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BARBARA BENNETT (b. 1952)

Barbara Bennett is a composer and pianist who comes from a long line of southern musicians dating back to turn-of-the-century traveling tent show performers.  Her family includes three musician sisters, a mother who is a flutist and orchestra conductor, and a very patient father/Lockheed engineer.  She enrolled in piano performance studies at the University of Georgia where she earned the B.M., magna cum laude, and M.F.A. degrees.  During her tenure at UGA, a composition teacher said he was going to make a composer out of her and she challenged him to do so.  She subsequently enrolled in composition seminars throughout the rest of her educational studies and eventually earned the D.M. in composition from Florida State University.  Bennett teaches a variety of courses at the University of California, Riverside, while maintaining an active composition schedule along with her academic duties.

WORKS

Chamber
Carilynae (marimba, piano)
Kure Beach (percussion, cello, piano)

Percussion
Shadow Boxes