Dr. Thomas Conroy earned his D.M.A. in composition at the Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, and his M.M. in composition from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He has served on the faculties of Texas A and M University and The Moores School of Music (University of Houston). The Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra premiered his orchestral work Symphonic Metamorphosis, and the Woodlands Symphony Orchestra has premiered several of his orchestral pieces. Awards include: The Paul Cooper Memorial Award in Composition and The James Highsmith award in orchestral composition. He has served as production manager for MUSIQA, a Houston-based contemporary ensemble. He has sung professionally with the San Francisco Symphony Chorus and with the Houston Chamber Choir, for whom he composed This Is Why I Sing, to celebrate their 10th anniversary season in May 2006. He has studied in Paris in the European American Musical Alliance composition program. He is currently developing a new musical drama, Searching for Spinoza, to be premiered at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in spring 2010.
