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Inspired by the ornamental designs found in Arabic and Moorish decoration, the music reflects the florid ornamentation with flowing melodies and motifs that are sinuous, spiraling, and undulating. It seeks

Barbara Harbach wrote Hypocrisy, an original film score to the 1915 silent film, Hypocrites, directed by the legendary American director, Lois Weber (1888-1939). The film points out the

Nights in Timisoara for String Orchestra evokes the essence of the Romanian people in the eastern city of Timisoara. Over the years many cultures have influenced and left their mark in the

Sinfonietta for String Orchestra is a petite symphony in three movements.  The first movement, "Hommage," is dedicated to all lost love and loved ones.  "Jeu Jeu," plays with rests, slurs

Commissioned by the Missouri Humanities Council the Symphony for Ferguson was premiered October 2015 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri-St. Louis by the University

Retourner Symphonie is Harbach’s eleventh symphony.  The first movement, "Return-Debate," loosely based on a scene from Willa Cather’s 1913 novel, O Pioneers! takes place in

A State Divided – a Missouri Symphony contributes to the historiography of Missouri through music inspired by the state’s entrance into the Civil War in 1862. The impetus for the

Gateway Festival Symphony, 2013, is written for and dedicated to Dr. James Richards and the Gateway Festival Orchestra for their 50th Jubilee Anniversary. 

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"Jubilee Symphony was commissioned by the University of Missouri–St. Louis for their 50th Jubilee Anniversary, 1963-2013. The symphony was premiered October 9, 2013. 

The first movement,

Barbara Harbach has always been fascinated with early American hymn tunes and has set many of them throughout her compositions.  The first movement, The Morning Trumpet for String Orchestra is