Ysaye Maria Barnwell

Ysaye Maria Barnwell

Dr. Ysaye Maria Barnwell (born 1946)Fact|date=December 2007 has been a member of the African American a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock since 1979. [http://sweethoney.com/YMB.html] She is a prolific composer, who composes many of the group's contemporary songs, and has been commissioned to create music for dance, choral, film, and stage productions. She conducts music workshops around the United States, United Kingdom and Australia, including a workshop she created called "". In 1977, she founded the Jubilee Singers, a choir at All Souls Church, Unitarian in Washington, DC. [ [http://www.all-souls.org/spirituality/music/jubilee.htm The Jubilee Singers ] ]

Barnwell earned bachelor's and master's degrees (1967 and 1968) in speech pathology from State University of New York at Geneseo, and a Ph.D. (1975) in cranio-facial studies from the University of Pittsburgh. In 1981, she also earned a post-doctoral MSPH degree, in Public Health from Howard University. [ [http://www.ymbarnwell.com/biograp1.htm Biographical Information ] ]

Barnwell produced Sweet Honey in the Rock's 1998 25th anniversary album, "...Twenty-Five...", and edited "".

Barnwell's acting credits include a principal role on a television series called "A Man Called Hawk" and also appeared in the 1998 film "Beloved", which starred Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover.

Barnwell released a solo musical album, "Um Humm", in 2000.

Barnwell has also written a children's book with CD, "No Mirrors In My Nana's House". ["No Mirrors in My Nana's House", Harcourt Children's Books, 1998, ISBN 0152018255 (hardcover), ISBN 0152052437 (paperback)] She has a second children's book and CD projected to be released in March, 2008: "We Are One". ["We Are One book and musical CD based on the song "We Are" by Barnwell", Harcourt Children's Books, ISBN 0152057358]

Dr. Barnwell was named after the great Belgian violinist, Eugène Ysaÿe.Fact|date=December 2007

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* [http://www.ymbarnwell.com/ Ysaye Maria Barwell's homepage]
* [http://sweethoney.com/YMB.html Ysaye Maria Barwell page at Sweet Honey in the Rock]


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