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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!
Previous events
Richard Pearson Thomas plays original compositions and arrangements of works by Gershwin · Berlin · Joplin. Concert followed by 3-course gourmet meal at Union Grille Restaurant $75 (gratuity included) Reservations: Tel: 406-622-1882 Toll Free: 1-888-838-1882 http://grandunionhotel.com/index.htm
With tenor Robert Trentham
Matthew Carey and Richard Pearson Thomas perform Drum Taps -- first complete NYC performance in more than 20 years!
Pianist Dan Franklin Smith plays "the star to every wandering bark"
Premiere of "Troubadour Songs"
Milbank Chapel, Teachers College/Columbia University, 525 W. 120th Street, New York, NY
Craig Tessler and Richard Pearson Thomas in concert
Iowa City Music Studies Club
If you resonate with a wide spectrum of musical styles then you will love the unique salon concert series at the Marble Loft (274 Fifth Avenue)! Guided by co-artistic directors Tami Petty and Sarah Griffiths, each Thursday evening performance is hosted by Ken Dake at the keyboard and features a roster of New York’s finest young singers from The Marble Choir, along with amazing instrumentalists and guest vocalists.
Tickets available at the door: $20 general admission/$10 students & seniors.
Vanessa Langer and the Firesong ensemble perform "Fever 103°" on a program inspired by the poetry of Sylvia Plath.
A Concert Tribute to Richard Pearson Thomas
National Opera Center, 330 7th Avenue between 28th and 29th Streets, New York, NY
Sponsored by New York Singing Teachers' Association
Free to NYSTA members, their students and guests
In Concert with Lisa Daehlin
Giovanni Vecchi Concert Series
St. John's Unitarian Universalist Church, 320 Resort Ave., Cincinnati, OH
Amy Johnson, soprano, Chris Johnson, violin, and Edward Neeman, piano perform "Race for the Sky"
with tenor Robert Trentham
Naho Parrini and Richard Pearson Thomas perform RPT's Adagietto/Presto for violin and piano in conjunction with a screening of the film "Symphony of the Soil." Produced by Encompass New Opera Theatre
Adults $20, Students/Seniors $15
John Muriello, baritone and Lynda Hakken, piano perform "Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol: Abridged and Condensed"
University of Nebraska Strauss Performing Arts Center Recital Hall, Omaha, Nebraska
Guest Artist Recital
Unless otherwise noted, tickets are $5.00 for Adults; $4.00 for Students, Seniors, and Alumni Association (with card); Free for UNO Students, Faculty and Staff with a MavCard.
Encompass New Opera Theatre presents excerpts from the opera-in-progress on the New American Opera Previews From Page to Stage program
Tickets: $20/$15 advance | $10 Students and Seniors Please call Opera Index at 212-706-9550 to order tickets
Pianist Dan Franklin Smith plays "the star to every wandering bark"
$10
Pianist Dan Franklin Smith plays "the star to every wandering bark"
$10