Tom Price (musician)
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Tom Price, is an American
songwriter, conductor, and musical director best known for his work in choral and orchestral music.
in New York, the Mozart Concert House in Vienna
, the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow
and dozens of fine auditoriums throughout the world. Price has conducted such orchestras as The Warsaw Philharmonic, The Czech National Symphony, The Budapest Symphony, the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
, The Maly Moscow Symphony, and others. For fourteen years, he was musical director of the Sydney Bahá'í Temple Choir in Australia
, and from 1989 to 1996 was musical director at the Bahá'í House of Worship
in Wilmette, Illinois
.
In 1986 he collaborated with renowned Indian Composer Ravi Shankar
in combining Indian and western musical elements for the opening and dedication of the Bahá'í House of Worship
in New Delhi
. He was the director of the 420-voice choir and 90-piece symphony orchestra for the second Bahá'í World Congress
in New York in 1992. Price studied music composition at the University of Sydney
in Australia, where he lived for 18 years, working as a composer, arranger and conductor of music for film, television and commercial recordings. He was responsible for several hit recordings in the pop and jazz
fields in Australia, including producing and co-writing the double-platinum Bad Habits by singer Billy Field
, which was the largest selling album in Australia in 1981. In 1983 he won the Gold Prize in songwriting at the 12th Tokyo Music Festival
. Since moving to the United States
in 1988, he has produced several fine choral, gospel and jazz recordings. He is currently composing music for a Pulitzer prize
-winning Broadway
play, and heads the independent recording label Claire Vision Productions in Tennessee
.
Price is a member of the Bahá'í Faith
.
, the nephew of film producer Julian Ludwig, the cousin of film producer Tony Ludwig, the grandson of creationist and noted Seventh Day Adventist George McCready Price
and the father of jazz singer Rachael Price
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
songwriter, conductor, and musical director best known for his work in choral and orchestral music.
Biography
As director of the international choir, The Voices of Bahá, he has directed public concerts in more than forty countries over the past fifteen years, including performances in Carnegie HallCarnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
in New York, the Mozart Concert House in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
and dozens of fine auditoriums throughout the world. Price has conducted such orchestras as The Warsaw Philharmonic, The Czech National Symphony, The Budapest Symphony, the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Bratislava, Slovakia....
, The Maly Moscow Symphony, and others. For fourteen years, he was musical director of the Sydney Bahá'í Temple Choir in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, and from 1989 to 1996 was musical director at the Bahá'í House of Worship
Bahá'í House of Worship
A Bahá'í House of Worship, sometimes referred to by its Arabic name of Mashriqu'l-Adhkár ,is the designation of a place of worship, or temple, of the Bahá'í Faith...
in Wilmette, Illinois
Wilmette, Illinois
Wilmette is a village in New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is located north of Chicago's downtown district and has a population of 27,651. Wilmette is considered a bedroom community in the North Shore district...
.
In 1986 he collaborated with renowned Indian Composer Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar , often referred to by the title Pandit, is an Indian musician and composer who plays the plucked string instrument sitar. He has been described as the best known contemporary Indian musician by Hans Neuhoff in Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart.Shankar was born in Varanasi and spent...
in combining Indian and western musical elements for the opening and dedication of the Bahá'í House of Worship
Bahá'í House of Worship
A Bahá'í House of Worship, sometimes referred to by its Arabic name of Mashriqu'l-Adhkár ,is the designation of a place of worship, or temple, of the Bahá'í Faith...
in New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
. He was the director of the 420-voice choir and 90-piece symphony orchestra for the second Bahá'í World Congress
Bahá'í World Congress
The Bahá'í World Congress is a large gathering of Bahá'ís from across the world that is called irregularly by the Universal House of Justice, the governing body of the Bahá'ís...
in New York in 1992. Price studied music composition at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
in Australia, where he lived for 18 years, working as a composer, arranger and conductor of music for film, television and commercial recordings. He was responsible for several hit recordings in the pop and jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
fields in Australia, including producing and co-writing the double-platinum Bad Habits by singer Billy Field
Billy Field
Billy Field is an Australian singer and songwriter, best known for his hit singles "True Love" , "Bad Habits" and "You Weren't In Love with Me" . "You Weren't In Love with Me" also peaked at #67 on the UK Singles Chart in June 1982...
, which was the largest selling album in Australia in 1981. In 1983 he won the Gold Prize in songwriting at the 12th Tokyo Music Festival
Tokyo Music Festival
The Tokyo Music Festival was an international music contest that ran from 1972 to 1991. It was organised by the Tokyo Music Festival Association...
. Since moving to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1988, he has produced several fine choral, gospel and jazz recordings. He is currently composing music for a Pulitzer prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
-winning Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
play, and heads the independent recording label Claire Vision Productions in Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
.
Price is a member of the Bahá'í Faith
Bahá'í Faith
The Bahá'í Faith is a monotheistic religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 19th-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind. There are an estimated five to six million Bahá'ís around the world in more than 200 countries and territories....
.
Family
Price is the son of Hollywood screen actor John Shelton, the grandnephew of film director Edward LudwigEdward Ludwig
Edward Irving Ludwig was a Russian-born American film director and writer. He directed nearly 100 films between 1921 and 1963....
, the nephew of film producer Julian Ludwig, the cousin of film producer Tony Ludwig, the grandson of creationist and noted Seventh Day Adventist George McCready Price
George McCready Price
George McCready Price was a Canadian creationist. He produced several anti-evolution and creationist works, particularly on the subject of flood geology...
and the father of jazz singer Rachael Price
Rachael Price
Rachael Price is a jazz vocalist from Hendersonville, Tennessee. She is a graduate in Jazz Studies at the New England Conservatory in Massachusetts...
Discography
- Bad Habits – Billy Field (1981) Producer & Songwriter ISBN 1876766263
- Try Biology – Billy Field (1983) Producer & Songwriter
- I’m Easy – Recorded by David Lee Roth (1986) Songwriter
- Songs of the Ancient Beauty (1991) Composer, Conductor & Producer
- We Have Come to Sing Praises (1993) Producer
- Music from the Second Bahá’í World Congress (1994) Conductor
- Songs of the Ancient Beauty Volume 2 (1995) Composer, Conductor & Producer
- Bad Habits – Recorded by David Lee Roth (1996) Songwriter
- Lift Up Your Voices and Sing Volume 1 (1997) Producer
- Lift Up Your Voices and Sing Volume 2 (1997) Producer
- Lift Up Your Voices and Sing Volume 3 (1997) Producer
- The Voices of Bahá in Concert (2000)
- The Voices of Bahá in Carnegie Hall (2002) Composer, Conductor & Producer
- Dedicated to You – Rachael Price (2003) Producer
- Rachael Price & the Tennessee Terraplanes (2008) Producer
- The Good Hours - Rachael Price (2008) Producer