Music in the Barns
is a Canadian ensemble directed by violist Carol Gimbel highlighting the new chamber music community in Canada. Their debut album includes works by Rose Bolton, Scott Godin, and Michael Oesterle that are demonstrative of an aesthetic openness that is characteristic of the current Canadian new music scene.

Founded in 2008 by director and violist Carol Gimbel, Music in the Barns designs “rare and thought-provoking concert performance[s]” (Wholenote Magazine) that blur the lines between genres and mediums to engage new perspectives on art, music and the world around us. With a ten-year track record for commissioning and premiering new works, Music in the Barns' visionary programming includes new works presented alongside repertoire from the classical tradition. Music in the Barns has worked with composers Richard Reed Parry, Nicole Lizée, John Oswald, Michael Oesterle, Rose Bolton, Scott Godin, artistic director Jörn Weisbrodt, Pulitzer Prize-winning multi-instrumentalist David Amram, members of The International Contemporary Ensemble, Order of Canada dancer and choreographer Margie Gillis, Order of Canada poet Don McKay, CBC producer David Jaeger, experimental band Tasseomancy, filmmakers Joseph Johnson Cami and Ayelen Liberona, Tafelmusik Baroque Choir, VIVA! Youth Choir, and more.