About Michael Conway Baker
Born 1937. Michael Conway Baker is a Canadian and American composer.
Michael Conway Baker (March 13, 1937 – December 1, 2025) was an American-Canadian composer and music teacher. He became a Canadian citizen in 1970 and lived for the last forty years of his life in North Vancouver.
Life and career Baker was born in West Palm Beach, Florida, and taught himself basic music theory as a child. His father is comedian Phil Baker. one Juno Award for Classical Composition of the Year (for his Concerto For Piano and Chamber Orchestra), and an ACTRA Award for Best Television Score (for A Planet for the Taking). He has composed for the National Ballet of Canada, Expo 86 in Vancouver, and two episodes of Road to Avonlea. In 1997, Baker was awarded the Order of British Columbia.
He is known for having composed the Vancouver Variations,
Baker died on December 1, 2025, at the age of 88.
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Michael Conway Baker was born on 13 March 1937 in West Palm Beach.
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