Tom Derthick
 tvderthick@ucdavis.edu Room 214, Music Building Teaching Schedule TH 9 am–3 pm |
Principal bassist of the Sacramento Symphony for 14 years, Thomas Derthick now enjoys a diverse career of performing, teaching, and conducting. Derthick is principal bassist of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music and the Sacramento Philharmonic. Other performances include the San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Opera Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, Chamber Music Society of Sacramento, and the Empyrean Ensemble. Formerly associate conductor of the Sierra Symphony and assistant conductor of the California Youth Symphony, Derthick has been music director of the Central Valley Youth Symphony since 2000. Derthick teaches at three colleges in the region: California State University, Sacramento; UC Davis; and the University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music in Stockton, where he has appeared as a guest conductor. He also maintains a large private studio in Sacramento. |