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Lesley Barber re-elected Academy Vice President for 2026–2027
Barber continues as a Board officer from the Music Branch, chairing the Academy’s Membership Committee.
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2026Academy Board of Governors for 2026–2027
Barber returns among continuing governors representing the Music Branch on the expanded board.
- 2016
Lesley Barber on scoring Manchester by the Sea
A conversation with Variety about writing the score for Kenneth Lonergan's film.
2020The best film composers of the 21st century
IndieWire names Barber among the twelve defining film composers of the century.
- 2016
Composer roundtable: women in film music and working all-nighters
Barber joins five fellow composers to talk craft, deadlines, and representation.
- 2016
Inside the Manchester by the Sea soundtrack
On the score's restraint and how the soundtrack took shape.