Barbara Gallagher's inner musical world connects with the outer world in many forms and shapes, including solo piano CDs, dance and theater works, classical instrumental pieces and folk-type songs; in whatever form it takes, it is, as Barbara puts it - "what I wanted to hear but couldn't seem to find anywhere else except for my own imagination".

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UPCOMING AND RECENT PERFORMANCES

Oct. 15th at 5:30 - Daniel Pearl Peace Concert at Basilica of St. Mary in Wilmington - free
Sept. 21st - Tracey Varga, Choreographer and Forward Motion Dance Co. premiered "To and Fro at the Festival" at Thalian Hall, Wilmington. Reschedule for Sept. 22nd (cancelled due to storm) coming soon.
Feb. 12th - Tallis Chamber Orchestra premiered "Elegy for Marian Hills" at First Presbyterian Church in Wilmington
2022
Nov. 20th at 4:00, Wilmington Symphony Youth Orchestra played "Dancing Into The Light" at Kenan Auditorium in Wilmington, N.C. 
Nov. 18th at 7:00, Cathedral of San Carlos in Monterrey, CA performed "Sing, O Sing, Cecilia" in their St. Cecilia Sing NPM concert event.
Oct. 23th, Saginaw, Michigan NPM St. Cecilia Sing performed "Sing, O Sing, Cecilia".

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2024:
Jan. 28th - St. Mary School Chorus sings "Alleluia" at 8:00 Mass
2023:
Dec. 16th - Alyssa Altman, violinist performs St. Brigid songs at St. James Parish, Wilmington
Nov. 17th - "Sing, O Sing, Cecilia" in concert at San Carlos Borromeo Cathedral, Monterey, CA
Oct. 15th - Daniel Pearl Peace Concert at Basilica of St. Mary, Wilmington
Sept. 21st & Nov. 7th - Forward Motion Dance Co. and Choreographer Tracey Varga premiered "To and Fro at the Festival", Thalian Hall
Feb. 12th - Tallis Chamber Orchestra premiered "Elegy for Marian Hills" at First Presbyterian Church, Wilmington
Jan. 28th - premiered "Theotokos" at Belmont Abbey at memorial mass for Dr. Patrick Gallagher
2022: Nov 20th - Wilmington Youth Symphony performed "Dancing into the Light" at Kenan Auditorium
Nov 18th - San Carlos Cathedral in Monterey, CA featured "Sing, O Sing, Cecilia" in their "St. Cecilia Sing" program.
EARLIER:
Sonata for Flute & Piano at CFCC in March; 2021: "2 Corinthians 4:18" for flute, oboe, & piano premiered Sept.; revised Mass of St. Mary, Mother of Jesus premiered June; 2020: Nov - "Farewell - In Paradisum"; Aug - "We Gather Here Together" available at https://www.musicforbrass.com/; recent plays: GVL (Germany), UBEM (Brazil), AllWorship radio, GRAMEX (Finland), PPCA (Australia); Feb - Nancy King, sop. & Barb performed "The Flowers" at 1st Pres. Church for Thurs Morning Music Club, Wilm, NC. 2019: Dec - 91K Pandora Holiday listeners; Nov - Kevinwood St. Cecilia Festival Australia performed "Sing, O Sing, Cecilia"; Oct - "Mass of St. Mary, Mother of Jesus", for Basilica Shrine of St. Mary. Forward Motion Dance Co performed "Little Black Dress" Sept 13&14 at Thalian Hall. 2018: Aug - "Caribbean Prayer" featured at Bryn Mawr "Cellospeak", also
2017: Cello Choir with C. Kim at Univ. SC; "Holy Spirit" premiered 2016: "Infant Holy, Infant Lowly" arr.for flute/kybd broadcast on TWC; "Spirit and Fire", composed to text by St. Ephrem of Syria for MaryLu Hartsell - premiered at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in MD.
Published Sheet Music:
WE GATHER HERE TOGETHER arr. of "Thaxted" for brass quartet, kybd and assembly musicforbrass.com/; SCHOOL IS OUT! 8 piano pieces: Hal Leonard Corp.
SCHOOL IS OUT! piece: Pno Solos, Bk 2, Hal Leonard Student Piano Library
FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS: Pno Solo, Bk 5, Hal Leonard Student Piano Library
DOO-WOP: Guitar Method, Bk 1, Hal Leonard Corp.
AS WE WORSHIP YOU, O LORD - choral
uni. or 2 pt: GIA Inc.
HYMN TO THE ETERNAL I AM - brass quartet: musicforbrass.com

