B. A. Lee College
M. M. Peabody Conservatory of Music
Ph. D. University of Cincinnati
College Conservatory of Music
email:
pthomas@leeuniversity.edu
Professor of Music, Chairperson of
Instrumental Department
An alumnus of Lee’s music program, Phillip
Thomas returned to his alma mater as a keyboard
instructor after completing a M.M. in piano from
the Peabody Conservatory in 1977. Since
then, he has filled a number of roles, including
classroom teacher, accompanist, ensemble
director, and administrator. He also holds
the Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati.
In 1996, Thomas founded the University’s Chamber
Orchestra. Currently, his primary teaching
responsibilities include Music History, graduate
Music Theory, and Piano. Thomas also
chairs the Department of Instrumental Music and
serves on a number of University committees,
including the Poiema Project Steering Committee.
Off campus, he has served as board member for
the Tennessee Music Teachers Association and
Chattanooga Youth Symphony, and keyboardist for
the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra. For the past
several years, he has been staff pianist for the
Mount Paran North Church of God just outside
Atlanta, GA.
Thomas and his wife Dale (a Lee alumna), who is
a singer and teacher, have one daughter,
Shannon, a talented young violinist.
Dr. Phillip Thomas
