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Robert A. Baker |
 Biography |
Composer Robert A. Baker (born 1970, Toronto, Canada) believes in stylistic pluralism, and strives for the articulation of musical form principally through the control of fluctuating degrees of musical pulse. At the heart of Baker’s aesthetics is a deep fascination with issues of listener perception, expectation, time and memory.
Baker’s music has been performed in Canada by numerous performers and presenters including Esprit Orchestra, The Standing Wave Ensemble, the Composer’s Quartet, The New Guitar, Elgin String Trio, The Great Lakes Duo, and toneART ensemble (of which Baker is a founding member). Baker’s music has also been performed in the United States, Wales, Italy and the Czech Republic, and been broadcast on CBC*SRC Radio Canada.
Commercial recordings of Baker’s music are available on classical guitarist Danielle Cumming’s 2001 début CD, Postcards (cuerdas 701), and the self-titled 2003 recording by toneART ensemble (tA 1103-2). To sample excerpts from, or purchase these recordings, visit the online CD shop of the Canadian Music Centre.
Baker is an experienced conductor of orchestras and choirs, and was a winner in “Jihlava 2000” International Choral Composition Competition of the Czech Republic.
In 2004 Baker completed a Master’s in composition with instructor Jean Lesage, and is currently enrolled in the Ph.D. Composition programme at McGill University in Montréal, Canada, studying under composer John Rea.
February 2008
