Thomas's Music Page
- Bands
- Compositions
- 1975 - Midnight
- 1988 - Maria
- 1992 - Happy Are You Who Fear the Lord
- 1993 - "The Happy Song" Variations
- 1994 - Wintersuite
- Instruments
- Korg X5D Synthesizer
- Homemade PAiA 2720 analog monotonic synthesizer
- Ensoniq ZR-76 Stage and Studio Keyboard
- Roland HP 1700 Digital Piano
- Charvel CX 291 Electric Guitar
- Yamaha RBX260 Electric Bass
- Nashville Acoustic Guitar
- Stradivarius Violin (no, really! It says so inside!)
- Gen-u-ine Cajun Tie Fer (Triangle)
- Rainstick
- Samples
- Sheet Music
- Tour Dates
Future dates
If you've seen Tom perform, you know there's nothing else like it. And
that's a good thing, too. The following are confirmed dates and
places you can find Tom playing.
Selected past dates
- 1978 - Concert - Fox Lane Middle School, Bedford, NY.
Short-lived band that played only two songs - "Stairway to Heaven"
and "Dust in the Wind"
We named the band Angel Dust after our two songs.
- September 17-19, 1993 - Marian Conference - Alex Spanos Center,
University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA.
Watch this space for audio, video, and/or Performer shows from this
conference.
- May 14, 1994 - Tom and Traci's Wedding - Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Parish, Sacramento, CA.
Actually, I was busy getting married that day.
I sequenced keyboard parts for many of the songs performed by
Nightwatch, as well as writing one of
them.
- October 29, 1994 - Keep the Songs' Singing On - Saint Ignatius
of Loyola Parish, Sacramento, CA.
A Concert and Sing Along with Mindy Vance Trup, Ellie Meissner, Father
Christopher Cartwright, S.J. and Thomas Riso
This featured the world-premiere recording of my piece
Wintersuite. Tapes are probably no longer available, but we
can always search if anyone is interested.
- Thursday, April 29, 1999 - Confirmation Mass - Saint Ignatius of
Loyola Parish, Sacramento, CA.
- Sunday, May 2, 1999 - Evening Mass - Saint Ignatius of Loyola Parish,
Sacramento, CA - Song list