David Alexander Barnard

David Alexander Barnard CF

Chorus Master / Chordirektor

  • 🇦🇹 Landestheater – Musiktheater, Deputy Chorus Master (Stellvetretender Chordirektor). 2024 – 2026. Linz, Austria
  • 🇦🇹 Landestheater – Musiktheater, Assistent Chorus Master (Ass. des Chordirektion). 2023 – 2024. Linz, Austria
  • 🇦🇹 Landestheater – Musiktheater, Leitung Extrachor, 2023 – 2026, Linz, Austria
  • 🇦🇺 Melbourne Conservatorium of Music 2016 – 2018 Chamber Choir
  • 🇦🇺 Melbourne Conservatorium of Music 2017 – 2018 Opera/Oratorio
  • 🇦🇺 State Opera of South Australia 2014, 2015 Cohen, Abbott
  • 🇬🇧 Bel Canto Choir, South Yorkshire 2010 – 2013
  • 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe Academy of Music 2012 Carmina Burana

Concert / Konzert

  • 🇦🇹 Linzer String Quartet (Piano Quartet) 2025
  • 🇦🇹 Adventkonzert: ‘Ursulinienhof’ 2024, 2025, Linz, Austria
  • 🇲🇹 60th Anniversary Bilateral Relations Australia/Malta, Valletta, Malta, 2024
  • 🇦🇹 Sommerkonzert: ‘Marcel Callo, ‘Stift Wilhering’ 2024, Linz, Austria
  • 🇳🇿 Radio NZ – Call of the Huia 2020/2021
  • 🇳🇿 New Zealand School of Music 2019 – 2022 Head Accompanist
  • 🇦🇺 Melba Hall 2017 – 2018 Craig, Fox
  • 🇦🇺 Elder Hall Series 2008, 2014, 2017 Martineau, McFarlane, Carbó, Illing, Johnston, Frahn, Tatchell, Lock, Hohl, McWaters
  • 🇬🇧 Sheffield Music Club 2013 Fox
  • 🇬🇧 Lesley Garrett CBE 2011 – 2014
  • 🇬🇧 🇮🇹 Opera Larks 2008 – 2013 Foxall, Sharp (Edinburgh, Italy)
  • 🇦🇺 Australian Flute Festival 2009, 2011, 2013 Baerten, Walker, Milan, O’Connor, Alvarez
  • 🇬🇧 Leeds Lieder+ 2011 Norman, Tetley
  • 🇬🇧 Barber Institute Fine Arts 2009 Norman
  • 🇬🇧 London Song Festival 2006
  • 🇬🇧 Oxford International Lieder Festival 2006 Fox
  • 🇪🇸 Opera Osuna, Seville 2006 Merry
  • 🇬🇧 Firth Hall Series 2004-2008 Norman
  • 🇬🇧 Sheffield Cathedral Lunch Hour Series 2002 – 2014, Shacklock/Mackey, Petit, Norman, South, Mills
  • 🇵🇱 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 Voiceworks Tour 2000

Conductor / Dirigent

  • 🇳🇿 New Zealand School of Music Symphony Orchestra 2021 Genius of Mozart
  • 🇳🇿 New Zealand School of Music 2020 Opera Scenes
  • 🇦🇺 Melbourne Conservatorium of Music 2017 – 2018 Opera/Scenes
  • 🇦🇺 State Opera of South Australia 2015 Double Bill – Studio
  • 🇬🇧 Buxton Festival Opera 2012 – 2013 Assist. Barlow
  • 🇬🇧 Bel Canto Choir, South Yorkshire 2010 – 2013
  • 🇬🇧 Theatre Royal, Norwich 2009-2010 ’Robin Hood’ Pantomime
  • 🇬🇧 English Touring Opera 2005 ’ICE’ Education/Outreach 2007

Head of Music / Studienleiter

  • 🇳🇿 New Zealand School of Music/Victoria University Wellington 2019 – 2021 Head Vocal Coach
  • 🇦🇺 Melbourne Conservatorium of Music 2017 – 2018 Opera/Scenes
  • 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🇫🇷 2017 – Training as Studienleiter / Head of Music at Deutsche Oper Berlin, Teatro Maggio Musicale Florence, Opera National de Paris. (Churchill Fellowship)
  • 🇦🇺 State Opera of South Australia 2013 – 2015

Répétiteur / Solo Korrepetitor

  • 🇦🇹 Landestheater – Musiktheater, Solokorrepetitor Linz, Austria, 2024-2026,
  • 🇩🇪 Gast Korrepetitor, Landestheater Niederbayern, Passau, Germany, 2023-2024
  • 🇳🇿 New Zealand Opera 2019-2022 (and guest coach for the YA programme.
  • 🇦🇺 Opera Australia 2013 – 2018 Melbourne & Sydney Auditions
  • 🇬🇧 Opera North 2013 La voix humaine Davies
  • 🇬🇧 Opera North 2010 – 2013 Dohnányi / Chorus / Education
  • 🇬🇧 Buxton Festival Opera 2012 – 2013 Barlow, Christophers, Stratford
  • 🇬🇧 English National Opera 2005 – 2015 Education/Outreach
  • 🇬🇧 Raymond Gubbay Ltd 2004 – 2010, Goulding, Robinson, Balcombe
  • 🇬🇧 British Youth Opera 2007-2008 Robinson, Lloyd, N. Cleobury
  • 🇬🇧 Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company 2002 – 2010 Goulding, Owen-Edwards, Balcombe
  • 🇦🇺 State Opera of South Australia 2009, 2011, 2013 Braithwaite, Sexton, Volmer, Abbott
  • 🇦🇺 State Opera of South Australia 2000 Robinson, Sexton, Barlow, Braithwaite

