15 Moments from the Time of Rivers (2015)
  Bass Flute, Bass Clarinet, Contrabass, Percussion

 Invisible Cities: Part I (2011)
  String Quartet

 TBQ Avant Songbook (2004-2010)
  Twelve Tunes for Clarinet, Guitar, Bass and Drums

 Three Movements for Quartet (2006)
  Clarinet, Guitar, Violin, and Cello

 Lost in Atlantis, Looking for Morton (2004)
  Graphic Score for 4 Performers

 Two By Four (2004)
  Two Clarientists Each Playing Two Clarinets

 Swirl (2002)
  Microtonal Vibraphone and Fretless Guitar

 Residue No. 3 (2000)
  Flute, English Horn, Clarinet, Bassoon, Piano

 The Blue Trees (1994)
  Clarinet, Guitar, Violin, and Cello

 The Raven (1992)
  Guitar and String Quartet

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Compositions

Chamber Music

Opera

Electronic Music

Solo Music

Guitar Music

Dance and Film

Percussion Music

Vocal Music

Orchestral

Choral

Shendos (Graphic Scores)

 

PROJECTS

Projects
TBQ (Tom Baker Quartet) ... a group of like-minded musicians who have been performing together since 2004. Performing across the NW and in NYC with 2 critically acclaimed albums, TBQ features Jesse Canterbury on clarinets, Greg Campbell on dr

TBQ (Tom Baker Quartet) ... a group of like-minded musicians who have been performing together since 2004. Performing across the NW and in NYC with 2 critically acclaimed albums, TBQ features Jesse Canterbury on clarinets, Greg Campbell on drums, Brian Cobb on bass, and Tom Baker on guitar. 

TBQ Website

Listen... Look What I Found (2007) and SAVE (2009)

TRIPTET ... a meeting of minds and spontaneous electrical impulses between Michael Monhart (saxophones and electronics), Tom Baker (fretless guitar, theremin, and electronics) and Greg Campbell (percussion, french horn, and electronics). MORE INF

TRIPTET ... a meeting of minds and spontaneous electrical impulses between Michael Monhart (saxophones and electronics), Tom Baker (fretless guitar, theremin, and electronics) and Greg Campbell (percussion, french horn, and electronics).

MORE INFO... Triptet

LISTEN... Slowly, Away (2018)

Baker // LaBerge ... An electronic duo project with Anne LaBerge on flute and electronics; Tom Baker on guitar, theremin and electronics.  A new recording out soon, in the meantime, some sounds . And a review of a concert in 2014.

Baker // LaBerge ... An electronic duo project with Anne LaBerge on flute and electronics; Tom Baker on guitar, theremin and electronics. 

A new recording out soon, in the meantime, some sounds.

And a review of a concert in 2014.

Campbell // Baker :: improvised, interactive, digital image+sound This is a new intermedia collaboration between composer Tom Baker and digital video artist Robert Campbell. This interdisciplinary digital work involves live improvisation in bot

Campbell // Baker :: improvised, interactive, digital image+sound

This is a new intermedia collaboration between composer Tom Baker and digital video artist Robert Campbell.

This interdisciplinary digital work involves live improvisation in both sound and image in a post-apocalyptic, rhizomatic artwork. New sounds and images connected by unseen roots deep within the darkness.

See their collaboration here.

Befort // Baker ... This is a long-time collaboration (15+ years) between composer Tom Baker and choreographer/filmmaker Corrie Befort. They have worked together to create full-length movement based works, works for film and video, and have spent

Befort // Baker ... This is a long-time collaboration (15+ years) between composer Tom Baker and choreographer/filmmaker Corrie Befort. They have worked together to create full-length movement based works, works for film and video, and have spent the last few years developing a language of improvisation, a new "periodic table of aesthetic elements".

See their collaboration here and here. 

PRESENT SOUNDS RECORDINGS ... Founded in 1999, Present Sounds Recordings has released 24 CDs featuring music and performances by avant-garde and experimental artists in the Pacific Northwest, including Jarrad Powell, Steve Peters, Seattle Per

PRESENT SOUNDS RECORDINGS ... Founded in 1999, Present Sounds Recordings has released 24 CDs featuring music and performances by avant-garde and experimental artists in the Pacific Northwest, including Jarrad Powell, Steve Peters, Seattle Percussion Collective, Brian Cobb, Eyvind Kang, Jessika Kinney, Jesse Canterbury, Tom Baker, Triptet, Christian Asplund, and Christopher DeLaurenti.

Learn more and hear some new music here.

MATRIO  ... an improvising ensemble with Greg Campbell on percussion, french horn; James Falzone on clarinets, piano, and shruti box; and Tom Baker on guitars, theremin, and electronics. Exploring tightly wound counterpoints and dense harmonic

MATRIO ... an improvising ensemble with Greg Campbell on percussion, french horn; James Falzone on clarinets, piano, and shruti box; and Tom Baker on guitars, theremin, and electronics. Exploring tightly wound counterpoints and dense harmonic and rhythmic worlds, these three veteran improvisers are crafting some beautifully strange new-music.

