Joan La Barbara

Joan La Barbara
Joan La Barbara
Birth name	Joan Linda La Barbara
Born	June 8, 1947 (age 77); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Genres	Avant-garde, Classical, Vocal
Occupation(s)	Vocalist, composer, actress, educator
Instrument(s)	Vocals, electronics
Years active	1971–present
Labels	Wizard, Chiaroscuro, Nonesuch, New Albion, Lovely Music, Mode, New World
Website	joanlabarbara.com

Joan Linda La Barbara (born June 8, 1947) is an American vocalist and composer known for her explorations of non-conventional or "extended" vocal techniques.^[1] Considered to be a vocal virtuoso in the field of contemporary music,^[2] she is credited with advancing a new vocabulary of vocal sounds including trills, whispers, cries, sighs, inhaled tones, and multiphonics (singing two or more pitches simultaneously).

^ Harvard music dictionary.
^ Pool, Jeannie G. (Jan., 1979). "America's Women Composers: Up from the Footnotes", p.35, Music Educators Journal, Vol. 65, No. 5., pp. 28-41. "Joan La Bar-[<br>]bara, a major innovator in her use of voice in both live and taped electronic works."

[1] Harvard music dictionary.

[2] Pool, Jeannie G. (Jan., 1979). "America's Women Composers: Up from the Footnotes", p.35, Music Educators Journal, Vol. 65, No. 5., pp. 28-41. "Joan La Bar-[<br>]bara, a major innovator in her use of voice in both live and taped electronic works."

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