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Michael Conway Baker is considered to be a leading composer in many fields of musical endeavour. His over 200 film, television and video music scores owe much of their distinctive and award winning success to his extensive background in writing concert music. At present (2007) his 140 opus output includes full length ballets (National Ballet of Canada, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and a full length ice ballet for Dorothy Hamill's Cinderella), 2 symphonies, concertos, for a wide variety of instruments, choral, concert band and a library of 180 latin and standard world competition dances. Michael Conway Baker is listed in the latest (2005) Grove Music Dictionary.

His many awards include a Juno for his Piano Concerto, three Canadian Academy Awards (Genies) for film scores, an award (ACTRA) for best music for a television series, as well as being nominated 7 times for various film and tv awards including Best Song in a Feature. He has several 'Body of Work' awards, in 2003 he received the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal. He was invested with the Order of British Columbia in 1997. Last year (2006) Michael was inducted into the British Columbia Entertainment Hall of Fame including a star on the sidewalk.

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