Bach Festival Society of Winter Park
Kathy Thomas, horn
Kathy Thomas has enjoyed an extensive professional career in Central Florida. Originally from Lombard, Illinois, Mrs. Thomas started her horn studies at age 9 with Sharon Corbin. She studied with Kent Laramee and Kazmierz Machala at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and John Fairfield at Northern Illinois University. Mrs. Thomas enjoyed playing with the Wheaton Summer Symphony, Champaign-Urbana Symphony, Sinfonia da Camera, Danville Symphony, and Hinsdale Symphony.
Since moving to Florida in 1993, Mrs. Thomas has steadily worked for the Walt Disney World company, Brevard Symphony Orchestra, Bach Festival Orchestra, West Coast Symphony, The Florida Orchestra, and The Villages Orchestra. In 2004 Mrs. Thomas won the third horn position with the Orlando Philharmonic. Since 2012 Kathy has served as adjunct professor of French Horn at Stetson University. Her solo credits include performing with the Stetson Chamber Orchestra, and she is a member of the Sovereign Brass Quintet.
Mrs. Thomas manages a private teaching studio and has an extensive recording career, including Movie Songs and Broadway under the Warner Brothers label. Her freelance career provides a full schedule of touring, Broadway shows, and participation in numerous other ensembles. Kathy is married to trombonist Jeffrey Thomas. Together they are raising six wonderful children and share a passion for butterfly gardening.
Thank you to our donors.
Horn soloist Kathy Thomas is sponsored by a gift from Dr. and Mrs. Jefferson Flowers
