Felix Skowronek Memorial Event: Jeffrey Barker, guest artist

Darius Milhaud — Selected works
Erwin Schulhoff — Selected works
Gaubert — Selected works
Joseph Schwantner — Selected works
John Harbison — Selected works
Georg Philipp Telemann — Selected works

The Seattle Flute Society presents Jeffrey Barker as our 2017 Felix Skowronek Memorial Event guest artist. The Felix Skowronek Memorial Event is an annual event sponsored by the Seattle Flute Society in honor the organization's founder, Felix Skowronek. The event traditionally features local artists and/or wooden flute specialists.

A Seattle native, Jeffrey Barker joined the Seattle Symphony as Associate Principal Flute in 2015. Previously, he played as Principal Flute of the Boise Philharmonic since 2009. He has also performed with top orchestras around the country, including the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and as guest Principal Flute of the Oregon Symphony. Barker received his Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music under the instruction of Bonita Boyd, and his Master of Music degree from Carnegie Mellon University, where his teachers were Jeanne Baxtresser and Alberto Almarza.

Barker will be joined by Dwight Beckmeyer in performing works by Milhaud, Schulhoff, Gaubert, Schwantner, Harbison, and Telemann.

7-8 Recital
8-9 Masterclass

Tickets: $25 (members $20; student members $15)

About Jeffrey Barker

Jeffrey Barker is the Associate Principal Flute of the Seattle Symphony.

Jeffrey grew up in Seattle, attending Seattle Symphony concerts as a kid and taking lessons from Zartouhi Dombourian-Eby, now his colleague in the flute section. He joined the Seattle Symphony as Associate Principal Flute in 2015. Previously, he played as Principal Flute of the Boise Philharmonic since 2009. He has also performed with top orchestras around the country and the world, including the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Oregon Symphony, and the Singapore Symphony.

Jeffrey is passionate about using music to connect with his community. He is a recipient of the 2018 Ford Musician Award for Excellence in Community Service for his work with people in Seattle experiencing homelessness through the Seattle Symphony's Simple Gifts Initiative. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music under the instruction of Bonita Boyd, and his Master of Music degree from Carnegie Mellon University, where his teachers were Jeanne Baxtresser and Alberto Almarza.

http://jeffreybarker.com/