, ▁Florida . ▁After ▁self - te aching ▁basic ▁music ▁theory ▁as ▁a ▁child , ▁Baker ▁moved ▁to ▁V ancouver , ▁British ▁Columbia ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁he ▁began ▁formal ▁piano ▁studies . ▁ ▁Sub sequently , ▁Baker ▁studied ▁music ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁pup il ▁in ▁music ▁composition ▁with ▁teachers ▁Jean ▁C oul th ard ▁and ▁Elli ot ▁We is gar ber . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Music ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁he ▁eventually ▁purs ued ▁gradu ate ▁studies ▁at ▁Western ▁Washington ▁University ▁where ▁he ▁earned ▁a ▁Masters ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁Baker ▁has ▁composed ▁numerous ▁scores ▁for ▁film , ▁television ▁and ▁has ▁over ▁ 1 5 0 ▁concert ▁works ▁to ▁his ▁credit ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁has ▁received ▁many ▁awards . ▁ ▁In cluded ▁in ▁his ▁awards ▁are ▁three ▁Gen ie ▁Awards ▁( The ▁Grey ▁Fox ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁John ▁and ▁the ▁Miss us ▁ 1 9 8 7 ), ▁one ▁Jun o ▁Award ▁for ▁Class ical ▁Com position ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁( Con cer to ▁For ▁P iano ▁and ▁Chamber ▁Orchestra , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ) ▁and ▁an ▁A CT RA ▁Award ▁for ▁best ▁score ▁for ▁a ▁TV ▁Series ▁( David ▁Su zu ki ' s ▁A ▁Planet ▁for ▁the ▁T aking ). ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁composed ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Bal let ▁of ▁Canada , ▁F an fare ▁to ▁Ex po