barnes (* 9. September 1949 in Hobart , the US state of Oklahoma , USA ) is an American composer .

Life

After studying composition and music theory at the University of Kansas , he earned a Bachelor of Music in 1974 and a Master of Music in 1975 . He studied conducting privately with Zuohuang Chen . Since 1977 he has taught instrumentation and composition at the University of Kansas .

James Charles Barnes is also a tuba player and has performed with well-known orchestras in the USA.

His compositions are widespread and are frequently performed in the United States, Europe, Japan, Taiwan, and Australia. The Tōkyō Kōsei Wind Orchestra has so far recorded three CDs with works by James Barnes. In 1978 (for Symphony op. 35 ) and 1981 (for Visions macabre ) he was awarded the Sousa / ABA / Ostwald Award of the American Bandmasters Association .

In March 2013, James Barnes accompanied the Bishop Ireton Symphonic Wind Ensemble on a concert tour to Bavaria to conduct the world premiere of his overture “A Bavarian Easter Festival” in Zolling .

Works

  • 1980 Visions macabre
  • 1994 Third Symphony - "The Tragic" opus 89
    1. Lento - Allegro ritomoco
    2. scherzo
    3. Fantasia - Mesto (for Natalie)
    4. Finale - Allegro giocoso
  • Chorale Prelude on a German Folk Tune opus 61
  • Golden Festival Overture Op. 95
  • Toccata Fantastica Op. 106
  • A Solemn Prelude for Symphonic Band . opus 114
  • Alvamar Overture
  • Autumn Soliloquy for oboe and wind orchestra
  • Appalachian Overture
  • Breckenridge
  • Brooshire Suite
  • Caribbean hideaway
  • Centennial Celebration Overture
  • Concerto for Tuba and Wind Band
  • Danza Sinfonica
  • Eagle Bend Overture for Band
  • Fantasy Variations on a Theme by Niccolò Paganini
  • Fifth Symphony "Phoenix"
  • Fourth Symphony "Yellowstone Portraits" opus 103b
    1. Dawn on the Yellowstone River
    2. Pronghorn Scherzo
    3. Inspiration Point (Tower Falls)
  • Foxfire Overture for Symphonic Band
  • German Folk Tune
  • Heatherwood portrait
  • Invocation and Toccata
  • Legend
  • Pagan Dances
    1. ritual
    2. Mystics
    3. The Master of the Sword
  • Poetic Intermezzo
  • Rhapsodic Essay
  • Romanza
  • Second Symphony
  • Symphony op.35
  • Stone Meadows
  • Symphonic Overture
  • The Wizard of Oz
  • Torch dance
  • Trailridge saga
  • Trumpets and Drums
  • Valor
  • Westridge Overture
  • Yama Midori (Green Mountains)
  • Yorkshire Ballad
  • A Bavarian Easter Festival
  • Eighth Symphony - "for Wangen" op. 148 (commissioned on the occasion of the 1200th anniversary of the city of Wangen im Allgäu, world premiere on March 20, 2015 in Wangen im Allgäu by the Stadtkapelle Wangen under the direction of the composer.)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ABA Awards. The American Bandmasters Association, accessed October 29, 2017 .
  2. ↑ First performance of the "Bavarian Easter Festival" by James Barnes. Website of the Musikverein Zolling eV, accessed on April 16, 2018 .
  3. ↑ James Barnes. University of Maryland, College Park website , accessed May 30, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Schwäbische Zeitung Wangen celebrates with Kretschmann and Symphony March 21, 2015, accessed on March 21, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Barnes, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Barnes, James Charles (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer
DATE OF BIRTH September 9, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Hobart , Oklahoma