howard baer
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Composer, Keyboardist
Musical Director, Conductor
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During his 37-year career Mr. Baer has had over 7000 of his arrangements recorded, has received seven JUNO nominations for album production including a win in 1999, and has composed and conducted numerous scores for TV and film including:
Peter Ustinov in China
Winter Olympic Games (CBC-TV Sports)
Return Journey (with Stephanie Powers)
Sesame Street
CBC Sportsweekend (CBC-TV Sports)
Computer Insider
Phantom of the Opera (with David Copperfield)
CN Pavilion (Expo'86)
...and several IMAX films.
which ran at the OSAKA WORLD'S FAIR (1990)
and more recently for the widely publicized TITANICA.
In 2006 production began a fabulous collaboration
with Texas Poet, Karla K. Morton.
WEE COWRIN' TIMOROUS BEASTIE is an
'epic story of Scotland written in rhyme' featuring
music by Howard Baer.
The 40-minute ballad was released in book/CD
format in 2007.
"Together, the music and verse are surprisingly visual. Mr. Baer has a light touch, adding just a throb of drums to suspenseful verses and dipping into murkier tone colors when the action turns dark. He uses bagpipes, strings, percussion and even accordion to shroud the story in mist, soak it with rain or let in the light."
Dallas Morning News
July 19, 2007
Howard Baer's music production can be heard on 18 SOLITUDES and AVALON releases available in Canada, the USA, and throughout the world. Recently, one of these projects, received this rave review:
"This superb album seems to breathe the air of the Canadian northwoods... Mr. Baer's arrangements and production (both brilliant as a crystal spring) are nothing short of inspired."
Two others have been recognized with JUNO nominations as Best Instrumental Album Of The Year.
Celtic Awakening in 2000
"I simply can't get tired of hearing this gorgeous music! I highly recommend this."
"So calming and lovely that I often have to close my eyes, just to drink in the sound... absolute rapture!"
Celtic Mystique in 2003
"Totally breathtaking!"
"The music is mystical and magical."
"OOHHHH!!!!!!!!! I love Celtic music and this is on the top of my list!!!"
Musicians and producers at a recent string session in Nashville, Tennessee had much to say about Howard Baer's unique approach to the art of writing for strings:
"Where did you find this guy? His writing is superb!"
"This is the most interesting, wonderful writing I've ever heard... so different from what you get most of the time!"
"His attention to detail is incredible ... such a fine arranger!"
"You just don't hear writing like this around here. The stuff is so interesting, so different!"
Howard Baer's arrangements are featured on the JUNO Award Winning CD, 'Legacy of Hope' with Deborah Klassen, recognized as Best Gospel Album, in 1999.
As well, music for the 2000 WORLD'S FAIR in Hanover Germany, co-written with Bruce Stacey, was recorded by the Budapest Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mr. Baer, at the world-famous 'Magyar Radio Studios' in Budapest, Hungary.
Howard Baer is a long-time producer and arranger of music for children. It has been said that: Many extensive programs have been prepared over the years for leading educational providers including:
Berandol Music: Canada
Fisher-Price: Canada
GLC Pulishers: Canada
Hohner: Germany
Kindermusik: USA
MacMillan/McGraw-Hill: USA
Musikgarten: USA
Pied Piper International: China
Sangjiwon Inc: South Korea
Schott Music: Germany
Sesame Street TV: Canada
Silver Burdett: USA
As a performer, Mr. Baer has appeared as guest synthesizer specialist with the Toronto Symphony, National Arts Centre Orchestra, Buffalo and Hamilton Philharmonics, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Symphony Hamilton, and as trumpet player with the Stratford Festival Orchestra.
As well, he has toured as musical-director and keyboardist for several theatre, cabaret, and revue productions across Canada.
In addition to conducting a variety of orchestras and ensembles over the years in the recording studio, Baer has enjoyed musical involvement at the community level and served for several years as conductor of both the Hamilton Concert Band and the North Hastings Community Choir.
He was chair of Performing Arts Bancroft for 3 seasons and sat as director on the Algonquin Arts Council. He currently makes regular appearances as musical director and as composer for theatre productions in the Bancroft area.
Howard Baer's musical scores for radio and television advertising agencies have been airing for many years. Music production for JINGLES and INDUSTRIALS include:
Toyota
Petro-Canada
TSN
Skydome
Eatons
Hewlett-Packard
CHUM Radio
MS Society
IGA
Food City
Scotiabank
Addiction Research Foundation
Federal Express
Ultramatic
Mohawk College
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