Tony Thompson

• Substitute for Organist/ Choir Directors chiefly at Episcopal and Catholic Churches
• Adept at following different liturgical forms
• Select and prepare sacred choral music i.e. preludes
• Lead and interpret Hymn
• Accompany chant on the organ
• Play piano as well as organ as needed
• Play weddings and funerals and other services

Some of the Parishes where I work as a substitute organist/pianist or have presented music over the past 15 years include St. Mark, St. Paul, St. Timothy, St. Ambrose, All Saints Anglican, St. Teresa

RCC, St. Bernadette, Duke University Catholic Center, St. Michael RCC, St. George Anglican, The Church of the Nativity, Most Holy Name of Jesus

Roman Catholic Cathedral, Holy Trinity, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.

• Owner of piano businesses
• Established a niche market for jazz music, performing piano in high end restaurants, night spots, and posh private clubs. e.g.Capital City Club
• Leader of the Tony Thompson Trio(see Accomplishments) a.k.a. TonyThompsonJazz available for events.
• Work as solo pianist/organist, duos and larger combos for hire
• recorded and produced 5 CDs on the tonymanmusic label
• compose original music and arrange jazz standards -music distributed on 14 internet sites. CD/downloads
• Also worked as a sideman in varying styles of Jazz music. Eg. The Stanley Baird Group(Durham), Cindy Bradley(New York),En Route Jazz (Raleigh),
• Established a piano teaching practice studio on line and in Person also.
• composer - music placed on major TV network (Fox) in TV series.

Played for Latin Masses on a regular basis

Joined Schola and attended rehearsals to better learn Gregorian chant.

Followed Music Director in Latin and English

Lead the choir and congregation in SATB hymn singing from the organ.

Taught Byzantine Chant

Rehearsed Choir of adults and children

Presented Byzantine chant in liturgy and concerts

• Worked with choirmaster and rector who chose most of the hymns.
• Played anthems at both organ and piano
• Selected appropriate pieces to meet liturgical needs e.g. preludes
• Accompanied morning worship services from the Book of Common Prayer including Morning Prayer.

worked with the Jazz Mass Quartet providing jazz mass each Sunday.

arranged music for the group and for solos

prepared traditional Hymns from the 1982 Hymnal for each Sunday

coordinated rehearsals

concertized at area churches

applied skills at improvisation with other musicians(sax, drums, bass)

wrote out arrangements of jazz and urban gospel music for other musicians as well as keyboard.

dictated new music by ear and made charts, e.g. rhythm charts with chords

accompanied solo vocalists, choir and congregation

covered many different styles including jazz, R&B

Conducted Choir Rehearsals

Rehearsed the Choir In New Music for Liturgical purposes

Transcribed music or dictated music for use by choir

Coordinated with the Priest for Holy Days

Served as chanter.

Directed and rehearsed choir for Liturgy

Served as a chanter

Trained the choir

Transcribed and dictated music as required