Curriculum Vita Fall 2016

Instructor: Dr. Jeff Baker, Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium Academic Department: Music University Address: Music Department Music Building Texas A&M University-Commerce Box 3011 Commerce, TX 75429-3011 Office Phone: 903-886-5290 University Email Address: [email protected] Faculty Web Page Address: http://www.tamuc.edu/academics/colleges/humanitiesSocialSciencesArts/departments/musi c/facultyStaff/windsPercussion/jeffBaker.aspx

EDUCATION Doctor of Musical Arts, Performance Secondary Emphasis: Ethnomusicology University of North Texas, December 2012 Master of Music, Performance Secondary Emphasis: Instrumental Conducting University of North Texas, December 2005 Bachelor of Music, Performance University of Oklahoma, May 2003

TEACHING EXPERIENCE August 2013-Present, Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium August 2012-July 2013, Interim-Instructor of Tuba and Euphonium August 2009-August 2012, Adjunct Instructor of Tuba and Euphonium Texas A&M University-Commerce, Commerce, Texas Instructor of Tuba, Euphonium, and Trombone (approximately 18-24 students) Conductor of Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble Academic Advisor Instructor of Undergraduate Brass Methods (Fall 2010) Instructor of Freshman Success (Fall 2011) Co-Instructor of Graduate Brass Pedagogy (Summer 2011) January 2009-May 2010, Graduate Teaching Fellowship University of North Texas, Denton, Texas Instructor of Graduate and Undergraduate Tuba (approximately 8 students) Instructor of Freshman Tuba Class Conductor of Undergraduate Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble Coordinator of studio programs, performances, and attendance September 2007-May 2008, Adjunct Low Brass Instructor Cameron University, Lawton, Oklahoma Instructor of Tuba, Euphonium, and Trombone (approximately 9 students) 2000-2010, Private Lesson Instructor, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba Frisco ISD, 2006-2010 Grapevine/Colleyville ISD, 2004-2007 Lewisville ISD, 2004-2007 Northwest ISD, 2003-2006 Moore ISD, 2000-2003

RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES Publications and Discography Death and the Powers, released on Blu Ray by MIT Media Lab Dallas Opera Orchestra Nicole Paiement, conductor Mahler for Tuba, EPR Records and Potenza Music Jeff Baker, tuba | Anastasia Markina, piano Potenza Music Collaboration, to be released 2016 Cosmosis Maximus, released on GIA (GIA-DVD-795) North Texas Wind Symphony Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor American Tapestry, released on Naxos (8.570968) Lone Star Wind Orchestra Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor Converging Cultures, released on Naxos (8.572837) Lone Star Wind Orchestra Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor Teaching Music through Performance in Band, Volume 6, released on GIA (GIA CD-684) North Texas Wind Symphony Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor Teaching Music through Performance in Band, Volume 5, released on GIA (GIA CD-638) North Texas Wind Symphony Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor GIA Composer’s Collection: Donald Grantham, released on GIA (GIA CD-682) North Texas Wind Symphony Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor GIA Composer’s Collection: Ralph Vaughan Williams, released on GIA (GIA CD-681) North Texas Wind Symphony Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor GIA Composer’s Collection: Frank Ticheli, released on GIA (GIA CD-680) North Texas Wind Symphony Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor GIA Composer’s Collection: Percy Aldridge Grainger, released on GIA (GIA CD-656) North Texas Wind Symphony Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor GIA Composers Collection: Paul Hindemith, released on GIA (GIA CD 626) North Texas Wind Symphony Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor

GIA Composer’s Collection: Gustav Holst, released on GIA (GIA CD-655) North Texas Wind Symphony Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor GIA Composer’s Collection: Joseph Schwanter, released on GIA (GIA CD-657) North Texas Wind Symphony Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor Retrospectives, released on Klavier (K11145) North Texas Wind Symphony Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor Allegories, released on Klavier (Klavier 11144) North Texas Wind Symphony Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor Passions, released on Klavier (K 11154) North Texas Wind Symphony Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor Poetics, released on Klavier (K 11153) North Texas Wind Symphony Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor TMEA 2005 Concert Performance, released on Mark Records (MCD-5631) North Texas Wind Symphony Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor

