Photo Courtesy of Disney
Maestro Thomas Wilkins
(Los Angeles Times)
(Los Angeles Times)
On July 19 and 20, for the first time ever, the Houston Symphony will
present Pixar in Concert, a performance of music and movie clips from
Pixar's award winning animated films. Leading the trip down memory lane,
guest
conductor Thomas Wilkins will guide audiences through the memorable
music as stunning clips are projected on the big screen above the
orchestra. Sure to captivate and ignite the imagination of audience
members of all ages, the concert will feature music from all 13 iconic
Pixar films including the Toy Story trilogy, UP, Wall-E,Brave, Finding
Nemo, Ratatouille, A Bug's Life, Cars 1 and 2, Monsters, Inc. and The
Incredibles. Tickets begin at $15.
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Conductor Thomas Wilkins has been Music Director of the Omaha
Symphony since 2005 and also holds the positions of Principal Guest
Conductor with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and the Germeshausen Family
and Youth Concert Conductor chair with the Boston Symphony. Past
positions have included Resident Conductor of the Detroit Symphony, the
Florida Orchestra and Associate Conductor of the Richmond Symphony.
Wilkins also has served on the music faculties of North Park University
in Chicago, the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga and Virginia
Commonwealth University in Richmond.
During his conducting career, Wilkins has led orchestras throughout the United States, including the Philadelphia Orchestra,
Cleveland Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic,
Cincinnati Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Houston Symphony, New Jersey
Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Baltimore Symphony, Utah Symphony and
National Symphony in Washington, D.C..
Wilkins' commitment to community has been demonstrated by his participation on several Boards of Directors, including the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, Charles Drew Health Center in Omaha, Center Against Spouse Abuse in Tampa Bay, and Museum of Fine Arts and Academy Preparatory Center, both in St. Petersburg, FL. Currently, Wilkins serves as chairman of the board for the Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund and as National Ambassador for the non-profit World Pediatric Project, headquartered in Richmond, VA, which provides children throughout Central America and the Caribbean with critical surgical and diagnostic care.
A native of Norfolk, VA, Thomas Wilkins is a graduate of the Shenandoah Conservatory of Music and the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. He resides with his wife Sheri-Lee in Omaha. They are the proud parents of twin daughters, Erica and Nicole.
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