Alan Thomas

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Name = Alan Thomas


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Origin = Britain
Instrument = Guitar
Genre = Classical
Occupation = Musician
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Alan Thomas is a British-based guitarist who performs on both classical and electric guitar.

He was born in Liverpool and completed his studies with Ernesto Bitetti at Indiana University, as well as at the University of California at San Diego, where his teachers included Scott Tennant and the composer Brian Ferneyhough.

Thomas is particularly dedicated to performing contemporary music, and he has premiered many new works by composers including Laurence Crane, Paul Davies, Gerardo Dirié, Gabriel Erkoreka, Michael Finnissy, Christopher Fox, Bryn Harrison, Petros Ovsepyan, Alwynne Pritchard, Joby Talbot and Ian Willcock. According to his website, his repertoire also includes pieces by Louis Andriessen, Cornelius Cardew, Aldo Clementi, James Dillon, Richard Emsley, Brian Ferneyhough, Graham Fitkin, Betsy Jolas, György Kurtág, Tod Machover, Tristan Murail, Per Nørgård, Roger Reynolds, Giacinto Scelsi and Howard Skempton, alongside more familiar pieces by Benjamin Britten, Elliott Carter, Hans Werner Henze, Steve Reich and Toru Takemitsu.