Dr. Jason Thoms at Carnegie Hall in New York City on June 25, 2017, where he served as the Artistic Director and Festival Choir Director of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation Hymn Festival .

Dr. Jason Thoms at Carnegie Hall in New York City on June 25, 2017, where he served as the Artistic Director and Festival Choir Director of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation Hymn Festival .

Dr. Jason Thoms is a 5th generation professional musician. He is a graduate of St. Olaf College and Michigan State University and holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting, and additional education in Voice and Opera from University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

Dr. Thoms has been a professional conductor for over 25 years, and has worked for large churches as full-time Director of Music, and has served as a Director of Choral Activities at Mississippi University for Women, Concordia College-New York, and currently Bismarck State College. In June 2017, he made his Carnegie Hall main stage debut when he served as Artistic Director and Festival Conductor for the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation Hymn Festival. He has conducted ensembles in 49 US states, Canada, Germany, and Italy.

He has been a professional singer for over 20 years singing with some of the top professional choral ensembles in the US including the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, South Dakota Chorale, Clarion Ensemble, Collegiate Chorale, Kinnara, Spire Ensemble, and the St. Tikhon’s Choir. He has also performed as a professional soloist on four occasions at Carnegie Hall in NYC.

Dr. Thoms is a published composer with GIA Music (and soon with Paraclete Press). He has written many choral and choral/orchestral compositions for a variety of ensembles. In the past year, his compositions have been strongly influenced by chant and Christian Orthodox music. He is also frequently hired to transcribe and orchestrate music for conductors and composers.

During the spring 2020, Dr. Thoms began producing virtual choirs for a variety of ensembles across the country, and also created a number of one-man virtual performances. Currently, he is developing and creating a 3-month experience for the Danbury Concert Chorus to produce a virtual performance of the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah with professional soloists, and virtual choir choral movements.

Dr. Thoms teaches voice lessons, conducting lessons, choral workshops on rehearsal and choral methods, and has frequently served as an adjudicator and guest conductor. Please contact Dr. Thoms about how he can help you reach your musical goals or provide special musical opportunities for your ensembles.