My good friend Vicki Gau is now leading the Cantate Chamber Singers in Takoma Park, Maryland. I heard their concert last night and it was terrific. The programing was fascinating. Mozart’s Requiem with a variety of other pieces mixed in between the Requiem’s movements. The coolest one was Victoria Bond’s “Your Voice Is Gone.” Brava!
Sometimes entire projects unfold without much mention. A few years ago, the astonishing singer and actress Gia Mora made an entire CD of my songs. It was called, unsurprisingly, Gia Mora Sings Charlie Barnett. Here’s one of my favorites from the album: “One Thing I Have Learned About The Weather.” It’s a stellar performance.
We landed at Cue Recording studios and began laying down rhythm tracks this week. 
Ken Schubert (not pictured, sorry Ken) is again our recording engineer—we love him!
Tommy Barrick on drums and selfies. Pete Ostle on bass, Marilyn Older on singing scratch tracks and selfies Charlie on guitar and piano. It feels great to be back in the studio again. We’ll get the horns in here soon. And just so you know, the choir—yes, I said “choir”—comes in April.
Performed at Black Rock Center for the Arts, Germantown, Maryland, on January 16, 2020.
Performed live at Black Rock Center for the Performing Arts, Germantown, Maryland, on January 16, 2020.