LISTEN...

SExO :: SEATTLE ExPERIMENTAL OPERA  ... co-founded in 1995 by Tom Baker, Christian Asplund, and Lara Candland. SExO has produced and premiered over 10 operas and chamber operas by Baker, Asplund, and Eyvind Kang, among others. With two pr

SExO :: SEATTLE ExPERIMENTAL OPERA ... co-founded in 1995 by Tom Baker, Christian Asplund, and Lara Candland. SExO has produced and premiered over 10 operas and chamber operas by Baker, Asplund, and Eyvind Kang, among others. With two productions of Baker's chamber "operatorios" in 2006 and 2009, SExO continues to formulate a new manifesto for opera in the 21st century. 

Listen: Hunger - The Journey of Tamsen Donner

"Wings" - An Electronic Opera in Three Acts by Tom Baker (2011-current). Listen to an excerpt here.

SUN RA TRIBUTE ... A cast of Seattle improvisers and performers comes together every blue moon to honor and celebrate the music of the legendary space traveller. Featuring Stuart Dempster on trombone and William O. Smith on clarinet, this group ha

SUN RA TRIBUTE ... A cast of Seattle improvisers and performers comes together every blue moon to honor and celebrate the music of the legendary space traveller. Featuring Stuart Dempster on trombone and William O. Smith on clarinet, this group has been featured on Seattle's Is That Jazz? Festival as well as the UW Music Series. 

Keep an eye out for this creative but elusive band...

SEATTLE COMPOSERS' SALON  ... fosters the development, performance and appreciation of new music by regional composers and performers. At bi-monthly, informal presentations, the Salon features finished works, previews, and works in progress. C

SEATTLE COMPOSERS' SALON ... fosters the development, performance and appreciation of new music by regional composers and performers. At bi-monthly, informal presentations, the Salon features finished works, previews, and works in progress. Composers, performers, and audience members gather in a casual setting that allows for experimentation and discussion. Everyone is welcome!

Tom Baker, Artistic Director
Alissa Rupp, Managing Director

More info here.

RECORDINGS

CDs: SOLO AND ENSEMBLE
TRIPTET, TOM BAKER QUARTET, SExO, BAKER/MOORE

Featured
SAND (2023)
SAND (2023)

Anne La Berge - flute and electronics ; Tom Baker - guitar, theremin, and electronics. Recorded in both Amsterdam and Seattle, the album melds the unique performance and compositional styles of these two long-time collaborators into a sound experience that is strange and exciting, reflective and raucous, direct and expansive, all at the same time.
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Deeply Lodged (2022)
Deeply Lodged (2022)

This record brings together three pieces written between 2013-2015, premiered between 2015-2018, and recorded and released in 2022. All three pieces share themes of loss and grief, with glimmers of hope and peace. Aesthetically related in sound and mood, they each vary in instrumental textures and timbres.
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Slowly, Away (2018)
Slowly, Away (2018)

Triptet
Recorded on Engine Records. Michael Monhart, saxophone and electronics; Tom Baker, fretless guitar, theremin, and electronics; Greg Campbell, percussion, french horn, and electronics.
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Figure in the Carpet (2012)
Figure in the Carpet (2012)

Triptet
Recorded at The Country Ghetto, Canaan NY - Engine Records.
Michael Monhart, Tom Baker, Greg Campbell
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Hunger: The Journey of Tamsen Donner (2011)
Hunger: The Journey of Tamsen Donner (2011)

A chamber opera in one act
Recorded at Jack Straw Productions, Seattle - Present Sounds Recordings PS1103
Seattle EXperimental Opera - Tom Baker, composer; Maria Mannisto, soprano
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Imaginary Perspective (2011)
Imaginary Perspective (2011)

Triptet
Recorded at The Country Ghetto, Canaan NY - Engine Records.
Michael Monhart, Tom Baker, Greg Campbell
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You Can See The Bottom (2010)
You Can See The Bottom (2010)

Triptet
Recorded at Gravelvoice Studios, Seattle - Present Sounds Recordings PS1002
Michael Monhart, Tom Baker, Greg Campbell
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SAVE (2009)
SAVE (2009)

Tom Baker Quartet
Recorded at Avast Studios, Seattle; Present Sounds Recordings PS0902
Jesse Canterbury, clarinet; Brian Cobb, bass; Greg Campbell, drums; Tom Baker, guitar
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Seven Winds (2009)
Seven Winds (2009)

Duo album - Tom Baker and Dean Moore
Recorded at Jack Straw Productions, Seattle - Present Sounds Recordings PS0901
Dean Moore, resonant metals; Tom Baker, guitar and electronics
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Triptet (2009)
Triptet (2009)