Presentations (Lectures, Masterclasses) January 2016, Cimbasso Presentation, University of North Texas Denton, Texas January 2016, All-Region Clinician, North Mesquite High School Mesquite, Texas November 2015, Tuba Clinician, Texas A&M University-Commerce JR/SR Honor Band Commerce, Texas October 2015, Cimbasso Presentation, El Sistema Afterschool Music Program Oklahoma City, Oklahoma October 2015, Tuba/Euphonium Masterclass, Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, Oklahoma October 2015, Warmup and Daily Routine Session, Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, Oklahoma September 2015, Tuba Clinician, Texas A&M University-Commerce Brass Workshop Commerce, Texas May 2015, Orchestral Excerpts Masterclass, Great Plains Regional Tuba/Euphonium Conference Oklahoma City, Oklahoma May 2015, “From the Back Row,” Great Plains Regional Tuba/Euphonium Conference Oklahoma City, Oklahoma February 2015, Tuba Clinician, J. J. Pierce High School Richardson, Texas

November 2014, Tuba Masterclass, Texas A&M University-Commerce Jr./Sr. Honor Band Commerce, Texas November 2014, Tuba Masterclass, Rockwall High School Rockwall, Texas September 2014, Brass Workshop, Texas A&M University-Commerce Commerce, Texas September 2014, Tuba Masterclass, Allen High School Allen, Texas September 2014, Tuba Masterclass, Rockwall High School Rockwall, Texas April 2014, Guest Artist Lecture Recital, Wichita State University Wichita, Kansas April 2014, Low Brass Masterclass, Mead Middle School Wichita, Kansas April 2014, Guest Artist Lecture Recital, Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, Oklahoma February 2014, Tuba/Euphonium Masterclass, Forney High School Forney, Texas February 2014, Tuba/Euphonium Masterclass, North Mesquite High School Mesquite, Texas November 2013, Tuba Masterclass, Texas A&M University-Commerce Jr./Sr. Honor Band Commerce, Texas November 2013, Tuba Masterclass, McKinney North High School McKinney, Texas November 2013, Tuba Masterclass, McKinney Boyd High School McKinney, Texas September 2013, Brass Workshop, Texas A&M University-Commerce Commerce, Texas November 2012, Tuba Masterclass, Texas A&M University-Commerce Jr./Sr. Honor Band Commerce, Texas October 2012, Lecture Recital, University of North Texas Denton, Texas September 2012, Brass Workshop, Texas A&M University-Commerce Commerce, Texas November 2011, Tuba Masterclass, Texas A&M University-Commerce Jr./Sr. Honor Band Commerce, Texas October 2011, Low Brass Masterclass/All-Region Clinic, Allen High School Allen, Texas September 2011, Brass Workshop, Texas A&M University-Commerce Commerce, Texas June 2011, Tuba Masterclass, Texas A&M University-Commerce Band Camp Commerce, Texas November 2010, Tuba Masterclass, Texas A&M University-Commerce Jr./Sr. Honor Band Commerce, Texas August 2010, Marching Band Clinician, Flower Mound Marcus High School Flower Mound, Texas June 2010, Tuba Masterclass, Texas A&M University-Commerce Band Camp Commerce, Texas November 2009, Tuba Masterclass, Texas A&M University-Commerce Jr./Sr. Honor Band Commerce, Texas October 2009, Low Brass Masterclass, Brandenburg Middle School Garland, Texas

July 2009, Low Brass Masterclass, Mars Hill College Mars Hill, North Carolina November 2008, All-Region Masterclass, Hebron High School Carrollton, Texas October 2008, All-Region Masterclass, Briarhill Middle School Lake Dallas, Texas August 2008, Marching Band Clinician, Flower Mound Marcus High School Flower Mound, Texas October 2007, All-Region Masterclass, Briarhill Middle School Lake Dallas, Texas October 2007, All-Region Masterclass, Clark Middle School Frisco, Texas October 2006, All-Region Masterclass, Durham Middle School Lewisville, Texas October 2006, All-Region Masterclass, Clark Middle School Frisco, Texas September 2006, Tuba Masterclass, Cross Timbers Middle School Grapevine, Texas November 2005, All-Region Masterclass, Grapevine High School Grapevine, Texas September 2005, Tuba Masterclass, Cross Timbers Middle School Grapevine, Texas August 2005, Marching Band Clinician, Northwest High School Justin, Texas November 2004, All-Region Masterclass, Pike Middle School Justin, Texas

