Augusta Read Thomas

Quick Facts

Full Name	Augusta Read Thomas
Occupation	Composer
Date Of Birth	Apr 24, 1964(1964-04-24)
Age	60
Birthplace	Glen Cove
Country	United States
Horoscope	Taurus

Augusta Read Thomas Biography

Augusta Read Thomas is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on April 24, 1964 in Glen Cove, United States. Thomas was born in Glen Cove, New York, in 1964. She attended The Green Vale School before continuing at St. Paul’s School, a boarding school, in Concord, New Hampshire. After graduating from high school, she studied composition with Alan Stout and M. William Karlins at Northwestern University. This was before a composition major existed for undergraduates at Northwestern; an exception was made for her as she showed extreme promise as a composer. After graduating from Northwestern, Thomas studied with Jacob Druckman at Yale University and at the Royal Academy of Music with Paul Patterson.

She taught at the Eastman School of Music and received tenure there at the age of 33, but left to teach at the Northwestern University School of Music. While still at Eastman, she was appointed as a Mead Composer in Residence at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, a post she retained until 2006, when she was succeeded by Osvaldo Golijov and Mark-Anthony Turnage. Thomas is the longest- serving Mead Composer in Residence in the history of the CSO.

On November 8, 2010, the University of Chicago announced that Augusta Read Thomas would be appointed University Professor of Composition in the Department of Music and the College. She is only the 16th designated professor to be appointed by the University.

In 2014 Nimbus Records released an Augusta Read Thomas CD series highlighting her most important work. A Portrait of Augusta Read Thomas (NI6262) included her saxophone concerto Hemke Concerto “Prisms of Light”, which was written for and performed by Frederick Hemke and the New Haven Symphony Orchestra under William Boughton. Selected Works for Orchestra (NI6258) contained performances of “Words of the Sea”, conducted by Pierre Boulez, and “Carillon Sky”, conducted by [Oliver Knussen].

In 2006, she resigned from teaching at Northwestern in order to compose exclusively. She is Chair of the Board of the American Music Center, and divides her time between Chicago and Becket, Massachusetts.

Augusta Read Thomas Net Worth

Augusta Read Thomas is one of the richest Composer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Augusta Read Thomas 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Augusta Read Thomas (born April 24, 1964) is an American composer, professor, and supporter of the arts.

Thomas is married to Anglo-American composer Bernard Rands. In 1997, Russian- American cellist Mstislav Rostropovich and the Boston Symphony Orchestra presented an unconventional concert in which new works by both Rands and Thomas were premiered.

In 2007, Astral Canticle, a double concerto for violin, flute, and orchestra, was named one of two finalists for the Pulitzer Prize in Music.

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Augusta Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Augusta Read Thomas celebrates birthday on April 24 of every year.