Thomas Wilkins
April 28, 2017
Thomas Wilkins, a gifted conductor who is celebrated for his ability to
communicate with orchestras as well as audiences, and who wants to see
the ranks of classical musicians grow more culturally diverse, has been
appointed professor of music (orchestral conducting) at the Indiana
University Jacobs School of Music. He will assume the Henry A. Upper
Chair of Orchestral Conducting, which was established by the late
Barbara and David Jacobs as a part of Indiana University’s “Matching the
Promise Campaign.” Wilkins’ appointment will begin on August 1. Wilkins
is currently the music director of the Omaha Symphony, a position he
will retain through the 2020-21 season, whereupon he will become music
director emeritus. In addition, he is principal conductor of the
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and holds the Germeshausen Family and Youth
Concert Conductor Chair with the Boston Symphony. Past positions include
resident conductor of the Detroit Symphony and the Florida Orchestra
(Tampa Bay), and associate conductor of the Richmond (Va.) Symphony. He
also has served on the music faculties of North Park University
(Chicago), the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga and Virginia
Commonwealth University in Richmond. Wilkins is a graduate of the
Shenandoah Conservatory of Music and the New England Conservatory of
Music in Boston.
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