Heather Barringer
Vice-President & Grants/Artistic Programming Advisor
Percussionist Heather Barringer joined Zeitgeist in 1990. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin, River Falls with a bachelor’s in Music Education in 1987 and studied at the University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory, studying with Allen Otte from 1988-90. In addition to performing and recording with Zeitgeist, she is a member of Mary Ellen Childs' ensemble, Crash, and has worked with many Twin Cities organizations, including Nautilus Music-Theater, Ten Thousand Things Theater, Minnesota Dance Theater, and Aby Wolf. ​Barringer is also a farmer on her 4th generation family farm. Merging these two worlds, she creates art experiences that explore rural life and create greater understanding between rural and urban people.
​
Read more about the Zeitgeist New Music Ensemble