Santa Clara University

Thomas Colohan is regularly in demand as a conductor, teacher, and clinician on both the east and west coasts, and abroad.  Since his appointment as Director of Choral Activities at Santa Clara University in 2001, the choral program has tripled in size, and the SCU choirs have begun performing major choral/orchestral works annually before sold out audiences in the Santa Clara Mission.  In 2003, the newly formed SCU Chamber Singers were invited to perform at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles. Under his leadership as Music Director of the Santa Clara Chorale, that ensemble's subscriber base has doubled and the group has begun appearing with professional orchestras throughout the region.  Colohan has conducted members of the National Symphony Orchestra, the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, the San Jose Symphony, the California Chamber Symphony, the Mission Chamber Orchestra, and the Richmond Symphony.

Previously, Colohan served for six years as Founder and Artistic Director of the James River Singers in Richmond, VA, and as Assistant Conductor of the Master Chorale of Washington, in Washington DC.  He has also sung professionally with the Washington Opera, the Washington Bach Consort, and the Master Chorale of Washington Chamber Singers.  He holds a Master of Music in Choral Music from the University of Southern California, and a Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.  Currently, Colohan also serves as Music Director for Saint Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto.