Diane Thome (born 1942) is an American composer. She studied piano with

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and Orazio Frugoni and composition with

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, Roy Harris, Darius Milhaud, A.U. Boscovich, and

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Life and work

Thome graduated with two undergraduate degrees from

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with distinction in piano and composition, a Master of Arts in theory and composition from the

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...

and a Master of Fine Arts and Ph.D in composition from

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. She was the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in music from Princeton University. After completing her studies, Thome became a professor and then chair of the Composition Program at the

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School of Music. Thome's compositions have been performed in

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, China, Australia, Canada, Israel and the United States. She has been composer-in-residence at the

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and the

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(Bennington, Vermont). Her compositions have been featured on

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radio. Thome has received commissions from organizations including the Bremerton Symphony Association, Seattle Symphony, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, The Eleusis Consortium, The Esoterics, and

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Honors and awards

*1994 Washington Composer of the Year *1995-1996 Solomon Katz Distinguished Professor in the Humanities *1998 International Computer Music Conference Commission

Works

Thome has composed for solo instruments, chamber and choral ensembles, orchestra, and electronic media. Selected works include: *''Pianismus'' for solo piano *''Unseen Buds'' (1996) *''Bright Air/Brilliant Fire'' (1997) *''UnfoldEntwine'' (1998) *''Like A Seated Swan'' (1999) Her works have been recorded and issued on CD including *''Bright Air/Brilliant Fire'' Audio CD (2001), Centaur, ASIN:B00005Q479 *''Palaces of Memory'' Audio CD (1995), Centaur *''Composers in the Computer Age'' (1993), Centaur, ASIN: B0000057VJ *''America Sings'' Audio CD (1998) Leonarda Productions, Inc. *''Sunbursts'' (1992) Capstone, Society of Composers, Inc.

References

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