J. Bradley Baker, DMA
Curriculum Vitae
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office Address
Department of Fine Arts
Stillman College
P.O. Box 1430
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35403
205.366.8822
BBaker@Stillman.edu
EDUCATION
Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance, University of Alabama, 2014
Primary Piano Instructor:
Noel Engebretson
Document:
“An Edition of Ottorino Respighi’s Fantasia Slava, P. 50
with an Analysis of His Early Style”
Master of Music in Piano Performance, Cleveland Institute of Music, 2008
Primary Piano Instructor:
Daniel Shapiro
Awards:
William Kurzban Prize in Piano
Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance, magna cum laude, North Dakota State University, 2006
Primary Piano Instructor:
Robert Groves
Awards:
Theodore Presser Scholar
TEACHING
Assistant Professor of Music, Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Fall 2014-Present
Courses Taught:
Music Theory and Aural Skills, Music Appreciation
Additional Duties:
Collaborative Pianist for chorus and student/faculty performances,
Vocal Coach to students, academic advising
Piano Associate, Hot Springs Music Festival, Hot Springs, Arkansas, Summer 2014-Present
Duties: Orchestral keyboardist, collaborative pianist and chamber music coach
Adjunct Lecturer in Piano, University of Texas at Tyler, Spring 2014
Courses Taught:
Accompanying, Harmony & Keyboard Skills I & II
Additional Duties:
Collaborative pianist for student and faculty recitals
Piano Major Recital Committees
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Composition and Theory Area, University of Alabama, Fall 2013
Courses Taught:
Aural Skills and Musicianship
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Opera Theatre & Voice Department, University of Alabama, 2010-2013
Duties:
UA Opera Theatre Assistant Musical Director and Rehearsal Pianist
Collaborative Pianist for studio lessons and class meetings
Staff Pianist for Voice Department auditions
PERFORMANCE
Festival Pianist, Natchez Festival of Music, Natchez, Mississippi, Beginning Summer 2015
Duties:
Opera Répétiteur and Collaborative Pianist for festival outreach events
2015 Rep.:
Gilbert & Sullivan: Pirates of Penzance
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
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Orchestral Keyboardist, Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 2012-Present
Select Rep.:
Copland: Concerto for Clarinet, Strings, Piano, and Harp
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
Haydn: Symphony No. 30 (continuo, harpsichord)
Accompanist/Rehearsal Pianist, Prentice Concert Chorale, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 2012-2013
Select Rep.:
Bach: Mass in B Minor (continuo, harpsichord)
Thompson: The Peaceable Kingdom
Whitacre: Hebrew Love Songs
Vocal Coach/Staff Pianist, Druid City Opera Workshop, University of Alabama, Summer 2011
Duties:
Rehearsal pianist, collaborative pianist, vocal coach, ensemble director
ADMINISTRATIVE
Music Teachers National Association – UA Collegiate Chapter, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
President, 2013-2014
Manage officers and delegate duties to ensure effective management of organizational
materials, including budget, recordkeeping, and membership information. Organize and lead
scheduled events, such as pedagogy symposiums, student recitals, and special guests. Recruit
members, maintain communication with membership, and collaborate with state organization
members to promote community involvement.
Vice President and Co-Founder, 2012-2013
Collaborate with President to form the UA MTNA Collegiate Chapter by establishing
organization bank account with university credit union, recruiting members to meet university
minimum membership requirements, collaborate with School of Music Chair to acquire
financial assistance for startup budget, as well as communicate with members about upcoming
events. Procured funds, arranged travel and lodging, student participation, and public relations
for the residency of a touring pianist that included master classes, a lecture, Q&A session, and
recital.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Public Relations Council of Alabama Toolkit, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, October 2014
Seminar covering elements of organizational branding, utilizing social media more efficiently, and
planning and managing events effectively
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Black History Celebration Series, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, February 2015
Led collaboration between Stillman College and the University of Alabama to celebrate fine arts
achievements in African-American history through demonstrations, lectures, and concerts in areas of
literature, dance, and music. Participants and presenters included Tuscaloosa City Schools, The
Alabama Blues Project, and area students and faculty.
Educational Video Series, Nashville Primary School, Nashville, Arkansas, September 2014
Developed, recorded, and produced a short video series on the life of a musician for the third grade
music class at Nashville Primary School. Product of project was a recording and score of a newly
commissioned piano work dedicated to the students.
