Barbara Harbach

Barbara Harbach (born February 14, 1946) is a composer, harpsichordist, organist and teacher.Since 2004, she has been Professor of Music at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.She founded ''Women in the Arts-St.Louis'' to highlight women's work and gain more performances for musicians and composers.A number of her pieces have been recorded by the Slovak Symphony Orchestra; its recording of a collection of her music released in 2008 received three major classical music awards. In 1989 Harbach founded the small Vivace Press, to publish music by underrepresented composers.In 1993 she was a co-founder of the journal, Women of Note Quarterly, and continues as its editor.