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 Frank D. Thomas
Office: Potter Hall 112C, 271-4428
Email: thomasfd@missouriwestern.edu
Frank D. Thomas, bass-baritone
and Director of Choral Activities
at Missouri Western State University,
has served as the Artistic Director
of the St. Joseph Community Chorus
since 1980 and St. Joseph Chamber
Choir since it was formed in
1987. At Missouri Western, in
addition to directing the MWSU
Concert Chorale, he teaches Advanced
Choral Conducting, Choral Methods,
Choral Literature, Applied Voice
and supervises music student
teachers in elementary and secondary
choral music education .
Thomas received his undergraduate
and master’s degree from
Wichita State University School
of Music, Wichita, Kansas where
he studied voice with Arthur
Newman and conducting with Robert
Hines and H. C. Boughton. He
has done doctoral work in voice
and conducting at the University
of Missouri, Kansas City and
additional work at Westminster
Choir College, Princeton, New
Jersey, the Oberlin Institute
of Vocal Performance Pedagogy
and at the Oregon Bach Festival,
Portland, Oregon.
Thomas, well known throughout
the Midwest as soloist, clinician
and conductor, served Westminster
Presbyterian Church and Ashland
United Methodist Church as choir
director for many years. He has
served as cantor at Temple Adath
Joseph since 1982. In 1996, he
received the Mayor’s Award
for Individual Artist and was
recognized by the Missouri Choral
Directors Association in 2001
with the Luther T. Spayde Award
for lifetime achievement and
significant contributions to
the choral art.
An active member of the American
Choral Directors Association,
Thomas served as chair for Community
Choirs for the State of Missouri
and was Vice-President of the
College and University Division
of Missouri Music Educators Association.
Thomas is the faculty sponsor
of the MWSU Collegiate Music
Educator National Conference.
Other professional affiliations
include: Missouri Music Teachers
Association, Music Teachers National
Association, National Association
of Teachers of Singing, and Phi
Mu Alpha Sinfonia.
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