| Jason Thornton has developed a very busy and highly eclectic career. Based in Bath, he is
Artistic Director of the cities professional orchestra Bath Philharmonia. He has worked extensively with many of Britain’s
orchestras and choirs including, City of London Sinfonia, London Mozart Players, Halle Orchestra, English Northern
Philharmonia, London Philharmonic Choir and the Philharmonia Chorus. Abroad he has worked with the Cyprus Chamber
Orchestra, Jykvaskyla Sinfonia (Finland) and the North West Symphony Orchestra (Seattle). Recent performances have
included collaborations with Peter Donohoe, Natalie Clein, Joanna Macgregor and Sir Willard White. |
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| 2006/7 performances include the Kenwood House Last Night of the Proms with
City of London Sinfonia, an opera gala with Joseph Calleja, debut with the Oregon Symphony Orchestra and debut at the Hall
for Cornwall with London Mozart Players and Natalie Clein, as well as the usual programme with Bath Philharmonia. "...under the lash of Thornton's baton, and with the ace pianism of Peter Donohoe, Rhapsody in Blue bowled us over." Miles Kington, The Independent, July 2006 “…Quintessentially English. Thornton’s Elgar is a very rare commodity for the West Coast Seattle Times “I believe Jason Thornton to be one of the biggest talents I have encountered in recent years” Peter Donohoe |