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CURRICULUM VITAE

Robert William Barner Jr.
1920 Tassahara Ave.
East Richmond Heights, CA  94805
310-500-5257
robbarner@gmail.com

EDUCATION:

University of California, Berkeley, Ca

B.A. in Music, August 2011

Honors: Magna cum Laude

Areas of Concentration: Composition, Theory, Ethnomusicology, Electronic Music

West Los Angeles College, Culver City, Ca

A.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences, June 2008

Honors: Summa cum Laude

Areas of Concentration: Liberal Arts, Music, Business Law, Science

Long Beach College, Long Beach, Ca
October 2001 - June 2002
Area of Concentration: Audio Engineering, Studio Technology, Film Scoring, Sound Design

Berklee College of Music, Boston, Ma

September 1987 – June 1989

Areas of Concentration: Jazz Composition, Improvisation, Performance

Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Ca

Sept. 1985 – Aug. 1987

Area of Concentration: Music Fundamentals

AWARDS/PRIZES:

The David and Diana Menn Prize in Performing Arts, University of California Berkeley 

May 2011
 

PRINCIPAL TEACHERS:

Composition: Franck Bedrossian, Cindy Cox, Ken Ueno, John MacCallum

Musicology: Richard Taruskin, Davitt Moroney

Ethnomusicology: Benjamin Brinner, Edwin Seroussi, Jocelyne Guilbault

Jazz Composition: Ken Pullig, Herb Pomery, Ted Pease, Dick Lowell, Hal Crook

Jazz Improvisation: Buddy Collette, Jeff Richman

 

MEMBERSHIPS/HONOR SOCIETYS:

Phi Beta Kappa (Honor Society, UC Berkeley)

Phi Theta Kappa (Honor Society)

Alpha Gamma Sigma (Honor Society)

American Composers Forum

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)

LIST OF COMPOSITIONS:

Portraits Primordus (2011) 10min

Quartet for Bass Clarinet, Tenor Trombone, Viola and Cello

Motions for Tenor Sax (2011) 7min

Solo piece for Tenor Saxophone

Collisions (2010) 5min, (rev. 2011) 8min

For Pierrot Ensemble (flute, clarinet, violin, cello, prepared piano)

Performance: Dec. 6th, 2010.  Hertz Hall, Berkeley, CA

Garrett Wellenstein, Conductor; Kelly Jenkins, Flute; Trent Severson, Clarinet; Jane Kim, Violin; Brady Anderson, Cello; Melody hung, Prepared Piano.

Singularity (2010) 6min

For Solo Accordion

Graphiti (2010 rev. ----) 4min

For Solo Bass Clarinet

Abstractions (2010) 3min

For Solo Piano

Sub-Structures (2010) 4min

For Solo Violin

Caverns (2009) 6min

For Solo Alto Saxophone and Electronic Manipulations

The Witch of EnDor - [Text: I Samuel 28:6-13] (2008) 6min

For Piano and Tenor Voice

LIST OF MUSIC FOR FILM:
Ride On (2014) 15min
Short film by Jason Rodriguez
Premier: (August 2014)
Nominated for Best Original Score
Project168 Film Competition

The Truth (2013) 10min

Score for short film by Jason Rodriguez

Premier:  August 2013
Project168 Film Competition

Lost (2013) 10min

Score for short film by Jason Rodriguez

Premier:  August 2013
Project168 Film Competition

Threshold (2012) 35min
Score for short film by Rouzbeh Rakhsha

Premier: Dec 14th, 2011

Screened at Cannes Short Film Corner - May 2012
Synopisis: Caught in a mental state of fear and isolation, Ali a photojournalist who has fled his country after a turmoil, struggles for sanity and human connection but must first overcome his greatest adversary- his illusive mother.

Pawn (2008)

Score for documentary short film

Finalist in PAH Film Festival (Los Angeles – Christopher Coppola Presents)

Underground Bounty Hunter (2007)

Music for online video game by Darryl Quarles (Big Momma’s House, Black Knight, Soldier Boyz)
Synopisis: A cutting edge, interactive, live action, “CinemaVenture” internet game. It consists of a ten part episodic series combining the life-like excitement of a full length feature film, with the principals of a problem solving and action packed video gaming. Created by studio writer and producer, whose credits include Big Momma’s House 1 & 2, black Knight, Soldier Boys and Rat Race.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Visit: www.linkedin.com/in/robertbarnerresume