Jennifer Margaret Barker
Email: jmbarker@udel.edu
Spring 2023 Recitals presented by Francesca Hurst:
June 2, 2023 - P'tit Palais Series, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
June 4, 2023 - Davies Concert Series, Davies Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Temple Hills, MD
April 15, 2023 - Grace Concert Series, Grace Baptist Church, Richmond, VA
April 11, 2023 - Springfield Music Club, Lorton Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA
April 6, 2023 - Meet the Artists Series, CenterStage, RCC Hunters Woods, Reston, VA
April 2, 2023 - Second Sunday Concert Series, Van Vleck House & Gardens, Montclair, NJ
March 23, 2023 - Washington International Piano Series, Ward Recital Hall, Washington, DC
March 18, 2023 - Jordan Kitts Music, Fairfax, VA
March 11, 2023 - Studio Horowitz, Falls Church, VA
March 1, 2023 - New Music Delaware: Celebrating Jennifer Margaret Barker, Gore Recital Hall, University of Delaware
February 21, 2023 - Tuesday Concert Series, Church of the Epiphany, Washington, DC
On June 28th & 29th 2023, American pianist, Francesca Hurst (https://www.francescahurst.com/) recorded Barker's three solo piano works for release on CD alongside works by Faina Lushtak and Caroline Shaw.
In preparation for the recording, Hurst performed Barker's three works on the following recitals during the Spring of 2023.
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On July 22nd, Barker's composition, umurangi-kikorangi, was presented by Melissa Pena (oboe), Lydia van Dreel (horn) and Sara Choi (piano) at the 2023 International Double Reed Society conference in Thailand. The trio will also be including this work on their upcoming album recording.
On July 7th, Tiger Lily Trio performed Barker's composition, Ocean of Glass, at the 2023 International Clarinet Association's ClarinetFest in Denver, CO. Tiger Lily's CD recording of this work will be released during Fall 2023 on the Meyer Media LLC label.
After many performances in Italy, Italian trumpet-organ duo, Ivano Ascari & Leonardo Carrieri, will be presenting the American premiere of Barker's Salve Festa Dies in Shove Chapel on the campus of Colorado College, on October 5th 2023.
A second performance of the work will be presented in North Carolina on
October 11th 2023.
These performances are in preparation for recording the work for CD.
