Dr. Christopher Barrick

Dr. Christopher Barrick is an Assistant Professor of Music at West Liberty State College, where he teaches applied saxophone and clarinet, woodwind methods, and directs the Jazz Ensemble. A versatile musician and educator, Barrick performs and teaches all styles of music including classical, jazz, and rock. He has performed at numerous conferences including those of the North American Saxophone Alliance, the United States Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium, and the Association for Technology in Music Instruction. Barrick has performed with nationally known acts such as the Omaha Symphony, Johnny Mathis, the Legends of Swing, the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Sonny Turner and the Platters, The Crystals, The Coasters, the Harry James Orchestra and The Temptations.

An experienced educator, Barrick has taught at two major universities and in the public schools of Tennessee. In 2008, he directed the Nebraska Class B All-State Jazz Band. Prior to his appointment at West Liberty, he served as the Jazz Ensemble Director at Doane College (Crete, NE) and as a Teaching Assistant in Saxophone at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Originally from New Jersey, Dr. Barrick holds music degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (DMA, 2008), the University of Tennessee (MM, 2003) and Indiana University of Pennsylvania (BA, 2000 and BS, 2001).