THE ACCOMPANIST - BARBARA BIRKETT ROWE
Barbara Birkett Rowe, accompanist, graduated from
Westminster Choir College with a Bachelor of Music
degree in piano and a minor in voice. She
received her Masters in Music Education from the
University of Bridgeport and taught vocal elementary
music for twenty years in the West Haven, Westport
and Fairfield, CT public schools. Active as an
organist and choir director in the area, Barbara has
served Fairfield-Grace United Methodist Church,
Nichols Methodist Church, Trinity Episcopal Church
in Nichols, Monroe Congregational Church, and is
currently music director at St. Peter's Episcopal
Church in Monroe, CT. As well as her church
job, she is the organist at Congregation B'Nai
Israel in Bridgeport, CT.
Accompanist for the Sacred Heart Choir for many
years, Barbara became director of the choir and
conductor of the Sacred Heart Orchestra in 1999
through 2001. She has also conducted the
Mitchell College Choir and the U.S.Coast Guard
Academy women's ensemble, as well as being
accompanist for the U.S. Coast Guard Glee Club
for many years.
Barbara has performed harpsichord and organ concerti
with the Community Chamber Orchestra, has
accompanied Spectrum concerts at Fairfield High
School, and has performed many times in NYC at St.
Patrick's Cathedral and at President Clinton's
first inauguration with the Coast Guard Glee Club.
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