Dr. THOMAS KING
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Dr. Thomas King, Professor of Voice at Austin Peay State University, received a Bachelor of Music Education degree in Choral Music from the University of Kansas, a Master of Music degree in Vocal Pedagogy, magna cum laude, from Indiana University, a Performer's Certificate from the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, a Master of Arts degree in German from the University of Mississippi, and a doctorate in Vocal Pedagogy also from the University of Mississippi.

He was a professional opera singer in the German theater system for five years, singing over 400 performances during that time. In the States, Dr. King has performed with the Memphis Opera, the Germantown Symphony, the Lancaster, Pennsylvania Symphony, the Atlanta Chamber Opera, the Municipal Opera of St. Louis, the Kennesaw Opera, the Cobb Community Symphony, and with the Rapides Symphony and the Lake Charles Symphony, both in Louisiana. Previously, he taught high school choral music for 11 years in Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi.

He is an active recitalist and has performed all over the southeastern and midwestern states with his wife, Dr. Vicki King, as accompanist. He has been a member of the faculty and staff of the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria since 1983, teaching auditions training for singers and offering stage fright remedies.

He is the Governor of Province 15 of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the mens' music fraternity. He is also a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and was inducted into Delta Phi Alpha, the German honor society in 1987. He is a member of the College Music Society, Southern Chapter, and has been Board member for Performance, Secretary/Treasurer, and is now President of the 750 member organization.

E-mail: KingT@apsu.edu
Phone: (931) 221-7648