James Barnes

This overture opens with the Walt Whitman quote, 'Skyward in air a muffled sound, the dalliance of the eagle...' Commisioned by the Explorer Wind Symphony, Explorer Post 934- Manchester, New Hampshire...

This lovely work includes an opening written in an overture style followed by a flowing slow section.

This lovely work includes an opening written in an overture style followed by a flowing slow section.

This breautiful, lyrical piece was commissioned by the North Hills High School Band, Pittsburgh, PA, Warren Mercer, Conductor.

This breautiful, lyrical piece was commissioned by the North Hills High School Band, Pittsburgh, PA, Warren Mercer, Conductor.

Composed for University of Kansas Symphonic band, Robert E. Foster, director. Torch Dance is intended to be a violent, primitive work, obsessed by its own asymmetry and impulsive by nature. Uniquely c...

Composed for University of Kansas Symphonic band, Robert E. Foster, director. Torch Dance is intended to be a violent, primitive work, obsessed by its own asymmetry and impulsive by nature. Uniquely c...

Commissioned by the Long Beach Middle School 1984-85 8th Grade Band, Long Beach, N.Y., Richard Hornung, Director. Versions for band and orchestra are available from the publisher.

Commissioned by the Long Beach Middle School 1984-85 8th Grade Band, Long Beach, N.Y., Richard Hornung, Director. Versions for band and orchestra are available from the publisher.

Commissioned by the Long Beach Middle School 1984-85 8th Grade Band, Long Beach, N.Y., Richard Hornung, Director. Versions for band and orchestra are available from the publisher.

Commissioned by the Explorer Wind Symphony, Explorer Post 934, Manchester, New Hampshire. TJ Rand, Conductor.

Commissioned by the Explorer Wind Symphony, Explorer Post 934, Manchester, New Hampshire. TJ Rand, Conductor.

Commissioned by the Explorer Wind Symphony, Explorer Post 934, Manchester, New Hampshire. TJ Rand, Conductor.

Commissioned by the Lakeview Centennial High School Band in Garland, Texas, George Jones, Conductor, to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Great State of Texas (1836 - 1986). With a shouted 'Yee H...

Commissioned by the Lakeview Centennial High School Band in Garland, Texas, George Jones, Conductor, to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Great State of Texas (1836 - 1986). With a shouted 'Yee H...

Commissioned by Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma and dedicated to the memory of the composer's friend Andrew Gurwitz. The work is based on the J.S. Bach Chorale 'Mein junges Leben hat ein End'. This...

Premiered by the University of Kansas Symphonic Band with Robert E. Foster conducting, this work was presented the 1982 Neil A. Kjos Memorial Award for the most significant contribution to wind band m...

Premiered by the University of Kansas Symphonic Band with Robert E. Foster conducting, this work was presented the 1982 Neil A. Kjos Memorial Award for the most significant contribution to wind band m...