Jason Thompson
Professor
Designations
DM; MM
Contact
765-677-2155
PPAC 114
Department
Programs
Resources
Biography
Dr. Thompson conducts the IWU Orchestra, Early Music Ensemble, and Opera. He teaches violin and viola lessons, music history, and symphonic literature. Dr. Thompson is the assistant conductor and
Teaches
- Orchestra
- Applied Violin and Viola
- Music History
- Early Music Ensemble
Highlights
- Concertmaster and Assistant Conductor of the Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
- Music Director of The 17th-Century Praise Band, Redeemer Lutheran Church
- Has conducted
- Opera Maya Festival Orchestra, Mexico
- Symphony of the Lakes, Winona Lake, IN
- Guilford Town Band, CT
- Fort Wayne Philharmonic (cover conductor)
- Has played baroque violin with
- Has played violin with
- Numerous regional orchestras in the Midwest
- IWU Faculty Piano Trio and Piano Quartet
- Other responsibilities include
- Board member of Lutheranism and the Classics
- Artistic Advisory Committee of the Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
- Guest lecturer and writer in the area of Early Lutheran Church Music
Interests
Dr. Thompson is actively involved in the research of historical performance practice in music. He performs on the Baroque violin with several ensembles in the area. He is also a scholar of musical and liturgical practices of the early Lutheran church.
Degrees
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DM - Early Music Ensemble Direction
2014, Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music
Music History and Choral Conducting -
MM - Orchestral Conducting
2005, Bowling Green State University -
BS - Violin Performance and Conducting
2003, Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music