As all nocturnal creatures, I have a tendency to wander about during the night, embracing and relishing in its mysteriousness, unexplained sounds,… — Barbara Harbach Copy Share Image
The culture of suppressing women composers and performers goes centuries back in Germany and other countries. Just think of Fanny Mendelssohn and… — Barbara Harbach Copy Share Image
For my qualifying concert, Helmut Walcha would not coach Charles-Marie Widor or any American compositions. In his defense, his forte was Germanic… — Barbara Harbach Copy Share Image
The first part of my career was indeed as a performer and recording artist, and I am still keenly involved with both.… — Barbara Harbach Copy Share Image
I am a morning person and start work, whether composing, rehearsing, preparing syllabi/tests, or proofing an article or manuscript, early in the morning before… — Barbara Harbach Copy Share Image
Men have been in the forefront of music for centuries, and they have written glorious music, loved and appreciated by many. In some ways,… — Barbara Harbach Copy Share Image
I played for my first church service when I was nine years old. I was sufficiently tall to be able to reach the pedals.… — Barbara Harbach Copy Share Image
Helmut Walcha was a gifted organist, improviser, and composer! He would play Evensong every week at his church for free, the Dreikönigskirche in Frankfurt,… — Barbara Harbach Copy Share Image
In some ways, it is difficult for contemporary composers to find an audience. Both men and women would love a culture that embraced and… — Barbara Harbach Copy Share Image
As all nocturnal creatures, I have a tendency to wander about during the night, embracing and relishing in its mysteriousness, unexplained sounds, and thick… — Barbara Harbach Copy Share Image
I should mention that I took piano lessons beginning when I was four. My mother was my first teacher, and it was a wonderful… — Barbara Harbach Copy Share Image
I thought I wanted to be a performing and recording artist, and played many recitals and performances beginning in the 1970s. In the 1980s… — Barbara Harbach Copy Share Image
The culture of suppressing women composers and performers goes centuries back in Germany and other countries. Just think of Fanny Mendelssohn and the struggles… — Barbara Harbach Copy Share Image
For some reason I seem to absorb the landscape and cultures where I am planted. A State Divided Symphony was inspired by the 150th… — Barbara Harbach Copy Share Image
For my qualifying concert, Helmut Walcha would not coach Charles-Marie Widor or any American compositions. In his defense, his forte was Germanic composers, and… — Barbara Harbach Copy Share Image
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… — Barbara Harbach Copy Share Image
