Known as a champion of new music and innovative programming, Mr. Barrett has created numerous concerts and events that have attracted enthusiastic audiences. In addition to serving as the Music Director of the Moab Music Festival, which he co-founded in 1992, Mr. Barrett serves as the Chief Executive and General Director of the Carmoor Music Festival in Westchester County, New York. From 1994 to 1997, he was the Director of the Tisch Center for the Arts at the 92nd Street Y in New York, where, among other things, he created the widely-acclaimed Today's Composers series. In 1988, he co-founded with Steven Blier the New York Festival of Song (NYFOS), which presents a diversity of thematic song recitals in New York City and beyond. Mr. Barrett also serves as the Artistic Advisor for the Estate of Leonard Bernstein. A protégé of Bernstein, Barrett began his long association with the renowned conductor and composer as a student in 1982. From 1985 to 1990, he served as an assistant conductor to the Maestro. Mr. Barrett has been a guest conductor with the Orchestra of St. Luke's, New York Philharmonic, London Symphony, Israel Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France among others. He also has served variously as conductor, producer, and music director of numerous special projects, among them: The Bernstein Beat, a young people's symphonic concert about rhythm, at Carnegie Hall; and Hopper's Wife by Stewart Wallace and Michael Korie at the Long Beach Opera. Dedicated to music education, Mr. Barrett oversees the innovative education programs of NYFOS and the Moab Music Festival. Mr. Barrett received his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and did post-graduate work at the Hartt School of Music. When not in Moab, he lives in Riverdale, N.Y. with his wife Leslie Tomkins, and daughter Emma. (photo credit: Steve Sherman)
Known as a champion of new music and innovative programming, Mr. Barrett has created numerous concerts and events that have attracted enthusiastic audiences. In addition to serving as the Music Director of the Moab Music Festival, which he co-founded in 1992, Mr. Barrett serves as the Chief Executive and General Director of the Carmoor Music Festival in Westchester County, New York. From 1994 to 1997, he was the Director of the Tisch Center for the Arts at the 92nd Street Y in New York, where, among other things, he created the widely-acclaimed Today's Composers series. In 1988, he co-founded with Steven Blier the New York Festival of Song (NYFOS), which presents a diversity of thematic song recitals in New York City and beyond. Mr. Barrett also serves as the Artistic Advisor for the Estate of Leonard Bernstein. A protégé of Bernstein, Barrett began his long association with the renowned conductor and composer as a student in 1982. From 1985 to 1990, he served as an assistant conductor to the Maestro. Mr. Barrett has been a guest conductor with the Orchestra of St. Luke's, New York Philharmonic, London Symphony, Israel Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France among others. He also has served variously as conductor, producer, and music director of numerous special projects, among them: The Bernstein Beat, a young people's symphonic concert about rhythm, at Carnegie Hall; and Hopper's Wife by Stewart Wallace and Michael Korie at the Long Beach Opera. Dedicated to music education, Mr. Barrett oversees the innovative education programs of NYFOS and the Moab Music Festival. Mr. Barrett received his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and did post-graduate work at the Hartt School of Music. When not in Moab, he lives in Riverdale, N.Y. with his wife Leslie Tomkins, and daughter Emma. (photo credit: Steve Sherman)