Welcome to Tomfolan.com! My purpose in these pages is to share my passion and vision for exploring, studying, performing and discussing the great choral/orchestral masterworks of Western Classical Music. My focus is not simply on the performance of these great musical creations, but also on finding new, exciting, and purposeful contexts in which to present them.
My career as a conductor began with the realization that I could not help but want to move when I heard music that stirred my emotions. I have always loved to move to music, and in conducting I found that I could move every muscle in my body without the worry of distracting those around me.
With each re-creation of these wonderful musical works, I live the art in the moment, learning something new, and hearing something in a different way. That feeling of wonder happens each and every time. Now, as I embark on the most far-flung adventure of my life—performing Western Classical Music with Chinese ensembles—I will use this website to share what I learn with you. I know there will be new ways for me to look at this music as I experience it through the eyes and ears of Eastern Culture.
So I will dive in, ready to embrace all that awaits me. You are invited to share this adventure with me …and I hope to see you at a concert!