James Barnes (composer)

James Barnes (composer)
James Charles Barnes (born September 9, 1949 in Hobart, Oklahoma, U.S.) is an American composer.
Life and career
Barnes studied composition and music theory at the University of Kansas, earning a Bachelor of Music in 1974, and Master of Music in 1975. He studied conducting privately with Zuohuang Chen. In 1977 he joined the faculty at the University of Kansas as professor of music theory and composition. He retired in August 2015, but retains his emeritus status at KU.
Barnes is also a tubist and has performed with numerous professional organizations in the United States.
His numerous compositions are frequently played in America, Europe, Japan, Taiwan and Australia. The Japanese concert band Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra has produced 3 CDs to date with works of James Barnes.
He has twice received the American Bandmasters Association Ostwald Award for contemporary wind band music.
Works
Works for concert band
A Solemn Prelude for Symphonic Band, Op. 114
A Light in the Wilderness
A Very American Overture, Op. 93
All Pleasant Things - commissioned by the Northshore Concert Band
Alvamar Overture, Op. 45
Appalachian Overture, Op. 51
Arioso For Symphonic Band
Autumn Soliloquy for Oboe and Concert Band
Beautiful Oregon
Breckenridge
Brookshire Suite
Caribbean Hideaway
Carnaval in São Paulo
Centennial Celebration Overture
Century Tower Overture
Chorale and Jubiloso
Chorale Prelude on a German Folk Tune, Op. 61
Citadel (2015)
Credo (2016)
Concerto for Tuba and Wind Band
Crossgate
Dance Variants - commissioned by the Honolulu Wind Ensemble
Danza Sinfonica
Desperate Pursuit
Dexter Park Celebration (2017)
Dream Journey (a Tone Poem for Symphonic Band), Op. 98
Dreamers...
Doctor Who
Duo Concertante, Op. 74
Eagle Crest
Eagle Bend Overture for Band
Eisenhower Centennial March
Fanfare and Capriccio
Fanfares and Alleluias
Fantasy Variations on a Theme by Nicolo Paganini (1988)
Festival Concert March
Festive Music for Singapore
Foxfire Overture for Symphonic Band, Op. 111
German Folk Tune
Golden Brass
Golden Festival Overture, Op. 95
Heatherwood Portrait
High Plains Overture
Hobart Centennial March
Hunter Park
Inspiration Point
Inventions On Marching Songs
Invocation and Toccata
Impressions of Japan
Jubilation Overture
Legend
Lonely Beach Normandy 1944
Long Gray Line
Maracas from Caracas
March Kawasaki
Meadowlark, A Pastorale
Medicine Lodge
Mojaves Claves
Music from "Girl Crazy" by George Gershwin
Nulli Secundus March
Omaggio
Pagan Dances
Ritual
Mystics
The Master of the Sword
Poetic Intermezzo
Rapscallion
Rhapsodic Essay; Gathering of Eagles
Riverfest
Romanza
Spitfire Overture
Stone Meadows
Sunflower Saga
Symphonic Essay, Op. 133
Symphonic Overture, Op. 80
The Old Guard
The Pershing Rifles
The Silver Gazebo
The Texans
Toccata Fantastica
Torch Dance
Trailridge Saga
Trail of Tears
Tribute, Op. 134
Trumpets and Drums
Twin Oaks Overture for Band
Valor
Variations on a Moravian Hymn
Visions Macabres
Westport Overture
Westridge Overture
Wild Blue Yonder
Wildwood Overture
Yama Midori (Green Mountains)
Yorkshire Ballad
Symphonies
Second Symphony, Op. 44
Elegia
Variazioni Interrotte
Finale
Third Symphony - "The Tragic", Op. 89
Lento. Allegro ritmico
Scherzo
Fantasia - Mesto (for Natalie)
Finale - Allegro giocoso
Fourth Symphony – "Yellowstone Portraits", Op. 103b
Dawn on the Yellowstone River
Pronghorn Scherzo
Inspiration Point (Tower Falls)
Fifth Symphony "Phoenix", Op. 110
Eulogy
Scherzo
Reverie
Jubilation
Sixth Symphony, Op. 130 (written for the Lake Braddock High School Symphonic Band)
Andante, ma non troppo
Adagio
Allegro energico
Seventh Symphony – "Symphonic Requiem", Op. 135
Prologue - The Hornet's Nest (Shiloh, April 1862)
Marye's Heights (Fredericksburg, December 1862)
Longstreet's Assault (The Third Day at Gettysburg, July 1863)
Apotheosis (Appomattox, 1865)
Eighth Symphony – "for Wangen", Op. 148 (written for the 1200 anniversary of Wangen im Allgäu in 2015, premiere on March 20, 2015 in Wangen im Allgäu by Stadtkapelle Wangen conducted by James Barnes.)
Ninth Symphony – "Elegy', Op. 160 (commissioned by a consortium of twenty-one college bands, including the University of North Texas Symphonic Band, community bands, professional bands and individuals to help mark the 70th birthday of the composer.)
Elegy
Scherzo
Night Music
Finale
References
External links
James Barnes, School of Music, University of Kansas
1949 births
Living people
Concert band composers
People from Hobart, Oklahoma
University of Kansas alumni
American male composers
21st-century American composers
American tubists
University of Kansas faculty
Distinguished Service to Music Medal recipients
21st-century tubists
21st-century American male musicians