Current Performing Ensembles Principal Tuba/Cimbasso, Dallas Opera Orchestra, Dallas, Texas, 2012-Present Principal Tuba, Allen Philharmonic Orchestra, Allen, Texas, 2007-Present Cimbasso, Wichita Grand Opera, Wichita, Kansas, 2014-Present Tuba, DFW Brass, 2014-Present Substitute and Former Positions Substitute Tuba, Northeast Texas Symphony Orchestra, Dallas, Texas, 2014-Present Substitute Tuba, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Dallas, Texas, 2014-Present Substitute Bass Trombone, Dallas Opera Orchestra, Dallas, Texas, 2014-Present Substitute Tuba, Tulsa Symphony Orchestra, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2013-Present Substitute Tuba, Lewisville Lake Symphony Orchestra, 2013-Present Tuba Blast of Brass Ensemble, Dallas, Texas, 2012 Substitute Tuba/Cimbasso, Dallas Opera Orchestra, Dallas, Texas, 2010-2012 Substitute Tuba, Dallas Wind Symphony, Dallas, Texas, 2011-Present Substitute Tuba, OKC Philharmonic, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 2002-Present Substitute Tuba, Longview Symphony Orchestra, Longview, Texas, 2007-Present Substitute Trombone, Allen Philharmonic Orchestra, Allen, Texas, 2007-Present Principal Tuba, Lone Star Wind Orchestra, Dallas, Texas, 2006-Present Principal Tuba, Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawton, Oklahoma, 2003-2008 Substitute Tuba, Allen Philharmonic Orchestra, Allen, Texas, 2005-2007 Bass Trombone, Frisco Community Jazz Band, Frisco, Texas, Summer 2007 Tuba, Metropolitan Winds, Dallas, Texas, Summer 2003

Solo Performances June 2016, Soloist, Texas Tuba Camp February 2016, Featured Soloist, US Army Orchestra – Army Tuba/Euphonium Workshop February 2016, Guest Artist Cimbasso Recital, US Army Tuba/Euphonium Workshop January 2016, Guest Artist Cimbasso Recital, University of North Texas January 2016, Faculty Cimbasso Recital November 2015, Featured Soloist, TAMU-Commerce Wind Ensemble-JR/SR Honor Band November 2015, JR/SR Honor Band Faculty Recital, Texas A&M University-Commerce November 2015, Featured Soloist, TAMU-Commerce Wind Ensemble September 2015, Faculty Showcase Recital, Texas A&M University-Commerce Brass Day September 2015, Faculty Tuba Recital, Texas A&M University-Commerce September 2015, Faculty Showcase Recital, Texas A&M University-Commerce July 2015, Guest Artist Tuba/Cimbasso Recital, Blast of Brass Band Camp May 2015, Guest Artist Lecture Recital, Great Plains Regional Tuba/Euphonium Conference May 2015, Guest Artist Cimbasso Recital, Great Plains Regional Tuba/Euphonium Conference April 2015, Guest Artist Tuba Recital, Extra Tuba for Tim Buzbee at UNT November 2014, Faculty Showcase Recital, Texas A&M University-Commerce September 2014, Faculty Solo Recital, Texas A&M University-Commerce September 2014, Faculty Showcase Recital, Texas A&M University-Commerce April 2014, Faculty Chamber Recital (Tuba and Cimbasso), Texas A&M University-Commerce November 2013, Faculty Showcase Recital, Texas A&M University-Commerce October 2013, Faculty Solo Recital, Texas A&M University-Commerce September 2013, Faculty Showcase Recital, Texas A&M University-Commerce November 2012, Guest Soloist, University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Denton, Texas November 2012, Faculty Showcase Recital, Texas A&M University-Commerce September 2012, Faculty Showcase Recital, Texas A&M University-Commerce November 2011, Faculty Showcase Recital, Texas A&M University-Commerce September 2011, Faculty Showcase Recital, Texas A&M University-Commerce April 2011, Faculty Solo Recital, Texas A&M University-Commerce March 2011, TAMU-Commerce Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble Performance, Southwest ITEC March 2011, Guest Artist Recital, LSWO Tuba Quartet, Southwest ITEC November 2009, Faculty Showcase Recital, Texas A&M University-Commerce October 2009, Faculty Solo Recital, Texas A&M University-Commerce September 2009, Faculty Showcase Recital, Texas A&M University-Commerce July 2009, Guest Artist Recital, Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, North Carolina July 2009, Guest Artist Recital, University of Tennessee-Martin, Martin, Tennessee April 2008, Guest Soloist, Cameron University Band and 77th Army Band, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma

