Thomas D. Brosh was born August 25,1946 in Montrose, Colorado. His undergraduate and graduate studies in theory and composition were at the University of Kansas, University of Colorado-Boulder, Banff School of Fine Arts, University of Denver and Catholic University of America. He studied composition with Philip Batstone, Cecil Effinger, Normand Lockwood and Steven Strunk. A specialist in electronic music, he learned synthesizer technique from Philip Batstone, Will Gay Bottje and Alan Oldfield.
From 1972-1980, he was an Assistant Professor of theory and composition at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. He retired from the Community College of Aurora in 2001, after serving for twenty-one years as Music Department Chair, Professor of Music, then Dean of Humanities, Fine Arts and Social Sciences. He also taught theory at the Metropolitan State College of Denver and theory and orchestration at the University of Denver.
His wide variety of acoustic and electronic compositions has been performed throughout the United States at concerts sponsored by the American Society of University Composers/Society of Composers, College Music Society, Music Teachers National Association, North American Saxophone Alliance and Southeastern Composers' League. Abroad, his MISTERIOSO, for saxophone trio, was performed in France and Germany.
He has received commissions from the Community College of Aurora, University of Denver and Colorado Wind Ensemble. He wrote the original scores for theatre productions at the University of Denver and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. His music has been broadcast on radio in New York and North Carolina, and on radio and television in Colorado. He was published by Shawnee Press and Manuscript Publications, and is featured in The Composer (1975-76), Contemporary American Composers: A Biographical Dictionary (1976) and Living Music (1988). Reviews of his music have appeared in a number of periodicals. He holds active membership in the American Music Center, College Music Society and Living Music Foundation.
In addition to his collection of materials at the University of Colorado-Boulder American Music Research Center, his composition catalogue, scores and recordings have been placed at the Community College of Aurora Music Department and the Clifton L. Fowler Library at Colorado Christian University, Lakewood, Colorado. Most of his compositions are included on two compact discs. Also available on compact discs are a March 20, 2004 College Music Society/Rocky Mountain Chapter recording at the University of Denver of his SERIES ONE: VARIATIONS (1983)-To T.T.L., for tape, and his PEACE FOR PIANO: TO R.D.H. (2006), premiered April 9, 2006 by the composer at the Roger Hannay Memorial Concert, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. The composer performed this same work on April 3, 2009 at the College Music Society/Rocky Mountain Chapter Composers Concert, University of Denver.
Thomas D. Brosh resides in Castle Pines North, Colorado. His email address is tmbrosh@msn.com.