David Bennett Thomas“The chamber works of David Bennett Thomas may be categorized as neo-Romantic, neo-tonal, or even as a kind of sophisticated ‘fusion classical’ but these terms by themselves are inadequate to describe the complex mixtures of elements in his music. His strongest pieces reveal both modernist influences and contemporary applications, though blended to sound original and whole, not like self-concious parodies or pastiches. Thomas is shrewd enough not to wear his influences on his sleeve, and these presumed sources are reworked with jazz harmonies and influences in an idiosyncratic but distinctive post-modern approach.” Recent Videos Click on any of the images above to play the videos in a new window. Close the new window to return here. |
NewsA new choral work commissioned for the choir at North Andover High School, Massachusetts, will be premiered at Carnegie Hall in the spring of 2011. The Gregg Smith Singers will premiere a new work in their 2010-2011 season in New York City, on Emily Dickinson's poem "To Know Just How He Suffered Would Be Dear.". David will be traveling to London to record Paths, with Carla Rees (alto flute) and David Black (guitar) of rarescale, for their forthcoming CD. A new choral work "With You Still," commissioned for the choir at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, will be premiered November 14, 2010. Directed by Jeffrey Brillhart. A new recording of the four piano sonatas, plus Etudes, and Conundrum (for two pianos) will be released this summer. The pieces are performed by Charles Abramovic, Matthew Bengtson, Carl Cranmer, and Gary Gress. A premiere performance of Conundrum for two pianos is scheduled for January 24, 2011, at the joint recital of Terry Klinefelter and Igor Resnianski, at West Chester University. David will be traveling to Israel in January 2011, for a performance of "Imagined Corners" for chorus, alto flute, and harp, with Naked Voices; Tamir Chasson, director. |
