Who I Am
Hannah A. Barnes (b. 1997) is a Montréal-based composer and conductor. Her work centres on crafting structured yet dynamic, multi-faceted musical worlds characterized by mercurial, off-kilter and seemingly incompatible materials. Her music seeks a high amount of tension and expression in both performers and listeners. Barnes' main concerns are (re)defining Modernism in the twenty-first century, investigating manifestations of complexity and polyphony, and addressing questions of syntax and semantics within a non-narrative musical language that encompasses both pitch- and noise-based materials.
Read Hannah's complete bio here.
News & Reviews
What people are saying
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"La représentation a débuté avec le Quatuor Mémoire et la soprano Rebecca Gray, qui jouaient la pièce The Mysteries Remain d'Hannah A. Barnes."
Atuvu.ca review of The Mysteries Remain here -
"Maybe my favorite moment of the concert: Flens standing still for what seemed like minutes at the end of Ramification..."
The Pickup review of Ramification here -
"This collection of five pieces showcases the ambition and drive of rising composer..."
Chicago Reader review of Negative Capability here -
"Composer Hannah Barnes uses electronic interventions to destabilize Bruckman’s (sic) playing on “Dis/inte/gration,”..."
Best of Bandcamp Contemporary Classical Music, March 2024, featuring Hannah's piece performed by Kyle Bruckmann, review here -
"Ramification de Hannah Barnes est une pièce pour percussionniste seul. Derrière une installation de tambours, gongs et carillons..."
8th Annual ViU Concert - The Different Avenues of the Next Generation , review here
Get to Know My Work
- five images (2020) (cl / b cl, perc, hp, vln / vla) (9')
- A very short space of time through very short times of space (2024) (pno + perc) (12')
- Ramification (2021) (perc) (11')