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RICHARD PEARSON THOMAS is a composer, pianist and lyricist whose works have been performed by the Boston Pops, Covent Garden Festival, Houston Grand Opera, Encompass New Opera Theatre, Banff Centre, Skylight Opera Theatre, Westchester Philharmonic Orchestra, Riverside Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, and California State Fullerton Opera Theatre. His songs have been sung in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Wigmore Hall, and before the U.S. Congress.  He is on faculty at Columbia University Teachers College and has taught at Yale.

“Mr. Thomas has listened acutely to the world around him. He can bounce with nervous metric energy or sing simply …” The New York Times

If you're looking for vocal music by Richard Pearson Thomas, many songs are available at Classical Vocal Rep.

Instrumental and orchestral music are available at Lauren Keiser Music.

Please check out my comic opera A Wake or a Wedding!