Posted by (+395) 17 years ago
You've never heard of him but he made his Carnegie Hall debut while still a student at Boston's New England Conservatory of Music. He was interviewed on the CBS Sunday morning show with Eugenia Zukerman. He played with the Boston Opera Company and toured the country with the Houston Opera Company. He ran the children's opera program under Sarah Caldwell in Boston, and Carolina Opera in Charlotte, NC. He was the composer/musician in residence at Moab, Utah where he integrated the musical scene by teaching folks from 8 to 80 to play African drums. He played a concerto with the Baltimore Symphony. He has appeared in Mexico, South America, Germany, Switzerland and points in between. He played jazz with Dr. Billy Taylor in Colorado. And now he is coming to Miles City.
He is my son Eric and the deal is this. I always wanted to have him play at my memorial service, but I will not pay for music that I cannot hear, and so he and four of his colleagues will be here during the Bucking Horse sale for a bit of jazz and a little bit of the blues and whatever else he and the band fancy. There'll be lots oif original compositions by all the band members and vocals by 2 of their number.
I hope everyone in Miles City will take this opportunity to meet and hear Bunky's son.
Hugs,
Johnnie Lockett Thomas
PS - As is my custom, I will be taking the names of those of you who do not come out to hear the music and to meet the rest of my clan including the elusive boyfriend, former Smithsonian magazine publisher Joe Bonsignore.
Let the party begin.
JLT
[This message has been edited by Johnnie Lockett Thomas (edited 4/28/2006).]
He is my son Eric and the deal is this. I always wanted to have him play at my memorial service, but I will not pay for music that I cannot hear, and so he and four of his colleagues will be here during the Bucking Horse sale for a bit of jazz and a little bit of the blues and whatever else he and the band fancy. There'll be lots oif original compositions by all the band members and vocals by 2 of their number.
I hope everyone in Miles City will take this opportunity to meet and hear Bunky's son.
Hugs,
Johnnie Lockett Thomas
PS - As is my custom, I will be taking the names of those of you who do not come out to hear the music and to meet the rest of my clan including the elusive boyfriend, former Smithsonian magazine publisher Joe Bonsignore.
Let the party begin.
JLT
[This message has been edited by Johnnie Lockett Thomas (edited 4/28/2006).]