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Augusta Read Thomas is the composer-in-residence of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and an assistant professor of music at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester. Her career as a composer is unique in the respect that her music is primarily orchestral (and has been since she was a student), unusual for most composers working today. Contrast and color are the defining characteristics of her music. Augusta Read Thomas was born in New York in 1964, the youngest of 10 children.

Listen in: Hear Augusta Read Thomas discuss her work, along with a sampling of her music (RealAudio 3.0; how to listen)

Music from the Show
BACH: Goldberg Variations

THOMAS: Spring Song - Scott Kluksdahl, cello
Lines for solo cello, CRI 762

THOMAS: Wind Dance - The Louisville Orchestra/ Lawrence Leighton Smith
Augusta Read Thomas/Tania Leon, LCD 010

THOMAS: Whites - Patricia Goodson, piano
Strange Attractors - New American Music for Piano, Albany Troy 231

THOMAS: Triple Concerto - The Debussy Trio; The Louisville Orchestra/ Lawrence Leighton Smith
Augusta Read Thomas/Tania Leon, LCD 010

THOMAS: Vigil - Norman Fischer, cello; Cleveland Chamber Symphony/ Edwin London
Sound Encounters II, GM Recordings 2045

THOMAS: Seahorse Serenade - members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Yaron Traub
Seahorse Serenade, John G. Shedd Aquarium, SHED 0001

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Augusta Read Thomas official Web site

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