John Thomas
Adjunct Professor of Music Theory
John Thomas received the Master of Music in Horn and Music Theory from the University
of Missouri-Columbia and the Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from the University
of Missouri – St. Louis. He is principal horn of the St. Louis Philharmonic; solo
tenor horn, St. Louis Brass Band; and a member of the Clarion Brass Quintet, Webster
University, and Gateway Festival Orchestra. He has served as a soloist with the Kirkwood
Symphony and Musical Diversion Society. His published works include pieces for horn
octet, woodwind quintet, brass quintet, and wind ensemble. His Symphony No. 1 was
premiered in April 2000 by University City Symphony, with a number of his orchestrations
and arrangements also performed by St. Louis Philharmonic and St. Louis Brass Band.
