On August 8, 2007, Deems Taylor Award Winner Marvin Rosen of WPRB 103.3 FM in Princeton, NJ did a portrait of Barbara Harbach as part of his Classical Discoveries radio series.

Her compositions Spaindango: Caprice for Harpsichord, Arcadian Reverie, Forces at Play, Rhapsody Ritmico for Brass Quintet, Frontier Fancies and Symphony, Reverie & Rhapsody were all broadcast as part of the portrait.

On August 17, she recorded an interview/profile with KFUO FM http://www.classic99.com/ Classic 99.1 FM in St. Louis with Tom Sudholt http://www.classic99.com/sudholt.htm.

On October 23, A Tribute to Pioneer Women: The Music of Barbara Harbach was presented as part of the Notes From Home series at The Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, Missouri.

This program included performances of Ms. Harbach's Freeing the Caged Bird for wind quintet, Pioneer Women: from Skagway to White Mountain for soprano, clarinet and piano, Frontier Fancies for violin and piano, Abigail! for flute, clarinet, bassoon, harp, violin, viola and cello and Twenty-first Century Pioneer for voice and piano.

On November 2, 2007 Barbara Harbach received the St. Louis Hellenic Spirit Athena Award at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis, "as an outstanding woman of St. Louis who demonstrates the classical ideal."

"Honorees of the Athena Award have been selected for recognition based on their warmth, radiance and passion of Hellenic characteristics epitomized by the goddess Athena. Their love for humanity – demonstrated through their extraordinary commitment to community service, the arts and education – exemplifies the ethos of Hellenic Spirit."

An award well deserved.

Music of Barbara Harbach, Volume 1 - Orchestral Music and Volume 2 - Chamber Music I are the first two releases volumes of what will eventually be a 7 volume set of Barbara's music.

Eminent American composer Samuel Adler wrote this about the CDs, "It was a great pleasure to listen to Barbara Harbach's orchestral and chamber works on these two CDs. This is music of great freshness, poignancy, and musicality written by a composer with extraordinary technique."

Volume 1 features her Veneration for Orchestra, Frontier Fancies for Violin and Orchestra, Arcadian Reverie for String Orchestra, Rhapsody Jardine for Oboe and String Orchestra and One of Ours – A Cather Symphony.

These World Premiere orchestral recordings were made by Frantisek Novotny, violin, Cynthia Green Libby, oboe and the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kirk Trevor, conducting. More about the Orchestral Music CD at http://www.msrcd.com/1252/1252.html.

Volume 2 includes Transformations for String Quartet, American Solstice for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello & Bass, Forces At Play for Flute/Piccolo, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano & Percussion, Carondelet Caprice for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello & Piano, Fantasy And Fugue On Swing Low, Sweet Chariot for Woodwind Quintet, Separately Together – Synesthesia for Flute/Piccolo, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello & Piano and Rhapsody Ritmico for Brass Quintet.

These World Premiere chamber music recordings were made by Ensemble Istropolis, the Moyzes String Quartet and the Slovak Radio Symphony Wind & String Chamber Soloists. More about the Chamber Music I CD at http://www.msrcd.com/1253/1253.html.

AllMusic wrote this about the disk, "Barbara Harbach has distinguished herself as one of the preeminent American composers of any generation. Her music is distinctly American, with clever folk elements that hint at Copland but are all uniquely her own. MSR Classics is in the process of releasing Harbach's music on seven discs. This current disc, Volume 2, is the first of three devoted entirely to Harbach's rather extensive chamber music contributions. Volume 2 alone is a testament to Harbach's versatility in this environment; the works on this album are scored for an impressive assortment of instruments, from the traditional string quartet, brass and woodwind quintets, to larger ensembles featuring both strings, winds, and brass."

Volume 3 of this project will feature Ms. Harbach's organ music. Volume 4 will be Chamber Music II. Volume 5 will be Vocal & Choral Music. Volume 6 will be Chamber Music III. Volume 7 will be Concertos.

Both of the new CDs are available online at MSR Classics - http://www.msrcd.com/ or from ArkivMusic at - http://www.archivmusic.com/classical/main.jsp.

For more information about composer Barbara Harbach, including bio, performances, list of CDs and much more, visit http://www.barbaraharbach.com/.

You can also contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.net.