Capstone Village Interactive Concert, Capstone Village, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, November 2013
Organized an interactive music event featuring live performances of piano students from the
University of Alabama.
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Judson Park Interactive Concert, Judson Park, Cleveland, Ohio, October 2010
Presented an interactive concert of piano trios with colleagues from the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Included a discussion and demonstration of the intricacies of chamber music rehearsal and how an
ensemble communicates within a performance.
RESEARCH
Publications
Author. “An Edition of Ottorino Respighi’s Fantasia Slava, P. 50 with an Analysis of His Early
Style.” Doctoral Document, University of Alabama, 2014.
Lectures
Author. “Effective Practice Techniques: A Guide to Getting the Most Out of the Practice Room.”
Presentation at Stillman College, September 16, 2014.
Author. “Modeling: Analysis of its Role in Piano Instruction and Methods for Increasing its
Effectiveness.” DMA Lecture at The University of Alabama, April 30, 2014.
Conference Appearances
Mann, Jenny with Brad Baker. “Lesser Known Works for Bassoon and Piano.” Recital at the
International Double Reed Society International Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 2013.
Miller, Marcus with Brad Baker. “Sacred Echoes: An Overview of Selected Western Sacred Vocal
Music Genres.” Presentation and Lecture at the Christian Scholars Conference, Malibu, CA,
2011.
Research in Progress
“The Genesis of Ottorino Respighi’s Early Keyboard Output and its Proposed Usage in Modern Piano
Pedagogy.” Article and Lecture.
“Why Pianists Should Care What Happens Under the Hood.” Article and Lecture.
Future Research
“The Solo Piano Works of Henri Dutilleux: Genesis, Analysis, and Reception.” Forthcoming writing
covering the solo piano output of Henri Dutilleux and performances of the repertoire in recitals in
United States and France to celebrate 100th anniversary of the composer’s birth (to be completed 2016)
ADJUDICATION
Kilgore College Bach Festival, Kilgore, Texas, February 2015
Longview Music Teachers Association Festival, Longview, Texas, April 2014
Marshall Music Teachers Association Festival, Marshall, Texas, April 2014
Alabama Federation of Music Clubs Festival – Junior Division, University of Birmingham-Southern,
Birmingham, Alabama, March 2014
East Texas Music Teachers Association Competition, Tyler, Texas, March 2014
Alabama Federation of Music Clubs Festival – Elementary Division, Samford University, Birmingham,
Alabama, February 2014
Piano Skills Festival – Performance Division, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, February 2014
Piano Skills Festival – Musicianship Skills Division, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas,
January 2014
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Alabama Federation of Music Clubs – Senior Auditions, University of Birmingham-Southern,
Birmingham, Alabama, January 2013
RECORDINGS
Navona Records, Amir Zaheri: Prelude to the Holy Dark, Released February 10, 2015
Centaur, Thomas Wilson: Festive Fire, To Be Released 2015
SOLO PERFORMANCES
Alabama Piano Gallery, Birmingham, Alabama, April 2015
Shelton State Community College Terrific Tuesday Series, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, April 2015
Troy University, Troy, Alabama, April 2015
Juniata College, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, March 2015
Stillman College Faculty Recital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, March 2015
Contemporary Ensemble Concert Series, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, February
2015
Kilgore Junior College, Van Cliburn Recital Hall, February 2015
Hinds Community College, Jackson, Mississippi, January 2015
Church Street United Methodist Church, Knoxville, Tennessee, November 2014
Peachtree United Methodist Church, Atlanta, Georgia, November 2014
Kilgore Junior College, Van Cliburn Recital Hall, October 2013
University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, Braithwaite Recital Hall, October 2013
Shelton State Community College Terrific Tuesday Series, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, September 2013
Charleston Arts Society Subscription Series, Charleston, Missouri, May 2013
Gorgas House Museum, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, September 2013
Recital celebrating the restoration of a historic piano donated to Gorgas House Museum.
University of Alabama, Recital Hall, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, February 2012
Recital for the UA Composition Department featuring premieres of student works.
Henderson Arts Club, Henderson, Texas, October 2011
Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland, Ohio, June 2007
Recital celebrating the dedication of a 1925 Steinway Model A to Cleveland Institute of Music.
