Dr. L. Brett Baker 

Brett Baker is viewed internationally as a leading brass performer, conductor and educator. He is passionate about encouraging composers to write pioneering new repertoire, being one of the most recorded brass soloists. Brett was Programme Leader for Musical Arts (previously band musicianship) at the University of Salford (Manchester), where he taught conducting, performance and art administration. He continues to be an ambassador for Michael Rath Brass Instruments and is a former long serving principal trombone of the Black Dyke Band and now solo trombone with the Cory Band. Brett is Sales Director and Global Artist Liaison for Denis Wick & Alliance Products.

As well as a performance schedule of 40 concerts a year, Brett enjoys presenting workshops, specialising in solo performance, conducting and band training. He regularly tours in the USA, Europe, Australia and New Zealand as a soloist, teacher, conductor and adjudicator.  Brett is Chair of the Association of Brass Band Adjudicators.

As a conductor, Brett has many associations with bands in the North of England, and has achieved contest successes with Northop, Ratby and Longridge bands. He has been guest conductor of the University of Salford Brass Band, the brass band at the Royal Northern College of Music, Thoresby Colliery, Carlton Main Frickley Colliery, Grimethorpe Colliery and the Leyland Band. In 2014 Brett conducted Tongwynlais Temperance at the National Finals of Great Britain in the Royal Albert Hall, London. Brett was conductor of the University of Salford Symphonic Wind Band from 2014-2019. Brett has conducted the massed ensemble at Trombonanza Argentina, Directed at the Singapore and Philippines Low Brass Ensembles, and Dartington International Summer School, the International Brass Band Summer School and The Film Orchestra in Worcestershire, the National Youth band of Scotland and European Youth Brass Band. Most recently Brett has conducted the Elland Silver Band and remains the Musical Director of Poulton Le Fylde Brass Band.

See Brett's website for more.