Described as “a composer of profound sensibility”, Jennifer Margaret Barker has

received performances of her works on five continents.

 

Hailed by critics as “extraordinarily moving”, “soul-stirring”, “at once gripping and timeless”,

“show-stopping”, “anything but passive”, “blazingly alive, with lovely, aching melodies”,

“haunting”, “beautiful...warm”, and “illuminated by dreamy images”, her

compositions have been performed by orchestras such as the Saint Louis

Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony

Orchestra, Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra, Virginia Symphony and the Royal

Conservatoire of Scotland Wind Orchestra; chamber and choral ensembles such as

Tiger Lily Trio, Orchestra 2001, Network for New Music, Relâche, 6-WIRE, Vocal

de Cámara Platense and the Bearsden Choir; and an extensive list of international

artists including British pianist Martin Jones, Alice K. Dade (Powell Artist), John

Novacek (Steinway Artist) and Christopher Nichols (Buffet Crampon USA Artist).

Among her recent composition awards are the 2025 LunART Artist Fellowship;

the 2022 Miriam Gideon Prize from the International Alliance for Women in

Music; the 2022 New Ariel Piano Composition Competition; and the 2021 Masters

Fellowship Award from the Delaware Division of the Arts for artistic excellence

and contributions to the State of Delaware.

 

Her compositions have been featured

on documentaries and promotional videos; exhibited as music-video art in

galleries; utilized as underscoring to theatrical productions; and broadcast on

American public radio, Canadian radio, Hong Kong radio, Swedish radio and the

BBC. Her works have been released on the Naxos, Albany, New World Records,

Composers Recordings Inc., Meyer Media, and PnOVA labels.

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Dr. Barker is Professor Emerita of Music Composition/Theory at the University of

Delaware, where she received the 2022 University of Delaware College of Arts

and Sciences Outstanding Scholarship Award. (www.jennifemargaretbarker.com)