Thomson, Andrew

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Biography

Born: 1988

Country: United States of America

Studies: Ithaca College

Teachers: Gordon Stout

Website: http://pipemanstudios.com



Andrew Thomson (b.1988) has earned a reputation as a composer, performer, and educator, and has collaborated with a variety of organizations, ranging from the internationally acclaimed choirs of Joyful Noise, Inc. to the United States Marine Corps. Andrew began music at age seven with voice and piano, adding percussion shortly thereafter. Andrew enlisted into the U.S. Marines as a musician (and rifleman), becoming the youngest member of the composition/arranging staff at the Armed Forces School of Music in 2006 at age 18. Since then, Andrew has continued writing and performing within the U.S and abroad. He has been called a "sensation" on marimba and the "Jimi Hendrix" of bagpipes, having played a variety of Gaelic instruments with the group Damhsa Ceol. Andrew Thomson's music has been heard all over the world, from Australia to Norway, Japan to Spain. When he's not composing or performing, Andrew gives clinics and masterclasses at schools around the country.


Works for Percussion

Xylophone Solo Works

Get A Clew! - With Marimba Trio
Latin Class Rag - With Marimba Trio

Marimba Solo Works

Dana's Mai Tai
Keegan's Song
Nocturne
Octavius

Multiple Percussion Solo Works

Eeyou-Istchee

Concerto Works

Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra (Thomson)

Percussion Ensemble Works

Sevens - 7 Players
Thoughts - 4 Players


References