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“Kolman was adept at coaxing notes from the orchestra
members, squeezing them out, directing them with animated hand
gestures. The violin section, in particular, sounded stronger than in
the past as it performed the intricate movements of each piece.”
Northwest Arkansas TIMES
“From even the first few notes, a feeling of amazement
swept over the audience which became more intensified with every
selection. The consensus of the audience was that wonderful music was
being performed and conducted with great professional skill.”
T. Abbasov, Workers of Baku, Baku, Azerbaijan) 3 June
1993
“The Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra was led by Barry
Kolman, an American conductor, who is extensively educated and has
broad experience.”
Andrzej Chylewski, The Wielopolska Voice, (Poznan
Poland) |
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Dr. Barry Kolman is a frequent guest conductor of orchestras around the world.
In 1994, he led the St. Petersburg Philharmonic in Russia as guest conductor for
the Anton Rubinstein Centennial Concert, and in 1993 he was invited by the
Minister of Culture to become the first American to conduct the State Orchestra
of Azerbaijan in Baku. In 1992 he led a tour of the Deutsch-Amerikanisches
Blasorchester throughout southern Germany under the auspices of the U.S. General
Consul. As a guest conductor, Kolman has also led the
Orchestre Royal de Chambre of Belgium, the Orquestra do Norte in Portugal (as
conductor and clarinetist), the Poznan and Czestochowa Orchestras in Poland, the
Cordoba Symphony Orchestra in Argentina, the Hunan Philharmonic in China, the
Botosani Philharmonic in Romania, the Gilea Chamber Orchestra and Crimean State
Philharmonic Orchestra in Ukraine, the West Bohemian Symphony Orchestra in the
Czech Republic, the Ural State
Philharmonic in Russia, the Hopkins Symphony in Baltimore, the Northern Music
Festival Orchestra in Ontario, and the Rio de Janeiro Philharmonic. Dr. Kolman
has led the Buffalo Philharmonic (New York), Mesa (Arizona) and North Arkansas
Symphony Orchestras and recorded his fifth CD with the State Philharmonic of
Iasi (Romania).
He has conducted the Slovak State Symphony Orchestra of Kosice during the city's
annual sacred music festival and then in the first recording of Anton
Rubinstein's Symphony No. 3 for Centaur Records. He has also recorded music of
Pulitzer prize-winner Karel Husa with the Slovak Radio Symphony in Bratislava
for the Marco Polo label. A
recording of George Antheil’s music, also on Centaur, was released on May 1,
1996 as well as a disk of Max Steiner's film music which was released on April
1, 1998. He is currently working on the premiere recording of, “Where Do We Go
From Here?”, a film musical comedy with music by Kurt Weill and lyrics by Ira
Gershwin.
Completing his twentieth-second season with the Shenandoah Symphony Orchestra,
Kolman has led this ensemble through a period of unprecedented growth. During
his tenure, he has introduced a guest artist series, bringing such world-renowned
performers as the Netherlands Wind Ensemble, the Chestnut Brass Company, and
Leon Bates to perform under his baton. Dr. Kolman was previously the Music
Director and Conductor of the Madison Symphony Orchestra, which he led on their
first tour of metropolitan New York. As Music Director and
Conductor of the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Kolman established a guest
artist series,a Kinder-Concert series and a commissioning project.
Barry Kolman received his doctorate in conducting from the University of
Northern Colorado where he was awarded the Graduate Dean's Citation for
Excellence and a Colorado Graduate Fellowship. His Master of Music degree in
clarinet performance is from Illinois State University and his bachelor's degree
in music education is from the Crane School of Music, for which he received a
New York State Regents' Scholarship. Dr. Kolman studied
conducting with Eugene Corporon of the University of North Texas, and has
participated in master classes led by Zubin Mehta and Frederick Fennell.
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