Andrew Thomas

Classical music, Composer

1939 –

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Who is Andrew Thomas?

Andrew William Thomas is an American composer.

He studied with Karel Husa at Cornell University, with Nadia Boulanger in Paris, and earned his M.M. and D.M.A. Degrees in Composition at The Juilliard School. At Juilliard he studied with Luciano Berio, Elliot Carter, and Otto Luening.

Thomas teaches and was the chairman of the Composition Department at the Pre-College Division at Juilliard from 1969 to 1994. In 1994, the Juilliard School appointed him the Director of the Pre-College Division. In addition to composing, Dr. Thomas performs as a pianist, conductor, and is a guest teacher throughout the world. His many awards include a grant from The National Endowment for the Arts and a Distinguished Teacher Citation from The White House Commission on Presidential Scholars.

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Born
Oct 8, 1939
Ithaca
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • Juilliard School
  • Cornell University
Employment
  • Juilliard School

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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