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Thomas Jaber

Pianist - vocal coach

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About Thomas Jaber​​​

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Thomas Jaber is director of Choral Music and Assistant Professor of Vocal Coaching at The Shepherd School of Music. In addition to the responsibilities of coaching graduate and senior voice majors, Mr. Jaber conducts three choral groups at the Shepherd School. These ensembles have been heard nationwide on both National Public Radio and the CBS Radio Network.

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Before moving to Houston in 1988, Mr. Jaber was Music Director of the Opera Theater of Temple University. He also worked as a vocal coach and conductor at Philadelphia's Academy of Vocal Arts and was a member of the faculty at the Curtis Institute of Music. Mr. Jaber has appeared in recital with many of the country's finest performers. As a keyboard artist, he is the continuo organist on three recordings of cantatas of 1 S. Bach with Helmuth Rilling.

 

For twelve seasons, he has been the principal accompanist at the Fred Waring Summer Music Workshops. In addition to conducting for the Waring Organization's PBS Television special featuring the US. Chorus, Mr. Jaber has been a guest conductor and choral clinician for the Brightleaf Music Workshop at Duke University for several seasons.​​​​

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