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Biography
A distinguished performer and teacher, Barrows'
career highlights include positions with: the
Minneapolis Symphony, the Army Air Forces Band,
the New York City Opera, the New York City Ballet,
the Casals Festival Orchestra, as well as teaching
positions at Yale, New York University and the
University of Wisconsin at Madison.
His personal demeanor inspired the admiration
of audiences, students and colleagues. Composer
Alec Wilder, who wrote many horn compositions with
Barrows in mind, once said that John Barrows
proved that the "impossible was possible, by
possessing such exquisite taste in music as to
cast a spiritual glow wherever and whenever he
performed."
Deceased Honorary IHS Member, USA
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