Rising Star Artists

Theresa Thomason

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Bio

From the first moment you hear Theresa Thomason, you will stop and pay attention. Theresa Thomason’s voice is brilliant, clear, light and powerful. Seeing Theresa perform live is energizing, exciting and an experience you’ll want to repeat! Theresa has that rare magical ability to form an instant intimate relationship with a sold-out crowd. After just a few moments into a live performance, you’ll become fully engaged as she asks you to sing, stand, and join the choir! You’ll walk away from a live concert uplifted and the excitement will take many days to fade away. If you can’t hear Theresa live, you can listen to any of her CDs to satisfy your musical cravings. Her two most recent releases are "Ten Hymns" from Sacred Sounds Music and "Sound Over All Waters" from Pelagos Records.

Since the age of thirteen, Theresa Thomason has been earning critical acclaim for her performances in a variety of musical sytles, like Jazz, Gospel and R&B. Theresa reached the airwaves with "Fresh Enuff" a popular club single. The success of her single was quickly followed by a winning performance at the famous Apollo Theater in New York City.

Miss Thomason won the hearts of concert goers as she toured Europe for over nine years. Her performances were a succession of sold-out concerts in over 150 European cities. Theresa is also a featured artist with the Grammy Award winning Paul Winter Consort at the annual Solstice, Missa Gaia and Earth Mass celebrations at St. John the Divine, a majestic and famous cathedral in New York City. Many of these performances have been televised on PBC and NBC. Miss Thomason has also performed live at the United Nations for the Dalai Lama.

In 1999 Thomason collaborated with composer Paul Halley on the Pelagos recording of "Sound Over All Waters". Halley’s compositions and arrangements were created specifically for Theresa which resulted in a stunningly powerful collection of spiritual music.