Thomas Maurice, 56
Senior program manager
Baltimore, Maryland
Canada

Returning to this competition for the third time, Thomas Maurice is currently semi-retired from his career as a senior program manager at General Dynamics Information Technology. Mr. Maurice earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in piano performance at Towson University and the University of Maryland, College Park, respectively, and worked as a network engineer for years while also attaining honors at amateur competitions like the Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition (2004) and the Vienna International Amateur Piano Competition (2008). In 2007 and 2011, he was a Cliburn Amateur semifinalist. Mr. Maurice says he was thrilled to learn the 2016 Cliburn Amateur features a concerto round, “as there are so few opportunities for amateur pianists to perform with an orchestra.” An active feral cat rescuer, Mr. Maurice also dabbles in home renovation and piano tuning, and is involved in his community association.

COMPETITION REPERTOIRE

Preliminary Round
TCHAIKOVSKY-PLETNEV   “Andante maestoso (Pas de deux)” from Concert Suite from The Nutcracker
SCHUMANN   Toccata in C Major, op. 7

Quarterfinal Round
BACH   Prelude and Fugue in G Minor, WTC II, BWV 885
CHOPIN   Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, op. 52

Semifinal Round
BEETHOVEN   32 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80
BRAHMS   Intermezzo in E Major, op. 116, no. 4
LISZT   Mephisto Waltz No. 1

Final Round
SCHUMANN   Piano Concerto in A Minor, op. 54: III. Allegro vivace