BIOGRAPHY

ETHEL BEATTY BARNES IS A GRADUATE OFC.W. POST COLLEGE OF LONG ISLAND
UNIVERSITY.  SHE OBTAINED HER DEGREE IN MUSIC EDUCATION, SPECIALIZING IN VOCAL
PERFORMANCE, AND VOCAL PEDAGOGY.  HER HONORARY DEGREE IN THEOLOGICAL
MUSIC IS A DIVINE GIFT FROM SHILOH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.  ETHEL WAS AWARDED
WITH THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF HER TRUTH IN THE USE OF HER WONDROUS
INSTRUMENT.  ETHEL HAS SUNG IN DISTINGUISED PLACES SUCH AS THE OPERA HOUSES IN
GUANAJUATO AND GUADALAJARA, MEXICO, THE RENOUND ST. PETER’S BASILICA, THE
MEDICI PALACE AND VATICAN RADIO IN ROME, THE WESTMINSTER ABBEY IN ENGLAND, THE
“PALACE DE VERSAILLES”, THE “CATHEDRAL DE CHARTRES” IN FRANCE AND THE ROYAL
PALACE OF LUXEMBOURG.  ETHEL WAS A SOLOIST IN THREE INTERNATIONAL TOURS OF
MADRIGAL AND CHAMBER SINGERS AND A PARTICIPANT IN A CARNEGIE HALL CHORAL
EVENT WITH THE NEW YORK ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY.

ETHEL MADE HER BROADWAY DEBUT AS “ELLA” IN BUBBLING BROWN SUGAR.  HER OTHER
BROADWAY CREDITS AS A FEATURED PERFORMER INCLUDE EUBIE, DREAMGIRLS AND
SHOW BOAT.  HER OFF BROADWAY CREDITS ARE THE PRODIGAL SISTER, BINGO LONG,
BLUES IN THE NIGHT AND SUGAR HILL.   HER MOVIE CREDITS ARE “GARBO TALKS”,
DIRECTED BY SIDNEY LUMET AND FRANCIS FORD COPPOLLA’S “THE COTTON CLUB”.
(FEATURED VOCALIST SINGING, “BANDANA BABIES”.)  ETHEL HAS RECORDED WITH THE
GREAT ROY AYERS AND THROUGH HIS DIRECTION OF VOCAL USE AND STYLE VARIATION;
SHE WAS CHOSEN TO SING HIS ARRANGEMENT OF “STAIRWAY TO THE STARS”.  THERE
WAS A LENGTH OF TIME WHEN A WELL KNOWN NEW YORK RADIO STATION’S MOST
RENOUND “D.J.” CLOSED OUT EACH NIGHT WITH THAT SONG. THE GREAT PIANIST JOE
KURASZ CHOSE ETHEL TO RECORD A DUET WITH HIM ON HIS CD.  THE SONG, “SOFT MUSIC”
IS ONE OF THE FEATURED SELECTIONS.  WHENEVER CONTRACTED IN THE STUDIO AS A
BACKGROUND VOCALIST, ETHEL’S GREAT INSTRUMENT HAS ALWAYS BEEN FEATURED.  
(HER RESUME LISTS ALL OF THE CREDITS.)

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO, ETHEL BEGAN A PERFORMING ENSEMBLE OF CHILDREN RANGING
FROM AGES FOUR THROUGH THIRTEEN.  THIS WAS KNOWN AS “PERFORMING ARTS AFTER
SCHOOL”. THE STUDENTS WERE TRAINED TO PERFORM AND WERE FEATURED IN THREE
MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS PER YEAR.  THIS HAS BEEN MAINTAINED THROUGH GROWTH AND
LOCATION CHANGES AND IS NOW KNOWN AS “MISS ETHEL’S KIDS!”  THERE IS A GREAT CD
OF MESSAGE COMPLETED AND FOUR NEW SINGLES ARE IN PRODUCTION.  ETHEL SEES
THE NEED FOR THE COMMITMENT OF PASSING THE ARTS ON TO OUR CHILDREN.  SHE
ENCOURAGES OTHER ARTISTS TO DO THE SAME.  SHE HAS WRITTEN A WONDERFUL
CHILDREN’S TELEVISION SHOW AND SEVERAL LIVE MUSICALS FOR ENTIRE FAMILIES.

HAVING BOTH THE ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE CREDENTIALS, ETHEL IS
HIRED BY ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS AND CORPORATIONS AS A CONSULTANT FOR
FURTHERING THE ARTS AND ADHERING THEM TO THE STIPULATIONS OF GRANTS
RENDERED.

ETHEL HAS CONTINUOUSLY DONATED HER TIME AND HER TALENT TO HER CHURCH
THROUGH PROFESSIONALLY DEVELOPING A DRAMA TEAM, AND A CHILDREN’S CHOIR.  
ETHEL IS HONORED AND REQUESTED BY MINISTRIES AS A SOLOIST AND IS REGULARLY
PRESENTED IN CONCERT.

COMPLETE PORTFOLIOS, VIDEOS, AUDIO TAPES AND CDs ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

THE PERFORMING ARTS IS A DIVINING ROD!
HAVE YOU BEEN TOUCHED BY A DIVINING ROD? KNOW THIS… I HAVE