Description: Official website of American organist, Dr. George Baker. Website features professional and biographical information, a discography, and a store to purchase compositions.
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I have had a lifelong love of the pipe organ and its literature. In particular, I have a profound love and affinity for the French organ literature and the French organ building school. As a young organist, I had the great fortune of spending two glorious years in Paris (1973–75), during which I developed deep friendships with French organists such as Pierre Cochereau, Jean Langlais, Marie-Claire Alain, Daniel Roth, Philippe Lefèbvre and many others . I have played and recorded on the great Clicquot and Cav
My compositions have been performed in numerous places over the world. On Christmas Eve 2009, my Toccata-Gigue on the Sussex Carol was performed as the closing voluntary at the annual Nine Lessons and Carols service at King's College. In September, 2010, organist Stephen Tharp played the world premiere of the Variations on 'Rouen' at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas ('Pipedreams Live' concert), and two weeks later, he played the European premiere at St-Sulpice in Paris, France. The Dallas Chapter AGO