Dr. Susan N. Barber, Assistant Professor of Bassoon

Dr. Barber is currently assistant professor of bassoon at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She is a member of the Montpelier Wind Quintet, the faculty wind quintet at JMU and teaches at the New England Music Camp in Sidney, Maine during the summer season. In addition, she has performed with the Rockbridge County Choral Society, Roanoke Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Southwest Virginia and Opera Roanoke. Ms. Barber earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Bassoon Performance at the Crane School of Music in Potsdam, New York; a Master of Music degree at The Juilliard School in New York. Her principal teachers include William Ludwig, Stephen Maxym, and Frank Wangler. Ms. Barber is an active recitalist and has been assistant principal bassoon of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra and principal bassoon of the Natchez Opera. Ms. Barber has also held positions with The Hartford Symphony, The Connecticut Opera, Sarasota Opera, Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia (Spain), Acadiana Symphony and the Soni Fidelis Woodwind Quintet. She has also appeared with the New Haven Symphony, Rhode Island Philharmonic, National Repertory Orchestra, New World Symphony and participated in the Banff and Sarasota Chamber Music Festivals. Recent performances include the 1999 International Double Reed Society’s Convention in Madison, Wisconsin; The International Alliance for Women in Music's 11th Annual Concert of Chamber Music by Women at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. and The 2002 National Flute Convention, also in Washington, D.C.

Audio Samples:

  Weber: Concerto in F Major - I. Allegro ma non troppo

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  Osborne: Rhapsody

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