Barbara Pritchard

Education

• BMus (UBC)
• Lic. Music (Western Board)

Research & creative activity

Barbara Pritchard is active in Halifax as an accompanist, chamber musician and solo pianist.  She enjoys playing a wide range of repertoire, but specializes in performing music from the 20th and 21st centuries. She studied music at the University of British Columbia, Ljungskile Folkhogskola (Sweden), The Banff Centre for the Arts, and the Eastman School of Music. For several years she was a faculty member in the Banff Centre's New Music Residency program, and she has taught courses in 20th century piano music for the Dalhousie University. Miss Pritchard is a member of the Canadian Music Centre and the Atlantic Federation of Musicians. Visit her personal web site for more details.

Awards and honours

• 2015  Creative Nova Scotia Leadership Council Established Artist Award
• 2013 East Coast Music Awards - nomination of Barbara's solo CD Toccata for Classical Recording of the Year
• 2011 Juno Awards - nomination of Clark Ross’s Last Dance for Classical Composition of the Year (from Barbara's solo CD Piano Atlantica)
• 2009 Canadian Music Centre designation: CMC Ambassador - awarded to fifty outstanding performers and conductors for their commitment to the performance of Canadian music
• "...one of our finest interpreters of contemporary keyboard music ..." (William Littler, The Toronto Star)
• "...astonishing..." (Stephen Pedersen, The Chronicle-Herald)