Thomas L. Read, Composer

T. L. Read

Composer, Violinist, Teacher

“…a gifted and creative spirit who knows how to write for instruments!”

Thomas L. Read, composer and violinist, is Professor Emeritus at the University of Vermont. He has composed music for a variety of media and almost entirely on commission -- music for small ensembles, full orchestra, solo voice, chorus and musical theater. He has been a recipient of several Arts Council and University Stipends, and has been awarded fellowships from organizations such as the McDowell Colony, the Charles Ives Institute, and the Johnson Composers Conference. Recent premieres include the Piano Partita (nominated for Pulitzer prize in 2007), Night Pageantries for bassoon and piano, and Going On for clarinet, violin and piano (2008 Burlington), A Treadmill of My Own (2008 Richmond, Vermont) The Dancing Air (2008, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), Three Keyboard Interludes (2008 Harvard University) and Third String Quartet (2008, Kiev, Ukraine). A recording of On October Ground, performed by Philharmonica Bulgarica has been released by ERM Media Masterworks Recordings. C.F.Peters, Tunbridge Music, Tuba Euphonium Press and the American Composers Edition publish his work.