David Evan Thomas has been honored with two McKnight Foundation Fellowships, an Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and commissions from the Minnesota Orchestra and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Born in Rochester, New York in 1958, Thomas studied at Northwestern University, Eastman School of Music, and with Dominick Argento at the University of Minnesota. Thomas has written several works on Welsh themes, including From the Land of Song for cello and piano, and Three Welsh Folk Songs for flute and piano (ALRY Publications). Thomas is the great-grandson of Rev. Thomas Bennett Thomas of Aberaeron, Wales. He lives in Minneapolis.

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