Michael J. Baker

Michael J. Baker was born in Edmonton, Alberta, in 1949. He began his musical career as a trumpet player, playing with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and the Tommy Banks Band before moving to Toronto in 1971. There he became involved in the modern dance community as an accompanist. A growing interest in interdisciplinary work prompted a period of study in New York with composer/cellist Gwendolyn Watson. Returning from New York, he studied conducting with Roman Toi as well as harmony