Thomas has been a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s double bass section since January 2013. An avid chamber musician, he became a member of the Boston Chamber Music Society (BCMS) in 2021 and has played chamber music at the Mostly Mozart Festival, New York City’s Town Hall and Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center among many others. Additionally he is a member of the self-conducted East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO) that is compromised of top solo, chamber and orchestral string players form around the country. Thomas has played with the Borromeo, Ying, Lydian and Parker String Quartets and was a founding member of A Far Cry chamber orchestra. Thomas received his bachelor’s degree at Rice University studying with Paul Ellison and his master’s at Boston University with Ed Barker. In addition to enjoying a diverse performing career, Thomas enjoys and values teaching. He is on the String Faculty of New England Conservatory as well as Boston University. In his spare time he likes to ride bicycles and spend time in the mountains but most of all loves spending time with his wife and two young boys.
Thomas Van Dyck
Double Bass