Robert Barney, Artistic Director
Youth pro Musica

YpM is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Barney. Mr. Barney assumes artistic leadership at the start of the 2009 - 2010 season, our 40th performance season.

Robert Barney maintains an active musical career as a choral director, performer, teacher, and church musician. He has served as Director of Music for Trinity Episcopal Church in Concord, MA, since 1994, and has taught voice, piano, and organ for more than 25 years. Mr. Barney has performed organ recitals in the United States and Europe and has performed for conventions of the Organ Historical Society, The American Guild of Organists, and the Association of Anglican Musicians, focusing his attention especially on historic instruments. From 1985 to 1997, Mr. Barney served as Music Director for the Boston Gay Men's Chorus. During his tenure, the group recorded two CDs for the AFKA label, one, featuring holiday music and the other featuring new music written specifically for Men's Choruses. From 1999 to 2004, Mr. Barney was Associate Conductor of the Treble Chorus of New England, a vibrant youth choir program based in Andover. He was appointed Interim Artistic Director of the group in 2004 and served until 2006. Also an accomplished tenor, he has given solo performances at Wellesley College and the Connecticut Early Music Festival. He is a founding singer/member of, and an artistic advisor for the Seraphim Singers. Mr. Barney holds degrees from Concordia College and The New England Conservatory of Music and his mentors include Ruth Taylor, Ralph Schultz, Robert Owen, Robert Schunemann, Donald Teeters, Frank Taylor and Yuko Hayashi.