Degree Recitals
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital, University of Alabama, Recital Hall, May 2014
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital, University of Alabama, Moody Concert Hall, October 2013
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital, University of Alabama, Moody Concert Hall, March 2012
Master of Music Recital, Cleveland Institute of Music, Mixon Hall, March 2008
Master of Music Recital, Cleveland Institute of Music, Harkness Chapel, March 2007
Bachelor of Music Recital, North Dakota State University, Recital Hall, March 2006
Bachelor of Music Recital, North Dakota State University, Recital Hall, March 2005
Solo Recital, Kilgore Junior College, Van Cliburn Recital Hall, May 2003
Solo Recital, Kilgore Junior College, Van Cliburn Recital Hall, February 2002
ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCES
Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra, Orchestral Keyboardist, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (continuo), November 2014
Holst: The Planets, Piston: The Incredible Flutist, October 2014
Christmas Concert, December 2013
Blockbuster Pops Concert, November 2013
Haydn: Symphony No. 30 in C Major (continuo), Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances,
September 2013
July 4 Pops Concert, July 2013
Copland: Concerto for Clarinet, Strings, Piano, and Harp; Mussorgsky: Pictures at an
Exhibition, October 2012
July 4 Pops Concert, July 2012
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University of Alabama Contemporary Ensemble, Pianist, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Britten: Canticles, February 2014
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies: Eight Songs for a Mad King, Berg: Sieben frühe Lieder, November 2013
Martino: Serenata Concertante, April 2012
Kilgore College Orchestra, Concerto Soloist, Kilgore, Texas
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F# Minor, May 2015
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, May 2012
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, May 2003
Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals, Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto in E Major for Two Pianos,
May 2002
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in Bb Minor, May 2001
MacDowell: Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, May 2000
COLLABORATIVE PERFORMANCES
Note: List does not include degree recitals with students. Comprehensive list available upon request.
Professional
Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, March 2015
with Soo-Ah Park, Soprano
University of Texas at Tyler Guest Recital, Tyler, Texas, March 2015
with Luvada Harrison, Soprano
Amici – Young Friends of Opera Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, October 2014
with Various Opera Birmingham Artists
Summer Series Recital, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, June 2014
with Diana Norwood, Violin and Brett Andrews, Cello
International Double Reed Society Conference, Los Angeles, California, June 2013
with Jenny Mann, Bassoon
Capstone Village Summer Recital Series, Capstone Village, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, June 2013
with Jen Stephenson, Soprano
Texas State University Guest Recital, San Marcos, Texas, February 2013
with Jenny Mann, Bassoon
Eastern Kentucky University Guest Recital, Richmond, Kentucky, March 2013
with Jenny Mann, Bassoon
University of Kentucky Guest Recital, Lexington, Kentucky, March 2013
with Jenny Mann, Bassoon
Tuscaloosa New Music Collective Concert, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, August 2012
Orford Arts Academy Performances, Orford, Quebec, June 2012
with Participants of the 2012 North American Viola Institute
Charleston Arts Society Subscription Series, Charleston, Missouri, May 2012
with Perry Davis Harper, Tenor
Carson-Newman College Guest Recital, Jefferson City, Tennessee, March 2012
with Jenny Mann, Bassoon
Lipscomb University Guest Recital, Nashville, Tennessee, March 2012
with Jenny Mann, Bassoon
University of Southern Mississippi Guest Recital, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, March 2012
with Jenny Mann, Bassoon
University of Tennessee Guest Recital, Knoxville, Tennessee, March 2012
with Jenny Mann, Bassoon
Guest Artist & Faculty
Stillman College Guest Artist Recital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, March 2015
with Soo-Ah Park, Soprano
Stillman College Guest Artist Recital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, November 2014
with Scott O’Toole, Percussion
Stillman College Guest Artist Recital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, November 2014
with Stephen Cary, Tenor
University of Texas at Tyler Faculty Recital, Tyler, Texas, April 2014
with Kurt Bonnett, Trumpet
University of Texas at Tyler Faculty Recital, Tyler, Texas, March 2014
with Soo-Ah Park, Soprano
