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Samuel Barber, Composer
Samuel Barber (1910-1981) was a distinguished 20th century American composer of operatic, vocal, choral, orchestral, chamber and piano music. Barber displayed immense nascent talent as a child (telling his mother in a letter at age nine, "I have written to tell you my worrying secret...I was meant to be a composer, and will be I'm sure.").  He also had an affinity for vocal music - his aunt, Louise Homer, was a leading contralto at the Metropolitan Opera, and his uncle Sidney Homer, was a co...
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Recording Date:
Thu 1 Apr 2010
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Knoxville, Summer of 1915 (0:44)
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Recording Date:
Sat 24 Oct 1959
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Essay for Orchestra no 2, Op. 17 (10:20)
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School for Scandal Overture, Op. 5 (8:46)
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Events
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18 Oct 2018
Folly Theater
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27 Oct 2018
Victoria Fine Arts Center
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27 Oct 2018
Blaisdell Concert Hall
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Links
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