Before joining the faculty of the University of Wyoming, Dr. Barnhart taught at Washburn and Baker Universities in Kansas, the University of Central Arkansas, and in the Lawrence, Kansas public schools. He served with the U.S. Army Europe Band and has appeared as a clinician and/or performer in the U.S., Bolivia, Europe, and Taiwan, as well as, with the Arkansas, Kansas City, and North Carolina Symphonies. His performance experience includes popular, ethnic, and classical genres. Barnhart studied conga drumming in Cuba, Indian tabla at UCLA, and holds the DMA degree from the University of Kansas, MM from North Texas State University, and BME from Texas Tech University. Author of the Greenwood Press publication, Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary, Barnhart also serves as Wyoming state chapter treasurer of the Percussive Arts Society.
