Musical career

Thomason reached the airwaves with Fresh Enuff, a popular club single and a winning performance at the Apollo Theater

Apollo Theater

The Apollo Theater in New York City is one of the most famous, and older, music halls in the United States, and the most famous club associated almost exclusively with Black performers...

 in New York City

New York City

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. She toured Europe for over 10 years, performing in over 150 European cities. She remains a featured artist with the Paul Winter Consort at the annual Solstice, Missa Gaia and Earth Mass celebrations at St. John the Divine, the world renowned cathedral in New York City. Many of these performances were televised on PBS and NBC. Thomason has also performed live at the United Nations for the Dalai Lama and others.

In 1999, Thomason collaborated with composer Paul Halley on the Pelagos recording of "Sound Over All Waters". Together they continue to perform this piece in many variations in Europe, New Zealand, New York, Canada and Connecticut.

Thomason appeared onstage with the American progressive metal

Progressive metal

Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...

 band Dream Theater

Dream Theater

Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out of their studies to further concentrate on the band that would...

 on the Metropolis 2000 world tour, after having appeared on the Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory

Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory

Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory is the fifth studio album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater, released in 1999. It is a concept album that deals with the story of a man named Nicholas and the discovery of his past life, which involves love, murder, and infidelity as Victoria Page...

album. In addition to reprising her vocal parts for the album, Thomason sang on "John and Theresa Solo Spot", improvising over a John Petrucci

John Petrucci

John Peter Petrucci is an American guitarist and songwriter best known as a founding member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. Along with his former bandmate Mike Portnoy, he has produced all Dream Theater albums since their 1999 release, Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory...

 guitar solo, and sang on "The Spirit Carries On." Performances were filmed and released on DVD and CD under the name Metropolis 2000: Scenes From New York

Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York

Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York is a VHS/DVD release by American progressive metal band Dream Theater. It was released on April 21, 2001 by Elektra Records...

.

Thomason's newest CD release, "Ten Hymns" is her first solo recording. It was released in 2004 for a specialized project, through Sacred Sounds Music, and is regarded as acoustic gospel. Also completed is the Jazz project "Breakaway" from Paul Sullivan of
River Music. Thomason is the featured soloist.

Thomason continued to perform with Dream Theater and performed Clare Torry

Clare Torry

Clare Torry is a British singer who famously performed the wordless vocals on Pink Floyd's "The Great Gig in the Sky" on the 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon.-Education:...

's famous vocal improvisation on "The Great Gig in the Sky

The Great Gig in the Sky

"The Great Gig in the Sky" is the fifth track from English progressive rock band Pink Floyd's 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon. It features voice instrumental music by Clare Torry.-Composition:...

" when the band covered Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...

's The Dark Side of the Moon

The Dark Side of the Moon

The Dark Side of the Moon is the eighth studio album by English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released in March 1973. It built on ideas explored in the band's earlier recordings and live shows, but lacks the extended instrumental excursions that characterised their work following the departure...

at the Heineken Music Hall

Heineken Music Hall

Heineken Music Hall is a concert hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands, near the Amsterdam ArenA .The big hall is used for concerts, has a capacity of 5500 and is 3000 m²...

 in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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, Holland on October 11, 2005 and the Hammersmith Apollo

Hammersmith Apollo

Hammersmith Apollo is a major entertainment venue located in Hammersmith, London. Designed by Robert Cromie in Art Deco style, it opened in 1932 as the Gaumont Palace cinema, being re-named the Hammersmith Odeon in 1962...

 in London

London

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on October 25, 2005. The London show was recorded and released again on both DVD and CD through Dream Theater's YtseJam Records.

Theresa Thomason has toured for over 13 years in the most hallowed theaters of Europe and performed at the Vatican in 2005. Her career has spanned over two decades of performances and recordings with the Grammy Award Winning Paul Winter Consort, Pete Seeger, Dream Theater, renowned conductor John Rutter, Actor and leader Ruby Dee, popular Jazz group FRENS, and many others. Thomason continues to expand her range, style, and creativity and has her own acclaimed musical production called "The Sisterhood".

Thomason has performed in "Hot Feet" the Broadway Musical, conceived, choreographed and directed by Maurice Hines featuring music from Earth, Wind & Fire and will return to Europe with her production of "The Sisters" in the winter/spring of 2009.
Recently Thomason performed two sold out concerts at the infamous "Zenith" in Strasbourg, France and Les Dominicains De Haute
Alsace. A first ever for the Protestant Union in France.