Self-Titled EP by Triptet
Recorded at Jack Straw Productions, Seattle - LoWays Records LW109
Tom Baker, Michael Monhart, Greg Campbell
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The Gospel of the Red-Hot Stars (2008)
The Gospel of the Red-Hot Stars (2008)

A chamber opera in one act
Recorded at Jack Straw Productions, Seattle - Present Sounds Recordings PS0801
Seattle EXperimental Opera - Tom Baker, composer; Maria Mannisto, soprano; Paul Karaitis, tenor
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Look What I Found (2007)
Look What I Found (2007)

Tom Baker Quartet
Recorded at Soundhouse Studios, Seattle - Present Sounds Recordings PS0701
Jesse Canterbury, Tom Baker, Brian Cobb, Greg Campbell
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What Remains... (2005)
What Remains... (2005)

A requiem/concerto for fretless guitar and electronics
Recorded at H7 Studio, Seattle; Present Sounds Recordings PS0501
Tom Baker, composer and guitar
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Sounding the Curve (2003)
Sounding the Curve (2003)

Solo electric and classical fretless guitar
Recorded at H7 Studios, Seattle - Present Sounds Recordings PS0302
Tom Baker, fretless guitar
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CDS: COMPILATIONs

Featured
Seattle Percussion Collective, Vol. 1
Seattle Percussion Collective, Vol. 1

Cymbalism (Baker) for percussion duo; Fold Redux (Baker) for solo percussion
Recorded at Jack Straw Productions, Seattle (2010) - Present Sounds Recordings PS1001
Seattle Percussion Collective
CD includes works by Cage, Wolff, Zahab, and Speicher
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Vertigo - Jesse Canterbury
Vertigo - Jesse Canterbury

Vertigo: Jesse Canterbury, clarinet, Tom Baker, guitar, Chris Stover, trombone, Joanne de Mars, cello
Recorded at Jack Straw Productions, Seattle (2010) - Present Sounds Recordings PS1003
CD includes works by Canterbury, and improvisations by the quartet
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Collage/Decollage - William O Smith and Jesse Canterbury, clarinets
Collage/Decollage - William O Smith and Jesse Canterbury, clarinets

Two by Four (Baker) - For two clarinetists each playing 2 clarinets
Recorded at Jack Straw Productions, Seattle (2007) - Present Sounds Recordings PS0703
Bill Smith and Jesse Canterbury, clarinets
CD includes works by François Houle, Eric Dolphy, and William O. Smith
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Intrada - Ryan Hare, solo bassoon
Intrada - Ryan Hare, solo bassoon

Elegy No. 2 (Baker) for solo bassoon
Recorded at Soundhouse Studio, Seattle (2004) - Present Sounds Recordings PS0401
Ryan Hare, bassoon
CD includes works by Tom Swafford, Ryan Hare, Brett Battey
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Northwest Triptych: New Music for Orchestra
Northwest Triptych: New Music for Orchestra

Negative Space (Baker) - For Chamber Orchestra and Guitar
Recorded at Studio X, Seattle (2000) - Present Sounds Recordings PS0001
Seattle Modern Orchestra, Roger Nelson - conductor
CD includes works by Christian Asplund and Christopher DeLaurenti
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20th Century Guitar, Vol. II - Michael Partington, guitar
20th Century Guitar, Vol. II - Michael Partington, guitar

Elegy No. 3 and Elegy No 4 (Baker)
Recorded at Studio X, Seattle (2000) - Rosewood Recordings
Micheal Partington, guitar
CD includes works by Berekley, Bennett, Brouwer, Johansson
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DOWNLOADS: IMPROVISATIONS, ELECTRONICS, MISCELLANEOUS

Featured
Wheel in the Sky
Wheel in the Sky

For Deconstructed Piano
Recorded at Jack Straw Productions, Seattle WA (2010)
Tiffany Lin, performer
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SCORE AND MORE INFO

Not a Secret Vice
Not a Secret Vice

Duo Improvisation
Recorded at Jack Straw Productions, Seattle WA (2008)
Tom Baker, Fretless Guitar; Greg Campbell, percussion
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What Remains... (solo version)
What Remains... (solo version)

Fixed-Media Electronic Work
Recorded at H7 Studios, Seattle WA (2004)
Tom Baker, composer
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Swirl
Swirl

Quarter-tone Vibraphone and Fretless Guitar
Recorded at Sound Sound, Seattle WA (2002)
Tom Baker, Fretless Guitar; Dale Speicher, Vibraphone
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SCORE AND MORE INFO

Eleven
Eleven

Solo Electric Guitar
Recorded by Michael Nicolella (2001)
Michael Nicolella, guitar; Tom Baker, composer
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SCORE AND MORE INFO

LOST IN ATLANTIS, LOOKING FOR MORTON
LOST IN ATLANTIS, LOOKING FOR MORTON

For 4 Performers
Recorded at Jack Straw Productions, Seattle WA (2006)
Tom Baker, Greg Campbell, Jesse Canterbury, Brian Cobb
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SCORE AND MORE INFO