by Modern Songbook Records | May 22, 2014 | Events, News
A few years ago, I wrote a seventeen-minute-long orchestra piece named 1348 after the worst year of the bubonic plague that wiped out nearly one-third of Europe’s population and nearly one-half of England’s. In many ways, I could see parallels between that... by Charlie Barnett | Dec 7, 2012 | Charlie's Blog, Events
Getting ready for the Chaise Lounge gig at The Hamilton. How weird is it that I am spending more time picking out a suit than I am going over any ragged musical details? I have decided on the mauve one FWIW. by Modern Songbook Records | Nov 28, 2012 | Charlie's Blog, Events, News
Looking forward to a great night of music with Chaise Lounge and my two AIRs (Artists in Residence) Owen Danoff and Deborah Bond. by Modern Songbook Records | Nov 16, 2012 | Charlie's Blog, Events, Home Page, News
I went to a Capital City Symphony rehearsal last night. They are going to premier a piece of mine on Sunday called Velocipede. The atmosphere in an orchestral rehearsal is a wonderful thing. there is a real seriousness of purpose. Everyone there does this purely... by Modern Songbook Records | Oct 9, 2012 | Charlie's Blog, Events, Home Page, News
In July I was asked by the Strathmore Music Center to be one of their mentors for their AIR (artists in residence) program. All together there are six young emerging artists. I was assigned two: Deborah Bond and Owen Danoff. When Strathmore first called I had to... by Modern Songbook Records | Sep 25, 2012 | Charlie's Blog, Events, Gallery, News
I could not live in a small town. I know thqt because I grew up in a few of them. The smallest was 800 people living on the banks of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania. But I love it when I am thrown, for an evening, into the center of a small town. We played a...