Kelly Barr
Education and Training
BM, University of Minnesota; MM, New England Conservatory. Studies with James Buswell, Almita Vamos, Roland Vamos, and Catherine Tait. Chamber music coachings with Louis Krasner, Eugene Lehner, Scott Nickrenz, and Randall Hodgkinson.
Awards and Recognition
Schubert Club Competition
Western Illinois University Orchestra Competition
Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra Competition
Kelly Barr
Division: Expanded Education
Department: Strings
Instrument: Violin
Kelly Barr has been a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since February 1996. As a soloist, Barr has performed with the Plymouth Philharmonic, the DePaul Symphony Orchestra, and in a recital series for the Jordanian Conservatory. She has also performed at the Encore Music Festival, participated in the Musicorda Summer String Program, and been heard at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, in the Minneapolis radio series Live From Landmark, and as a guest artist at the Children's Museum in Washington, D.C. As an orchestral player, she has performed with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, the St. Louis Symphony, and the American Soviet Youth Orchestra. As a student at NEC, Barr was a member of the New England Conservatory Honors Piano Trio.
Curriculum Vitae
BM, University of Minnesota; MM, New England Conservatory. Studies with James Buswell, Almita Vamos, Roland Vamos, and Catherine Tait. Chamber music coachings with Louis Krasner, Eugene Lehner, Scott Nickrenz, and Randall Hodgkinson.
- Schubert Club Competition
- Western Illinois University Orchestra Competition
- Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra Competition