Thomas Carpenter, Cello
Thomas Carpenter, cellist, will be entering his 3rd season with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as well as his first as cellist of the Peachtree String Quartet. He recently came from the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, Florida. Originally from Charlottesville, Virginia, he completed his undergraduate degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music, studying with Stephen Geber and completed his master’s degree with Norman Fischer at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music.
Mr. Carpenter has participated in music festivals throughout the U.S. and Europe, including the Grand Teton Music Festival, The New York String Orchestra Seminar, the Britten Pears Orchestra, the Tanglewood Music Center, and Principal cellist of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music. Mr. Carpenter was also a winner of the New World Symphony concerto competition and performed Ernest Bloch’s Schelomo with the orchestra.
He particularly enjoys teaching and in addition to working with his students in Atlanta, Thomas was able to travel to Medellin, Colombia as part of a partnership with the New World Symphony and Universidad EAFIT, to teach students from both Colombia and Chile.
Aside from music, Carpenter enjoys playing soccer, swimming, golf, hiking, biking, camping, and cooking.
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