Thomas BagwellBM, Mannes College The New School for Music; MM, Manhattan
School of Music. Teachers include Warren Jones and Edna Golandsky; has
attended master classes with Graham Johnson and Rudolf Jansen.
Collaborative Piano; Vocal Coach
Profile:Has
accompanied in recital such singers as Susan Graham, Marilyn Horne, Frederica
von Stade, Roberta Peters, Denyce Graves, Andrea Rost, Ying Huang, James
Morris, and Richard Leech. Performances with violinists Midori and Scott St.
John. Participant, Marlboro Music Festival. Assistant conductor,
Metropolitan Opera, since 1997-98 season. Other music staff affiliations
include Santa Fe Opera, New York City Opera, Washington Opera, and Opera
Theatre of St. Louis. Recordings of violin and piano works by Antonín
Dvorák with violinist Scott St. John and of American songs with baritone
Marcus DeLoach. Has taught at Yale University. Has taught master classes at
Santa Fe Opera, Simpson College, Portland State University, and New Jersey Opera
Theatre. Has served as musical director and pianist for many concerts at
Austrian Cultural Forum in New York and Washington. Faculty, Mannes College The
New School for Music.