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Newton, Barry

Bassist who has performed with Bali and Beyond, Andrea Bocelli, Anthony Braxton, the CalArts New Century Players, Chicago, Buddy Childers, the Dave Pell Octet, Peter Erskine, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Elton John, Kiss the Frog, the Moody Blues, Mystic Journey, New Symphony West, the New York Philharmonic, the Three Tenors, Brian Wilson, and Yes.

The CalArts New Century Players gave the world premiere of Adam Overton’s “Breathing.Beating.Blinking for Large Ensemble” on 22nd November 2004.

Recordings on which Barry appears include In the Chamber with Staind: The String Quartet Tribute to StaindThe Light That Fills the World by John Luther Adams, Music for Strings by Dan DiPiero, Music of Nights Without Moon or Pearl by Michael Byron, and Strung Out: The String Quartet Tribute Series Sampler.

Here’s a string quartet tribute to Nirvana.

Sources:

  1. http://www.coldbluemusic.com/pages/CB0021.html
  2. http://archive.org/details/BreathingBeatingBlinkingForLargeEnsemble2004
  3. http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/5356290/a/John+Luther+Adams%3A+The+Light+that+Fills+the+World.htm
  4. http://archive.org/details/BreathingBeatingBlinkingForLargeEnsemble2004
  5. http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/5356290/a/John+Luther+Adams%3A+The+Light+that+Fills+the+World.htm
  6. http://dandipiero.com/music/audio/music-for-strings-2/
  7. http://www.discogs.com/Michael-Byron-Music-Of-Nights-Without-Moon-Or-Pearl/release/704700
  8. http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/5855592/a/String+Quartet+Tribute+to+Staind.htm
  9. http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/barry-newton/6846937