Alister Barker
Alister Barker studied at the Royal Northern College of Music with Kim Bak Dinitzen and Karine Georgian. Since returning to Australia in 2005 he has been a frequent presence in Melbourne, as a soloist and as a chamber and orchestral musician.
Alister has broadcast live on ABC Classic FM and 3MBS FM. Between 2007 and 2009 he attended the Australian National Academy of Music as a student of Howard Penny and Nicholas Bochner.
He performs as a casual musician with Orchestra Victoria, Victorian Opera, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra and numerous other organisations. Passionate about music education, he has taught extensively in both the UK and Australia. Further details can be found at www.alisterbarker.com
Artist's website: www.alisterbarker.com
Alister Barker is featured on the following titles
Shichiseki
Collaborations with violinist Miwako Abe and cellist Alister Barker sit beside solos written for Michael Kieran Harvey by Gabriella Vici and Andrián Pertout, spanning Japanese, Latin American and South Indian influences.
Psychosonata
Michael Kieran Harvey’s own works from 2007–2013, spanning serious intensity and cheerful pastiche. The half-hour piano sonata anchors shorter pieces with leading young Australian instrumentalists.
Alister Barker also appears on
Butterfly Modernism
Composer Eve Duncan’s third release is a two-CD set of chamber works that marks a clear shift in her musical language.
Curiosities: Chamber Music by Eve Duncan
Chamber music by Australian composer Eve Duncan, performed by artists from Australia and abroad, among them the Australian National Academy of Music String Ensemble and pianist Michael Kieran Harvey.