Nathan Barber Email & Phone Number

Byron Center, Michigan, United States

Erie, Pennsylvania Area

Erie, Pennsylvania Area

• Successful in research, preparation & presentation of lectures for courses employing texts, scores, & audio/visual aids• Courses taught include Orchestration, Form & Analysis, Counterpoint, 1st & 2nd Year Music Theory & Solfege• Mentored many students who have gone on to excel in graduate schools & careers

Erie, Pennsylvania

• Assist head coach with all on- & off-court volleyball instruction, promoting a positive student-athlete experience• Train, strengthen, & develop student-athletes in compliance with all NCAA & PSAC rules & regulations• Assist with the operation & instruction of camps & clinics • 2016 PSAC regular season & tournament champions

Erie, Pennsylvania

• Effectively prepared & taught classes for students from Pre-K & elementary to junior high band, choir & general music• Commended on the improvement in the band & choirs• Partnered with teachers & staff to assure a well-rounded, quality education for all students

Pittsburgh / Erie

• Successfully built & maintained strong business relationships with clients• Effective in assessing customer’s needs based on communication & analysis to help realize need• Introduced & promoted lesser known product lines• Assisted institutions in realizing & acquiring funding

• Successfully orchestrated logistics, employees, & venues for over 125 events of differing varieties• Efficiently negotiated contracts for equipment & services of $65K+ per year & with musicians in accordance with Collective Bargaining Agreement of $425K per year• Oversaw a yearly budget totaling $1M+, successfully staying within budget• Enabled & maintained close working partnership with Music Director to research & acquire all music & in development of concerts for maximum effectiveness• Instituted improvements to rehearsals & performances for efficiency & positive result• Cultivated improved communications between the Philharmonic & Junior Philharmonic• Chaired the Education Committee & guided them in developing & implementing orchestra’s education & outreach programs

Hancock, Mi

• Effectively coordinated & managed all operations, venues & equipment with a summer festival featuring over 45 events per year & taking place in five separate areas of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan• Received praise for supervision & logistics of the Orchestra Fellowship Program featuring 30 high school students & counselors & the Resident Opera Artist Program featuring 12 young adult artists from around the nation• Kudos received for research & writing of program notes, composer bios, & newsletter articles• Commended for the excellence of the orchestra; hired all orchestra members, auditioning as needed• Produced, wrote & performed voice-overs for radio & television ads• Successfully forecasted fiscal year operations & library needs in a yearly budget of $700K+• Negotiated, wrote & managed all contracts & addenda for guest artists, orchestra, crew, & summer staff• Trained operations summer staff in rehearsal, concert & artist management

Bachelor’S Degree, Percussion Performance

Activities and Societies: Michigan State University Performance Scholarship in Percussion

Bachelor’S Degree, Telecommunications

Audio/Video Production

Master’S Degree, Composition

Activities and Societies: Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Guy D. and Mary Edith Halladay Scholarship in Music, Michigan Region Arts.