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University of Alabama Faculty Recital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, April 2013
with Jenny Mann, Bassoon
University of Alabama Guest Artist Recital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 2013
with Nicole Esposito, Flute
University of Alabama Faculty Recital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, March 2012
with Jenny Mann, Bassoon and Shelley Meyers, Oboe
CHORAL/OPERA PERFORMANCES
University of Alabama Opera Theatre, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 2010-2013
Over Dinner (World Premiere): A new musical by Amir Zaheri, September 2013
“One Night Only:” An evening of musical theater works, April 2013
Gilbert and Sullivan: The Mikado, March 2013
Fall Scenes Program: Scenes from operas by Glass, Puccini, Verdi, Bizet, and others, October 2012
“One Night Only:” An evening of musical theater works, April 2012
Mozart: Così fan tutte (continuo, harpsichord), March 2012
“Let's Fall in Love:” An evening of love songs in collaboration with the Tuscaloosa Symphony
Orchestra, February 2012
Look Upon These Faces (World Premiere): A new one-act opera by Composer-in-Residence Amir
Zaheri, October 2011
“One Night Only:” An evening of musical theater works, April 2011
Fundraising concert featuring scenes from Carmen, La bohème, and more, April 2011
The Raven's Revenge (World Premiere): A new opera by Composer-in-Residence Amir Zaheri,
March 2011
Fall Scenes Program: Scenes from operas by Mozart, Puccini, Verdi, Floyd, among others,
October 2010
Prentice Concert Chorale, Collaborative Pianist and Rehearsal Pianist, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 2012-2013
Choral Concert, Alabama Choral Directors Association Convention, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, June 2013
Christmas Concert, First Presbyterian Church, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, December 2012
Bach: Mass in B Minor (continuo, harpsichord), First Presbyterian Church, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, May
2012
Druid City Opera Workshop, Staff Pianist and Vocal Coach, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 2011
Festival Concert, Druid City Opera Workshop, May 2011
North Dakota State University Opera Theatre, Collaborative Pianist, Fargo, North Dakota, 2005-2006
Gilbert and Sullivan: Trial by Jury, March 2006
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION
Piano
Robert Roux
Paul Schenly
Chamber Music
Carlton McCreery
Daniel Sweaney
Peter Salaff
Michael Thrasher
Collaborative Piano
Yi-Fang Huang
Anita Pontremoli
Virginia Weckstrom
Elizabeth DeMio
Carolyn Warner
Conducting
2005, 2012
2007
2012-2013
2012-2013
2006-2008
2005-2006
2012-2013
2008
2007-2008
2006-2008
2006-2007
John Ratledge
2012
Voice
Jen Stephenson
Marvin Pollard
2013
2000-2002
Master Classes
Einav Yarden
Dubravka Tomsic
Bradford Gowen
Barbara Nissman
Warren Jones
Kenneth Cooper
Alessio Bax
Olga Kern
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2012
2011
2011
2007
2004
2002
2001
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Alabama Music Teachers Association, Member, 2012-Present
Music Teachers National Association, Member, 2012-Present
Piano Technicians Guild, Associate Member, 2012-Present
The College Music Society, Member, 2010-Present
University of Alabama Collegiate MTNA Chapter, President, 2013-2014 & Vice President, 2012-2013
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REFERENCES
Dr. Noel J. Engebretson
Professor of Piano
University of Alabama
School of Music
Moody Music Building
Box 870366
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487
Phone: 205.348.1462 (cell)
Email: NEngebre@UA.edu
Dr. Daniel Shapiro
Professor of Piano
Cleveland Institute of Music
11021 East Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Phone: 216.397.8151 (cell)
Email: Daniel.Shapiro@CIM.edu
Dr. Michael Thrasher
Director, School of Performing Arts
Associate Professor of Clarinet
University of Texas at Tyler
Fine Arts Center 2009
3900 University Boulevard
Tyler, Texas 75799
Phone: 903.566.7388 (office)
Email: Michael_Thrasher@UTTyler.edu
Dr. Craig P. First
Professor of Composition
University of Alabama
School of Music
Moody Music Building
Box 870366
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487
Phone: 205.887.1680 (cell)
Email: CPFirst@Comcast.net
Dr. Paul Houghtaling
Associate Professor of Voice
University of Alabama
School of Music
Moody Music Building
Box 870366
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487
Phone: 646.345.5584 (cell); 205.348.3396 (office)
Email: PHoughtaling@UA.edu
Dr. Jenny Mann
Associate Professor of Bassoon
University of Alabama
School of Music
Moody Music Building
Box 870366
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487
Phone: 512.577.7901 (cell)
Email: JLMann@UA.edu
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