Laura Barger

Laura Barger is a pianist devoted to the exploration and creation of new music. A founding member of Yarn/Wire, she has been a frequent guest performer with the Wet Ink Ensemble, International Contemporary Ensemble, and Talea Ensemble. Barger has collaborated closely with composer Annea Lockwood on her solo works for piano, recently appearing alongside her in director Sam Green's live documentary film 32 Sounds (2022). From 2015-2019 she served as music director and pianist in Miller Theatre at Columbia University’s original puppet theater production of Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals. Barger holds degrees in piano from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and Stony Brook University and is an alumna of the Banff Centre, Lucerne Festival Academy, Darmstadt International Summer Course, and Bang on a Can Institute. She is currently on the faculty at John Jay College (CUNY).