James Barnes

CONCERTINO FOR BASSOON, Opus 171 was commissioned by Dr. Mark Rogers and was premiered in April 2023 by the University of Kansas Wind Ensemble, Dr. Paul Popiel conductor, with Eric Stomberg playing ba...

Composed during the summer and fall of 1974, Barnes' FIRST SYMPHONY, Op. 35 was his master's thesis at The University of Kansas. It was premiered in the spring semester of 1976 by their Symphonic Band...

MAJESTIC is an energetic work intended to showcase the dramatic potential and immense emotional and rhythmic drive of the modern wind band. Fanfare-like passages in the brass intermix with virtuosic w...

Immerse yourself in the fascinating and mystical world of an ancient civilization with "Escenas de los Aztecas", published by the renowned HAFABRA Music (Louis Martinus). This impressive work for conc...