Mr. Barnett’s concert music career includes worldwide performances of his orchestral and chamber works. His “Serenade for Double Bass” was recently performed in London and has been performed by the National Symphony Orchestra. His violin concerto, “Concerto in Fourths,” “The Brooklyn Affair” and the symphony, “The Blue Chevrolet,” were recently released on Big Kahuna Records. His viola concerto, “From Istanbul,” was recently recorded by Osman Kivrac. Mr. Barnett was commissioned to write a spoken word piece in collaboration with Dr. Maya Angelou for the Pageant of Peace in Washington DC in 2007. In November 2008, Mr. Barnett was “artist in residence” at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point where his symphonic pirate movie was premiered along with an animated film produced by the amazing students there.
He has also arranged and produced pop and jazz records for countless artists including Thrice for Island/Def Jam and Jason Falkner for Elektra. And he continues to proudly play with the eclectic lounge band, Chaise Lounge, whose second album was released in early 2009.
Mr. Barnett can also be heard as an occasional commentator on NPR.