Edwin Barker, BSO Principal Double Bassist Recital

OLLI at BCC Special Event:

Edwin Barker
Double Bass Recital

Friday, June 30 at 1:30 p.m. EDT

In-person at Duffin Theater, Lenox Memorial Middle and High School
197 East St., Lenox, MA

With guests: Deborah DeWolfe Emery on piano, and Anne Trout on Period Double Bass

In-person at Duffin Theater, Lenox Memorial Middle and High School
197 East St., Lenox, MA

Please note! If you are already registered for Edwin Barker's June course, The History and Development of the Classical Double Bass in Orchestral and Solo Settings, you do not need to purchase a ticket, this is part of your class.

Ticket information

$10 for OLLI at BCC members 
$15 for the general public.
Admission is free for students, staff and faculty of Berkshire Community College, Lenox public schools, MCLA, Simon's Rock, and Williams; youth 17 and under, and those holding WIC, EBT/SNAP, or ConnectorCare cards.

Online registration is closed, tickets are available at the door, cash and checks only please!

Boston Symphony Orchestra Principal Bassist Edwin Barker has concertized in North America, Europe, and Asia. Recognized as an accomplished soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral bassist, he has performed and recorded with many ensembles including the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Symphony Chamber Players. Mr. Barker graduated with honors in 1976 from the New England Conservatory, where he studied double bass with Henry Portnoi. That same year, at age twenty-two, he was appointed principal double bass of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. As a soloist on the double bass Mr. Barker inaugurated the BSO’s 100th Anniversary Season with performances of Koussevitzky’s "Bass Concerto," and in 2007 premiered the Harbison "Concerto for Bass Viol" at Tanglewood. He has also appeared as soloist with the Pro Arte Orchestra, the Athens State Orchestra and the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Boston, Tanglewood, and Europe. Mr. Barker is an Associate Professor Emeritus at the Boston University College of Fine Arts, where he teaches Double Bass studio lessons, orchestral techniques, and chamber music. His other major teaching affiliation is with the BSO’s Tanglewood Music Center, where he was Chairman of Instrumental and Orchestral Studies from 2004 to 2012. His solo and chamber CDs include “Three Sonatas for Double Bass” on Boston Records; James Yannatos’ “Variations for Solo Contrabass,” on Troy Records, and “Concerti for Double Bass,” on GM Recordings. Recently recorded performances consist of Fred Lerdahl’s “Fire and Ice,” on Bridge Records, the "Concerto for Bass Viol and Orchestra (Boston Modern Orchestra Project)" by John Harbison, and numerous recordings with the Boston Symphony Chamber Players, including Henri Dutilleux’s “Les Citations,” on BSO Classics, which was nominated for a Grammy in 2012. Barker's recording of unaccompanied solo bass works by Weinberg and J.S. Bach will be released later this year.

Pre-registration is required. Register safely and securely online or call 413.236.2190 (M-F 9am-4pm) to register by phone with a credit card.