by Charlie Barnett | Jul 15, 2020 | Charlie's Blog, News
Director Jonathan Gruber recently finished a feature-length documentary that I had a great time scoring. The film, Upheaval, tells the story of the late Israeli politician Menachem Begin — it’s a tough walk through the minefields of Israeli politics and history....
by Charlie Barnett | Jul 1, 2020 | Charlie's Blog, News
Earlier this year, I was commissioned by Michael McCarthy, the Canon of Music at the Washington National Cathedral, to write a choral piece based on the Seven Last Words from the Cross. As you may already know, these are actually phrases, not words: they’re the...
by Charlie Barnett | May 21, 2020 | Charlie's Blog, News
Hard to believe that January was only four months ago. At the end of that month, I played a solo show — my first in decades — in Germantown, Maryland. I was nervous about it, but it went well enough that I quickly booked a few more shows and went into the studio to...
by Charlie Barnett | May 15, 2020 | Charlie's Blog, News
I am proud to live in the forward thinking state of Maryland. A state that listens to scientists, and a state that supports the arts. I was just awarded one of the Maryland State Arts Council’s Independent Artist awards. Here is the full...
by Charlie Barnett | May 15, 2020 | Charlie's Blog, Events, News, Theatre
My stage play about George Gershwin’s friendship with Arnold Schoenberg — Twelveness — has been produced as an audio performance by the Crowded Kitchen Players of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The show is available at https://crowdedkitchen.podbean.com/ I...
by Charlie Barnett | Mar 13, 2020 | Charlie's Blog, News
I was really looking forward to Chaise Lounge’s gig in Charleston, West Virginia, in two weeks. This morning I got a call from Donna Graham, a woman who has supported me and the band for years. Donna is the president of FOOTMAD (Friends of Old Time Music and...
