Richard Baker (composer/conductor)
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Richard Baker (born 1972) is a British composer and conductor, known equally for his own highly charged and distinctive music and for his performances of contemporary music, especially the music of his contemporaries in the UK.
[edit] Life
Richard Baker was a chorister in Lichfield Cathedral choir as a child.[1] He read music at Exeter College, Oxford, and spent a year at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague studying under Louis Andriessen, before attending Royal Holloway, University of London, where he received his doctorate.[2] In 2001 he was appointed New Music Fellow at Kettle's Yard, and became fellow-commoner at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he was Director of Music from 2005 to 2007. He is also Professor of Composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.[3]
[edit] Work
Baker's notable compositions include 'Los Rábanos' (1998) and 'Learning to Fly' (1999).[2] In 2006, he was commissioned to write a choral piece for the dedication of the new organ in the Trinity Hall Chapel;[4] his anthem The Sacred Organ's Praise was a setting of words from John Dryden's "Song for St Cecilia's Day".
[edit] References
- ^ Anne Page, www.ofchoristers.net. "History of Lichfield Cathedral Choir School". http://www.ofchoristers.net/Chapters/Lichfield.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
- ^ a b "Composer profile". bmic.co.uk. http://www.bmic.co.uk/Composers/cv_details.asp?ComposerID=2620. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
- ^ Kettle's Yard, Cambridge. "Kettle's Yard and Friends' News Spring 2007". http://www.kettlesyard.co.uk/ky/ky_news_spring07.pdf. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
- ^ Trinity Hall, Cambridge. "New Organ Dedicated". http://www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/news/article.asp?ItemID=714. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
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