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Return to the scene of the awakening…
Consumed by the feeling of something beyond happiness — the contentment of a full purpose driven life, the resolute knowledge that this is what I was put on this plane of existence to do; moreover, a still burning urge to help others achieve a similar feeling of contentment on their own purpose paths. I know…
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Beginning the New Year on a High Note from 2018!
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay names Elizabeth’s latest solo album Quadrivium, on their list of top albums for 2018! Elizabeth Baker: Quadrivium CL didn’t get to look around the classical scene much in 2018, but we’re blaming that on Elizabeth Baker, an artist who landed on last year’s best of list before reappearing here thanks to her challenging 13-track 2018 release, Quadrivium,…
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Ain’t I A Woman Too
As a black woman who composes and performs, Elizabeth A. Baker opens up about fighting for a place in an industry that too often equates successful “diversity initiatives” with the inclusion of cisgender white women. This leaves women of color, as well as non-binary and queer women, feeling erased. Source: Ain’t I A Woman Too
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New Beginnings & Rejuvenation
It seems strange that I am writing about rejuvenation and renewed energy, after being on the road for the past couple of weeks as I sit still far away from home in Austin, TX preparing to perform this weekend. The last twelve months of my life have been about growth. I have learned a great…
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Please don’t call me a composer, classical musician, toy pianist…
A strange thing happened to me recently, I was introduced to someone in conversation as a “composer” and immediately, I felt an oppressive set of walls rapidly closing in on my soul. I felt artistically constrained by the meaning of the word “composer” but moreover I felt that in assigning this label to my person,…