Barbara Benary

Barbara Benary (born April 6, 1946) is an American composer and ethnomusicologist specializing in Indonesian and Indian music.^[1]

In 1976 she co-founded Gamelan Son of Lion with Philip Corner and Daniel Goode; she also constructed most of the group's instruments. Her major works have also included two shadow puppet operas: "Karna" and "The Story of Esther." She is married to the woodwind player and instrument designer Steven Silverstein.

References

^ Gann, Kyle. "Barbara Benary and the Expanding Braid". Liner note essay. New World Records.

The Norton/Grove Dictionary of Woman Composers. Julie Anne Sadie and Rhian Samuel. W.W. Norton & Co. 1995. pg 57
Barbara Benary bio
Rock Happens - Barbara Benary blasts beyond bygone bashfulness with brass and backbeat, The Village Voice, Kyle Gann, November 29, 2005.
Gamelan Son of Lion

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