David Baird (born 1956 in Canada) is a

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

and theatre director who has published books on a wide range of subjects including film, art, Shakespeare, and spirituality. He was on the production staff of the

Welsh National Opera Welsh National Opera (WNO) ( cy, Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru) is an opera company based in Cardiff, Wales; it gave its first performances in 1946. It began as a mainly amateur body and transformed into an all-professional ensemble by 1973. In its ...

and Drama Company He was co-founder/director of Cardiff Lab Theatre, and Artistic Director of Doppelganger Theatre and Handspan Theatre Australia. He is Musical Director with MakeBelieve Arts for touring shows: "The Lorax", "Gulliver's Travels" and "The Woman Who Cooked Everything".

Works

* ''A Thousand Paths'' Sourcebooks, Inc. (April 1, 2000), * ''Shakespeare at the Globe'', Spruce Books, 1998,

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baird, David Living people 1956 births Canadian composers Canadian male composers Canadian theatre directors Canadian book publishers (people) Place of birth missing (living people)