Meet Thomas:
From Mozart to Sinatra and from Francis Poulenc to Richard Rogers, Thomas Wilson has been wowing audiences with his resonant voice and passionate singing for years. A classically-trained lyric baritone, he first entered the world of opera and art song when he was awarded a tuition waiver to study vocal performance at the University of Arizona. In spite of his abilities for opera and art song he endeavors to preserve vocal versatility in not just the classical literature but also the other vocal genres he loves such as Broadway, big band, soft rock, and other pop style genres.
One of the most enriching experiences was his invitation and scholarship to the Strangland Family Youth Choral Academy of the Oregon Bach Festival. He and the other 79 nationally selected singers in this Choir had the privilege of being instructed by German Grammy-award winning conductor Helmuth Rilling. Locally he has worked the Wieck Chamber Singers and Orchestra as well as the Arizona Youth Chamber Ensemble.
Wilson has begun his profession as a singer at O’Shaunessy’s Piano Bar, performing classical, jazz, crooner, and musical theater. He was contracted as an understudy performer at the Tucson renowned Gaslight Theater. For two years Wilson was a volunteer cast member of the Da Vinci Players under the direction of Equity actor/director Robert Encila. Thomas also was a cast member of Arizona Onstage’s debut of the pop opera Lost, and he participated in the original soundtrack recorded for that same work.
Wilson knows that an education is not gained solely through institutions but life experience and struggle. In fact he chose to put his university degree on hold and for last two years and was serving as a missionary to Argentina where he shared his faith and voice with the people there he has come to love. This experience is the defining of his life, and much of who he is and what he knows he owes to this adventure and the love felt for his brothers and sisters he served in that beautiful land. Wilson accredits his formal training to: Martina Martinez, Stephanie Fox, Prof. Grayson Hirst, the late Dr. Larry Day, and currently studies with Prof. Larry Alexander. Currently, Wilson is completing his Bachelors of the Arts in music from the University of Arizona.
One of the most enriching experiences was his invitation and scholarship to the Strangland Family Youth Choral Academy of the Oregon Bach Festival. He and the other 79 nationally selected singers in this Choir had the privilege of being instructed by German Grammy-award winning conductor Helmuth Rilling. Locally he has worked the Wieck Chamber Singers and Orchestra as well as the Arizona Youth Chamber Ensemble.
Wilson has begun his profession as a singer at O’Shaunessy’s Piano Bar, performing classical, jazz, crooner, and musical theater. He was contracted as an understudy performer at the Tucson renowned Gaslight Theater. For two years Wilson was a volunteer cast member of the Da Vinci Players under the direction of Equity actor/director Robert Encila. Thomas also was a cast member of Arizona Onstage’s debut of the pop opera Lost, and he participated in the original soundtrack recorded for that same work.
Wilson knows that an education is not gained solely through institutions but life experience and struggle. In fact he chose to put his university degree on hold and for last two years and was serving as a missionary to Argentina where he shared his faith and voice with the people there he has come to love. This experience is the defining of his life, and much of who he is and what he knows he owes to this adventure and the love felt for his brothers and sisters he served in that beautiful land. Wilson accredits his formal training to: Martina Martinez, Stephanie Fox, Prof. Grayson Hirst, the late Dr. Larry Day, and currently studies with Prof. Larry Alexander. Currently, Wilson is completing his Bachelors of the Arts in music from the University of Arizona.