Commissioned Works Aria for Cimbasso and Piano, Ted Hansen Cimbasso and Piano Seesaw Music Commissioned Winter 2015, Published and Premiered January 2016 Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit, Gustav Mahler Tuba or Euphonium and Piano Potenza Music Transcribed and arranged by Jeff Baker, scheduled to be released 2016 Homage, James Grant Tuba/Euphonium Quartet Potenza Music Commissioned Spring 2015, Published and Premiered Summer 2015 Three More Furies, James Grant Solo Tuba Potenza Music Commissioned Spring 2014, Published and Premiered Summer 2014 Concerto for Tuba and Wind Ensemble, Ethan Wickman Tuba and Wind Ensemble as well as Tuba and Piano Potenza Music Commissioned Spring 2014, Published and Premiered Summer 2014 Not Your Normal Set of Etudes: 10 Blind Dates for Solo Tuba, James Grant Solo Tuba Potenza Music Commissioned Spring 2013, Published and Premiered Summer 2013 Performed on Faculty Recital, October 2013 Push, Eric Guinivan Tuba and Piano Holben Publishing Commissioned Spring 2013, Published Fall 2013 Zephyr, Sven-David Sandstöm Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble Holben Publishing Commissioned Spring 2013, Published Fall 2013 Performed with the TAMU-Commerce Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble, Spring 2014

Professional Organizations Buffet USA Artist and Clinician American Federation of Musicians Local 72-147 International Tuba and Euphonium Association International Trombone Association Texas Music Educators Association Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia

SERVICE 2016-Present, Creator, Administrator, and Faculty Member – Texas Tuba Camp 2016, Volunteer for Crossroads Montessori Academy Musical Show and Tell 2016, Student Marshal, Spring 2016 Commencement 2015-Present, CHSSA Representative, Tenure and Promotion Digication Committee 2015, Adjudicator, Mock Orchestra Audition – Great Plains Tuba/Euphonium Conference 2015, Took the Studio to the Great Plains Tuba/Euphonium Conference, Oklahoma City, OK 2015-Present, Chair, Music Department Website Development Committee 2014, Guest Conductor, Dallas Tubachristmas 2014-Present, Master of Ceremonies, Denton Tubachristmas 2014, Participated in the Staff Piano Search by Rehearsing and Performing with Candidates 2014, Voice Faculty Search Committee Member 2014, Music Theory Search Committee Member 2014-Present, Dallas Opera Education Partner, providing tickets and tours for students 2014, Assisted in naming the Tuba/Euphonium Studio in honor of Randy Morrison 2014-Present, Member Allen Philharmonic Outreach Program, Lessons for the Underprivileged 2013-Faculty Advisor, TAMU-Commerce Chapter of the International Tuba/Euphonium Association 2013-Present, Honors Thesis Advisor (1-2 students each semester) 2013-Present, Quality Enhancement Plan Faculty Mentor 2013-2015, Adjudicator/Audition Committee Member, Lone Star Wind Orchestra Dallas, Texas 2013-2015, Adjudicator/Audition Committee Member, Lone Star Youth Winds Dallas, Texas 2012-Present, Music Department Curriculum Review Committee 2012-Present, Volunteer for the Dallas Opera Family Outreach Program 2012-Present, Co-Coordinator Dallas and Ft. Worth Tubachristmas Dallas and Ft. Worth, Texas 2009-Present, Conductor and Coordinator, Commerce Tubachristmas Commerce, Texas

Other 2014-Present, Solo/Ensemble Judge, Celina ISD 2012, Concerto Competition Winner, University of North Texas Denton, Texas 2010, Semifinalist, International Tuba and Euphonium Association Orchestral Excerpts University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 2009, Artist Semifinalist, Leonard Falcone International Solo Competition Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Michigan 2006, Artist Semifinalist, Leonard Falcone International Solo Competition Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Michigan 2006, Semifinalist, International Tuba and Euphonium Association Quartet Competition University of Denver, Denver, Colorado 2004-2006, Performer and Participant, North Texas Conductors Collegium University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 2005, Finalist, Potomac International Tuba and Euphonium Solo Competition George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia 2000-2003, Band Instrument Repair Technician, Brook Mays Music Company Norman, Oklahoma