She composes works for multiple voices, chamber ensembles, music theater, orchestra and interactive technology. Her awards include an American Music Center Letter of Distinction, and a Guggenheim Fellowship, Meet The Composer/Creative Connections grants, and annual ASCAP Composer Awards. She has produced eleven recordings of her own works. In 1977, La Barbara composed a multi-layered score for voice with electronics for a signing-alphabet animation for Children's Television Workshop/Sesame Street, which has been broadcast worldwide. Her soundwork