Ballet Orchestra Conductor
Background
Barney Blough has conducted ballet performances with Newport High School, Bellevue Youth Symphony, Ballet Bellevue, and the Evergreen City Ballet. He has conducted well over 100 performances of standard ballet repertoire such as Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Coppelia, and Giselle. He has also worked with choreographers to create new ballets featuring live music including Cinderella with Wade Walthall, Hansel and Gretel with Jennifer Porter.
" Dancing is music made visible. "
-George Balanchine
-George Balanchine
Newport Philharmonic Performs Hansel and Gretel by award winning choreographer Jennifer Porter
Awards
2020 World Strides – Gold Medal, Best String Orchestra
2017 Ictus International Music Competition – 1st Place, Odle Symphony
2017 NAfME Northwest Convention – Featured Ensemble, Odle Symphony
2017 Northwest Orchestra Festival – 1st Place, Odle Middle School
2013 Odle Middle School – “Golden Apple” Teacher of the Year
2008 Northwest Orchestra Festival – 1st Place, Bellevue High School
1986 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition – Ellensburg Winds
2017 Ictus International Music Competition – 1st Place, Odle Symphony
2017 NAfME Northwest Convention – Featured Ensemble, Odle Symphony
2017 Northwest Orchestra Festival – 1st Place, Odle Middle School
2013 Odle Middle School – “Golden Apple” Teacher of the Year
2008 Northwest Orchestra Festival – 1st Place, Bellevue High School
1986 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition – Ellensburg Winds