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kwan	Nov 15 2004, 03:21 PM
Secretary Posts: 154 Group: Helpers Member #206 Joined: November 13, 2004	As a member of the Theory-Composition faculty at the University of Kansas, James Barnes teaches orchestration and composition courses. His numerous publications for concert band and orchestra are extensively performed in the United States, Europe, and the Pacific Basin. His works have been performed at Tanglewood, Boston Symphony Hall, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Barnes twice received the coveted American Bandmasters Association Ostwald Award for outstanding contemporary wind band music. He has been the recipient of numerous ASCAP Awards for composers of serious music, the Kappa Kappa Psi Distinguished Service to Music Medal and the Bohumil Makovsky Award for Outstanding College Band Conductors, along with numerous other honors and grants. The world famous Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra has recorded three CDs of his music. Mr. Barnes recently completed a new CD of his works with the Koninklijke Militaire Kapel (The Queen's Royal Military Band) in Holland. In recent years, he has been commissioned to compose works for all five of the major military bands in Washington, DC. A recent CD by the United States Air Force Band features his Third Symphony. Mr. Barnes has traveled extensively as a guest composer, conductor and lecturer throughout the United States, Europe, Australia, Japan, and Taiwan. He is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), the American Bandmasters Association and numerous other professional organizations and societies. Since 1984, his music has been published exclusively by Southern Music Company of San Antonio, Texas. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.ku.edu/~sfa/mad/faculty/barnes.html


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