Joseph Baber

Joseph Wilson Baber Jr. (September 11, 1937 – March 19, 2022) was an American composer, violist, and composition teacher living in Lexington, Kentucky. Life Baber was born in 1937 in Richmond, Virginia, and died in Lexington, Kentucky. He was a Professor of Theory and Composition at the University of Kentucky from 1971 to 2021, and the longtime principal violist of Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra. Selected works Information from and. * Op. 1: Duos for Violin and Viola * Op. 2a: Longfellow Songs ** “It Is Not Always May” ** “The Aftermath” ** “Serenade” ** “The Rainy Day” ** “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls” ** “Snow-flakes” * Op. 2b: Emersonian Hymns ** “The Informing Spirit” ** “Compensation” ** “Thine Eyes Still Shined” ** “Thought” ** “Terminus” ** “To Ellen” ** “Nature” * Op. 3: Miscellaneous Instrumental (1960) * Op. 4: Wise Men And Shepherds, Christmas cantata (1951) * Op. 5: Instrumental Works for Winds ** Sonnet for Solo Oboe, Flute and String Orchestra ** Meditation for Solo Bassoon ** Sketches for Flute and Piano * Op. 6: Cavalier Lyrics (1960) ** “Song (Sedley)” ** “Why So Pale and Wan” (Sir John Suckling) ** “Take, O Take Those Lips Away” (Shakespeare) ** “The Constant