Renee Baker, composer

Recent Activity

 

       ORCHESTRA

Sundown's Promise for orchestra, shamisen and Taiko ensemble

Chicago Sinfonietta

 

Divertimento Notte blu for orchestra and jazz soloists

Chicago Sinfonietta

 

Subtle Hues of Blackbirds

Southeast Symphony (Los Angeles)

 

Suite DuSable

Chicago Modern Orchestra Project

 

Blue Journeys

joint commission PEK/CMOP 2017 Installation Orchestra theatre performance

 

       CHORUS with Orchestra

Dark Symphony for orchestra and CHORUS

(commission for 2016.Chicago Community Chorus)

 

       CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

Fragments I&II

Montagu Watercolour Simfony

Lacerata

White October for two marimba soloists and chamber ensemble

Chicago Sinfonietta Chamber Orchestra

 

RED IS THE INTENTIONAL HEART series

PEK' Contemporary Project (Berlin)

 

       SOLO/DUETS

Second Threnody for solo viola Robert Fisher (USA)

Pratigraha for solo flute Nicole Mitchell (USA)

Teddy Rankin-Parker. MUSTANG I (USA/SF)

Yves Dhamaraj MUSTANG II (NY)

Alison.Blunt MUSTANG III (London)

William Porter. Bundle Score (Chicago)

 

       BLEUE BLUE WALKERS (bass collective) Berlin

Living in the Kingdom of pleasures

Where no one goes

 

      BERLIN INTERNATIONAL BRASS

listening SONIC Mysterium

Projection of Internal Subconscious

 

       SOEL.(Berlin)

Miracle Pocket series (17 sonic conversations)

 

      BODY STRATA MOVEMENT ENSEMBLE

Ikiru: Akira Kurosawa

NArrow Road:Matsuo Basho

Damask Drum

INHALE/EXHALE :Renee Baker

Perfumed Garden

Delta of Venus/little.Birds: Anais Nin

 

       OPERA

bluSamsaraStedjilk Museum, Netherlands/Chicago

SUNYATA:Towards Absolute Emptiness. MCA Museum/ Chicago

MAYA: Red Love (commission.2016 PEK Contemporary Project)

NIGHT WATERS:Distet Eveci (commission 2017 PEK Contmporary Project)

 

       BALLET/MOVEMENT

Beauty DanceWrightProject (SF)

Soul Flares Sonata.    Honeymoon Performance Group (Chicago)

 

       Performance/Art Exhibits