Baker, Lance

Lance Baker (1947 - 2021) was born into a family of musicians: his mother was the composer Ruth Gipps and his father the clarinettist Robert Baker. He grew up in Birmingham, was a chorister at Westminster Abbey and then a music scholar at Winchester College. He began playing the horn at the age of 9 and this instrument became his life.

After music college he played as a freelance for some years, while doing 42 auditions for permanent posts. During these years, he also worked as a brass teacher, music copyist and arranger. He became Co-Principal Horn at English National Opera, where he also did some arranging work for Sir Charles Mackerras.

Lance taught brass all his life and many of his arrangements were written for groups of his students. Like his mother in her compositions, he always made sure every player had something interesting to do!

 

Lance Baker

Compositions in catalogue

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Horn Club series
 
 
THREE HORNS            
Prelude IX

edb 0103001
7.50
   J S Bach / L Baker
Du Bist Die Ruh

edb 0103002
5.50
     Schubert / L Baker
Lift Thine Eyes

edb 0103003
5.50
     Mendelssohn / L Baker
             
FOUR HORNS            
Scherzo from Septet Op.20
edb 0104047
13.50
Beethoven / L Baker
             
FIVE HORNS            
Notturno from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream
edb 0105001
13.50
Mendelssohn / L Baker
Golliwogg's Cake-Walk
edb 0105002
13.50
Debussy / L Baker
             

EIGHT HORNS
 
 
Sinfonietta Prelude
edb 0108021
10.50
  
Janacek / L Baker
Blow the Wind - A Fantasy for horn octet
edb 0108022
13.50
  
Trad / L Baker