Other works:
DANCE & DRAMATIC:
"FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS" musical, in collab. with Christopher Dayett (135')
"RUMPELSTILTSKIN" storyteller musical (40')
"THREE LITTLE PIGS SOUTHWESTERN STYLE" storyteller musical (40')
"ST. BRIGID SONGS" Celtic musical fantasia - includes "Kildare Hymn" (90')
"DEGAS IN MOTION" dance score for cl, cello, pno & vib.; (New Onyx Theatre) (20')
"THE UNGRATEFUL CHILDREN" film score-orchestra (Elixir Films) (30')
"THE CHERRY ORCHARD" incidental theater music (Ad Hoc Theatre Co.) (20')
"MIA MOONCHILD"-musical (90')
"A PREACHER ONCE DREAMED THAT HE DROPPED INTO HELL"
- narrator, pno & tambourine (3')
"CINDERELLA" children's ballet (Jacobin Arts) (55')
"SWEET FANCY" dance score for fl, ob, vln, bass cl, pno or harp (Betsy Friday) (18')
"MY FAVORITE BOOK" (2 vol.) audio for children's books (Goodwill Pub.) (20')

ORCHESTRA AND LARGE ENSEMBLE:
"ELEGY FOR MARIAN HILLS" for string orchestra (6')
"A NEW DAY" for orchestra (14')
"THE FLOWERS" for Soprano and Strings (30')
Theme from "FESTIVAL IN THE PARK" for Strings (5')
"FANTASY FOR STRING ORCHESTRA" (10')
"PSALM 77" for Soprano & Orchestra (12')
"STARS AND SHIELDS" for synths (10')
"CHRYSOCOLLA" for orchestra (14')
"FESTIVE OVERTURE" for mixed ensemble (4')
"DANCING INTO THE LIGHT" for orchestra (5')

OTHER VOCAL AND CHORAL:
"HOLY SPIRIT, LOVE DIVINE" hymn
"SPIRIT AND FIRE" hymn, with text adapted from St. Ephrem (2')
"SING, O SING, CECILIA" hymn w/descant (3')
"LORD, I PUT MY HAND IN YOUR HAND" SATB/kybd (5')
"THROUGH YOUR BODY AND YOUR BLOOD" 2 pt/kybd (4')
"TAKE UP YOUR CROSS" uni/kybd (3')
(alt. text: "WHEN JESUS COMES TO BE BAPTIZED")
"AVE MARIA" for soprano, vln, fl & pno (4')
"TAKE FROM EACH DAY" for voice, fl, vln, vla & pno (8')
"THE LADY" song about the Statue of Liberty (4')
"AMANDA AVENUE" for voice/kybd (4')
"FRIENDS" (folk-rock group) songs
"GRACIOUS SPIRIT, DWELL WITH ME" for SAB chorus & pno (4')
"LORD, YOUR GLORY SHINES" for SAB chorus & pno (3')
"RING! RING! RING!" Christmas anthem, 2 treble insts & pno (4')
"TO KNOW PEACE" uni./kybd (4')
OTHER INSTRUMENTAL:
"CARIBBEAN PRAYER" cello qt. (4')
"SERENADE FOR VIOLIN & PIANO" (9')
"TRIO FOR FLUTE, CELLO & PIANO" in 3 mvts (17')
"RONDO" for vln or fl & pno (6')
"MID-AFTERNOON MUSIC" for String Quartet (4')
"NOCTURNE" for 8 instruments (10')
"SONATINA FOR CLARINET, VIOLA AND HARP" (10')

Comments

Hi Barbara your profile popped up in the "what's new" and it piqued my interest b/c I'm travelling to Wilmington tomorrow for business. "Dancing Into the Light" is a really nice orchestral piece. It's rare to find pieces like this that really succeed (art music composition is difficult).

Best regards,

Jeff

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Barbara Gallagher
over 30 days ago

Thanks Jeff!! I just now saw this. I really appreciate the positive comments!



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