Thomas, Patrick (conductor), 1932-2017

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Patrick Thomas AM MBE (born 1 June 1932) is an Australian conductor. During his long career he has had a long association with the Australian Broadcasting Commission as well as holding such significant posts as Resident Conductor of the Australian Ballet and Chief Conductor of the Queensland Symphony. He has held the specially created position of ABC Federal Conductor-in-Residence as well as conducting the Australian Opera and the ABC's radio chorus, the Adelaide Singers. He took up his position as Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in 1978. He has appeared as Guest Conductor of such orchestras as the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hallé Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Orchestra, Polish National Radio and Television Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, BBC Symphony Orchestra, CBC Symphony Orchestra, Prague Radio Orchestra, and many others in New Zealand, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and South Africa. His career has incorporated appearances as a concert, radio and television presenter and interviewer. As a writer, his later work has included an autobiography, several hundred poems, a booklet of career anecdotes, a published reference text (Overture to Conducting), as well as articles and scripts for radio stations 2MBS FM and ABC Classic FM. (information from Karl Levett, Wikipedia and the Library's holdings.) Link to catalogue record.

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