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'''Greg Thomas''' is the band director at [[Albemarle High School]], a position he has held since 1993. He directs the Jazz Band, Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Concert Band. | '''Greg Thomas''' is the band director at [[Albemarle High School]], a position he has held since 1993. He directs the Jazz Band, Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Concert Band. | ||
Thomas is a celebrated band leader, having won the [[Charlottesville Jazz Society]]'s 2010 Annual Artist Educator of the Year Award<ref>{{cite web|title=Albemarle High School Band Director Receives Jazz Society's Artist Educator of the Year Award |url=http://www.albemarlealumni.com/class_gallery.cfm?gallery_id=12111|author=|work=|publisher=Albemarle High School|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=December 8, 2011}}</ref> and has won a regional "teacher of the year" award from Phi Beta Kappa<ref name=cats>{{cite-cville|title=Coaching the cats: The AHS Jazz Band is hot thanks to director and fav teacher | Thomas is a celebrated band leader, having won the [[Charlottesville Jazz Society]]'s 2010 Annual Artist Educator of the Year Award<ref>{{cite web|title=Albemarle High School Band Director Receives Jazz Society's Artist Educator of the Year Award|url=http://www.albemarlealumni.com/class_gallery.cfm?gallery_id=12111|author=|work=|publisher=Albemarle High School|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=December 8, 2011}}</ref> and has won a regional "teacher of the year" award from Phi Beta Kappa<ref name="cats">{{cite-cville|title=Coaching the cats: The AHS Jazz Band is hot thanks to director and fav teacher Greg Thomas|url=http://www.c-ville.com/Article/Plugged_in/Coaching_the_cats/?z_Issue_ID=11041105073635966|author=SPENCER LATHROP|pageno=|printno=19.20|printdate=May 15, 2011|publishdate=|accessdate=December 8, 2011}}</ref>. | ||
Greg Thomas|url=http://www.c-ville.com/Article/Plugged_in/Coaching_the_cats/?z_Issue_ID=11041105073635966|author=SPENCER LATHROP|pageno=|printno=19.20|printdate=May 15, 2011|publishdate=|accessdate=December 8, 2011}}</ref>. | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Latest revision as of 11:08, 11 May 2012
Greg Thomas is the band director at Albemarle High School, a position he has held since 1993. He directs the Jazz Band, Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Concert Band.
Thomas is a celebrated band leader, having won the Charlottesville Jazz Society's 2010 Annual Artist Educator of the Year Award[1] and has won a regional "teacher of the year" award from Phi Beta Kappa[2].
Biography
Thomas was born in New York City to a father who was a music educator[2]. He received a master's degree in music education from Virginia Commonwealth University and then spent eight years as the band director of Walton Middle School before coming to Albemarle High. A trumpet player by training, he plays trombone in Big Ray and the Kool Kats, a Charlottesville-based jazz outfit[3].
References
- ↑ Web. Albemarle High School Band Director Receives Jazz Society's Artist Educator of the Year Award, Albemarle High School, retrieved December 8, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Web. Coaching the cats: The AHS Jazz Band is hot thanks to director and fav teacher Greg Thomas, SPENCER LATHROP, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, retrieved December 8, 2011. Print. May 15, 2011 , 19.20, .
- ↑ Web. Band leader: Greg Thomas wins hearts, trophies at Albemarle High School, SUSAN SORENSEN, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, November 29, 2011, retrieved December 8, 2011. Print. November 29, 2011 , 23.48, page 15.