Location : | Toronto, Ontario, |
Specialization: | Editor; Writer; Music; Journalism; Music History |
Education: |
Queen's University Bachelors- Music- Queen's University, 1980 |
Industry: | Publishing |
Year of Experience : | More Than 25 Years |
Biography
David W. Barber is an internationally bestselling author, musician and journalist. He is the author and editor of more than a dozen books on topics ranging from humorous classical music history to English literature and topical satire, published by Indent Publishing. As a composer, he has written two symphonies, a Requiem, a jazz mass based on the music of Dave Brubeck, numerous short choral and chamber pieces and vocal arrangements of many jazz standards. He performs regularly with the Toronto Chamber Choir, an early music vocal group. As a journalist, he has worked for the Whig-Standard in Kingston and in Toronto for the Globe and Mail (as editor of its TV magazine Broadcast Week) and in arts, news and business for the National Post. Since 2012 he has been the Assistant Editor of Arts & Entertainment for Postmedia Network Inc. He speaks fluent English and some French. He looks forward to branding and exposing his books and related products in the international market. In his spare time he enjoys choral singing, reading, and kayaking.