Sean Barker

Piano Music: I have studied and performed baroque, classical, romantic, post-romantic, and contemporary styles of music in the "artmusic" tradition. I have also studied and performed jazz music and musical theater.

Liturgical/Wedding music: I have played music for numerous ceremonial services (especially Roman Catholic masses) and work well with MCs, event planners, and other musicians.

Accompaniment: I am experienced in accompanying vocalists and instrumentalists for juries, state solo/ensemble competitions, and recitals. Should the need arise, I can play on a piano, organ, harpsichord, or electric keyboard.

Composition: I am currently involved in writing the score for a play that will be performed in Chicago this October. I have also arranged the score for a musical theater pit orchestra. I am skilled in using Finale notation software and have a number of compositions (some finished, some in the works) in my portfolio.

Lessons: I am qualified to give lessons in piano (classical, jazz, blues, rock, etc.), voice, and musical composition. I've been giving various kinds of lessons for about 8 years and am committed to finding more and more effective ways to facilitate learning.

Choir: As co-director of the newly christened University of St. Thomas Alumni Choir, I am qualified to rehearse choirs should their regular director require a substitute. So far, we have performed both sacred and secular works from the 20th-century onward, but both myself and my co-directors have studied and conducted older works as well.