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Tom Reese flutes_Laurie Haines Reese cello_Bobby Brewer guitar_Aaron Walker drums

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Tom Reese

A captivating performer, Tom’s strength’s are in his warm tone, melodic lines, and original compositions which feature innovative instrumentation and modern harmonies. His music has been heard on International radio stations all over the World. As a solo artist and musician he has opened or performed with Bela Fleck, Gaelic Storm, Grey Eye Glances, Valery Ponomarev & Nick Brignola and others. Click here to view a listing of Tom's instruments and equipment.

As an music educator Tom has led composition and Jazz improvisation workshops throughout Pennsylvania and has received four NEA awards for his work as Music Director for the YouTheatre program at the Fulton Opera House in Lancaster, PA. His involvement with the Arts Infusion program piloted at Price Elementary, Lancaster, PA helped to raise the school from #17 in the county to #1 academically. Tom's residencies and workshops have included "Summerstage for Youth" at the Fulton Opera House and "Day at the Strand" in Yorsk, PA. He is also a composer with The Commission Project in Rochester, NY, which funds composers in schools, teaching composition.

His classical compositions are featured on "Conversations", which won an award for Best Instrumental Album in the 2002 "Just Plain Folks Awards", the largest independent music awards and hasd ebuted his award-winning Jazz compositions on Music Row in Nashville.

In addition to the soprano & alto flutes, Tom plays the Irish pennywhistle, recorder, Chinese shakuhachi, bamboo flutes, Peruvian pan pipes, fife, antique ocarinas, and the Native American Lakota flute.  He demonstrates each of these instruments in an educational program called "Music Makes the World Go Round." Tom is the originator of the Ocarina Building Workshop and "From Earth to Song," a make-at-home ocarina building kit. Since 1987, Tom has helped children of all ages design & build their own playable ocarinas out of clay.