Guest Vocal Coach

  • 🇬🇧 Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, UK 2022-2023.
  • 🇮🇹 Accademia del Teatro Maggio Musicale, Florence 2022 – 2023 Guest Coach
  • 🇦🇺 Adelaide International Festival 2018 Hamlet – Carter
  • 🇦🇺 Melbourne Conservatorium of Music 2016 – 2018
  • 🇦🇺 Opera Australia 2013 – 2018 Company Artists
  • 🇬🇧 Buxton Festival Opera 2012 – 2013 Young Artists

Orchestral Keyboard / Tastendienst

  • 🇦🇹 Bruckner Orchestra Linz 2023 – 2026 (Orgel/Klavier/Celesta)
  • 🇳🇿 New Zealand Symphony Orchestra 2021 Composer Readings (piano)
  • 🇦🇺 Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 2014-2018 (piano, celeste)
  • 🇦🇺 Adelaide Symphony Orchestra 2000, 2014-2018 (celeste, piano, organ)
  • 🇬🇧 Raymond Gubbay Ltd 2006 – 2010 (organ, piano, celeste)
  • 🇬🇧 BBC Symphony Orchestra 2006 (celeste, piano)

New Work Premieres

  • 🇲🇹 GREXTI: Naivasha – Memories from the Lake (Malta Premiere).
  • 🇦🇺 O’REGAN: Wine Songs: Making Wine, Blanc Dos (World Premiere, Malta)
  • 🇦🇹 HUMMEL/OSWELL: Der Findling (2024) Opera/Concert (Bruckner 200th Anniversary Event)
  • 🇦🇹 FEBEL: Benjamin Button (2024) Opera
  • 🇦🇹 LEITNER: Und das Lied bleibt schön – Eine Begegnung mit Anton Bruckner für Orchester (2023) [Uraufführung] mit Chor
  • 🇳🇿 PINKERTON: Crevices for Trombone and Piano (2020)
  • 🇳🇿 HOADLEY: Haratua for Trombone and Piano (2020)
  • 🇦🇺 GREENBAUM: Sonata for Oboe and Piano (2017)
  • 🇬🇧 HARRISON: Five Distances for Voice and Piano (2011)

Chamber Music / Kammermusik

  • 🇦🇹 Linzer String Quartet 2025 Piano Quartet
  • 🇳🇿 New Zealand String Quartet 2021 Piano Quartet
  • 🇬🇧 The Wren Players 2007 – 2011 Piano Trio
  • 🇬🇧 Papillons 2007 – 2008 Piano Quartet (Period)
  • 🇬🇧 Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme 2006 Viennese Legacy

Festival Director / Festivalkurator

  • 🇳🇿 Hunter Council Chamber Series 2020-21 The Collaborative Pianist
  • 🇬🇧 Hodsock Priory 2012, 2013 (Dir.)

Adjudicator / Wettbewerbsrichter

  • 🇦🇺 3MBS Young Performer of the Year Adj. Chair
  • 🇦🇺 3MBS ‘The Talent’ 2017 Season Mentor
  • 🇦🇺 Australian National Lieder Festival 2016 Adj.
  • 🇦🇺 Mietta Song Competition 2016 Mentor
  • 🇸🇬 Guest Tutor, SOTA, Singapore 2014
  • 🇦🇺 ABC Young Performer of the Year 2014 Adj. Chamber Music
  • 🇦🇺 Accompanists’ Guild of South Australia 2013 Adj. Geoffrey Parsons Award

Masterclass

  • 🇳🇿 Jonathan Lemalu – baritone
  • 🇬🇧 Janis Kelly – soprano
  • 🇸🇪 Håken Hardenberger – trumpet/conductor
  • 🇧🇪 Aldo Baerten – flute
  • 🇺🇸 Jim Walker – flute
  • 🇬🇧 Malcolm Martineau – piano
  • 🇬🇧 Graham Johnson – piano
  • 🇬🇧 Roger Vignoles – piano
  • 🇬🇧 Ian Burnside – piano
  • 🇺🇸 Tara O’Connor – flute
  • 🇺🇸 Lorna McGhee – flute
  • 🇬🇧 🇦🇺 Grant Doyle – baritone
  • 🇬🇧 Sarah Fox – soprano
  • 🇬🇧 Teresa Cahill – soprano
  • 🇬🇧 Ian Partridge – tenor
  • 🇬🇧 Alasdair Tait – cello
  • 🇬🇧 🇳🇱 Emily Beynon – flute

Awards / Auszeichnungen

  • 🇦🇺 50th Anniversary Winston Churchill Fellowship 2016 (CF)
  • 🇬🇧 ’Significant Australian’ Living and Working in London 2011 in the presence of HM Queen Elizabeth II – Reception held at Buckingham Palace. 
  • 🇦🇺 Helpmann Academy High Achievement 2001 
  • 🇦🇺 TAFE Most Outstanding Results During Study 2001
  • 🇦🇺 Wilf Marder Most Promising Pianist 2000
  • 🇦🇺 Winston Music Keyboard Prize 1999
  • 🇦🇺 Christ Church North Adelaide Scholarship 1998

Memberships / Arbeitergewerkschaft

  • 🇬🇧 Musicians’ Union (UK) 
  • 🇬🇧 Independent Society of Musicians (UK)
  • 🇦🇹 Arbeitekammer, Oberösterreich
  • 🇦🇹 YOUNION, Österreich