Alvez Barkoskie IV, composer

Organist, composer, and choral conductor, Alvez Barkoskie IV is a native of St. Augustine, Florida. In 2021 he completed his Doctor of Musical Arts in organ performance at the University of Oklahoma. He also holds a MM in Organ Performance (University of Oklahoma, 2014), a MM in Composition (University of Texas – Austin, 2012), and a BM in Organ Performance and Composition (Stetson University, DeLand, Florida, 2009). He has studied organ with John Schwandt, Gerre & Judith Hancock, and Boyd Jones. He has studied composition with Marvin Lamb, Yevgeniy Sharlat, Dan Welcher, Donald Grantham, Sydney Hodkinson, and Manuel de Murga.

His first publication was “Ave Maria” for SATB choir, published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing in 2015.  His compositions have been performed in the United States, Czech Republic, Austria, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Philippines, and United Kingdom.