Tom Howard (February 23, 1950 – January 29, 2010)[1][2] was an American pianist, musical arranger, and orchestral conductor.
Tom Howard | |
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Also known as | Dorian |
Born | February 23, 1950 |
Died | January 29, 2010 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 59)
Genres | Jesus music, contemporary Christian, Christian meditation music |
Instrument(s) | Piano, vocals |
Years active | 1977–2010 |
Labels | Solid Rock, NewPax, A&S, Maranatha!, Myrrh, Word, Media Arts Group, Unison, Vineyard Music |
Formerly of | Daniel Amos, Randy Stonehill, Larry Norman, Mark Heard |
In 1983, Howard helped the rock band Daniel Amos form the Alarma! Records label.
On January 29, 2010, Howard suffered a fatal heart attack while hiking with his wife, Dori at Edwin Warner Park in Nashville.[3]
Discography
editSolo
edit- View from the Bridge, 1977, Solid Rock Records
- Danger in Loving You, 1981, NewPax Records
- One by One, Tom Howard & Billy Batstone, 1985, A&S Records/Maranatha! Music
- The Harvest, (Colours Series), 1985 Maranatha! Music (reissued in 2001 on Maranatha!'s Sanctuary series under the title Reflection)
- The Hidden Passage, Tom Howard Ensemble, 1986, Maranatha! Music (reissued on Maranatha!'s Sanctuary series under the title Shelter)
- Solo Piano, 1987, Horizon/Maranatha! Music (reissued in 2000 on Maranatha!'s Sanctuary series under the title Serenity and on Ambient Records' Emerging Artist Series as Flight to Boston renaming some of the titles.)
- Bamboo in Winter, 1991, Myrrh Records
- Beyond the Barriers, 1992, Word Records/Epic Records
- Hymns of Jesus, 1996, Straightway
- Hymns of Comfort, 2002 Campus Productions/Lifescapes
- RE:fresh You Satisfy, 2006 Shelter Cove Music (two CDs)
- RE:fresh In The Quiet Place, 2006 Shelter Cove Music
- Breathe, 2006, Vineyard Music
- Our Love Is Here to Stay, 2007 Shelter Cove Music
- RE:fresh Near to the Heart of God, 2007 Shelter Cove Music
- Scenes from the Life of Christ, 2009 Ligonier Ministries
- Tom Howard – Piano Christmas: Fifteen Classic Piano Carols, 2009, Kingsway Music
For Thomas Kinkade
edit- Reflections of Light, 1998, Media Arts Group
- This Quiet Place, 1999, Media Arts Group
- Mountain Vistas, 1999, Media Arts Group
- Christmas Traditions, 1999, Media Arts Group
Repackaged under Thomas Kinkade set entitled Seasons: Peace & Love
editIn this set the following renames apply.
- Tranquil Autumn is Reflections of Light
- Celebration of Winter is Christmas Traditions
- Sounds of Spring is This Quiet Place
- Reflections of Summer is Mountain Vistas
Under pseudonyms
editas Dorian
- Passage to Adventure, 1999, Unison Music
- Passage to Tranquillity, 1999, Unison Music
- Passage to Mystery, 1999, Unison Music
- Passage to Peace, 1999, Unison Music
- Passage to Joy, 1999, Unison Music
- Passage to Romance, 1999, Unison Music
Selected contributions
edit- Streams of White Light Into Darkened Corners, Larry Norman, 1977, Piano, Harmonies.
- Strangers in a Strange Land, Salvation Air Force, 1977, Piano.
- Freedom Flight, James Sundquist, 1977, Piano, Synthesizer, Harpsichord, Strings, Horn Arrangement, Production Assistance.
- Lead Me Home, Dave Mattson, 1978, Piano, Fender Rhodes.
- Through Every Storm, Emmaus Road, 1978, String Arrangements.
- Stagecoach, Dennis Litchfield, 1978, String Arrangements.
- You Turn Me Around, The Sharretts, 1978, Songwriter.
- Come Back Soon, Various (featured on two tracks by Stratton/Howard Band), 1978.
- Sunday Drivers, The Eli Band, 1979, Keyboards, Vocal Assistance, Production (two tracks).
- Gentle Touch, Gerry Limpic, 1979.
- Stumbling Heavenward, Salmond and Mulder, 1979, Acoustic and Electric Piano.
- Paint Your Windows White (45 RPM Single), Malcolm Wild and the Band "Samuel", 1979, O.B.X. Synthesizer.
- Greenbelt Live! Original Soundtrack Recording , Various (featured on two tracks by Randy Stonehill and Larry Norman), 1979, Keyboards.
- Appalachian Melody, Mark Heard, 1979, Keyboards and Orchestration.
- Fingerprint, Mark Heard, 1980, Piano and Synthesizer.
- Roll Away the Stone, Larry Norman, 1980, Piano.
- The Sky is Falling, Randy Stonehill, 1980, Orchestration, Piano, Moog, Keyboards.
- Taste and See, Rob Mehl, 1980, Keyboards, Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocals.
- From His Heart And Mine, Holly Faith, 1980, Keyboards.
- Arrowhead, Wayne Johnson, 1980, Vocals.
- Rebel to the Wrong, Dennis Agajanian, 1981, Keyboards, Backing Vocals.
- Back to the Rock, Various (featured on one track by Rob Mehl), 1981.
- Between the Glory and the Flame, Randy Stonehill, 1981, Songwriter, Synthesizer String Arranger, Piano, Harmonium, Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocals.
- This Side of Heaven (Milk & Honey), Beau MacDougall, 1981, Keyboards.
- Stop the Dominoes, Mark Heard, 1981, Keyboards.
- Victims of the Age, Mark Heard, 1982, Keyboards.
- Red Alert, Malcolm and the Mirrors, 1982, Keyboards.
- Praise Six: Come and Sing Praises, Various Artists, 1982, Songwriter.
- Bye Bye Baby/Look My Way, The Crosstones, 1982, String Arrangements.
- Eye of the Storm, Mark Heard, 1983, Keyboards.
- Equator, Randy Stonehill, 1983, Keyboards, Choir and Background Vocals.
- Doppelganger, Daniel Amos, 1983, Keyboards.
- Film at Eleven, Pat Terry, 1983, E-mu Systems Emulator, Voice Programming, and Emulator Arranger.
- Back to the Rock #2, Various, 1983, Backing Vocals (featured on one track by Bill Batstone).
- Closer, Wendell Burton, 1983, Synthesizers.
- The Vision, Darrell Mansfield, 1983, Keyboards, Background Vocals.
- Tried by Fire, George Nasif, 1983, Keyboards.
- The Wedding Album, Various Artists, 1983, Arranger, Songwriter.
- Psalms Alive!, Maranatha! Singers, 1983, Songwriter.
- Praise Seven, Various Artists, 1984, Vocals, Songwriter.
- Psalms Alive! 2, Calvary Chapel Worship Community, 1984, Songwriter, Producer.
- Let the World Rejoice! A Musical Celebration of Christmas, Various Artists, 1984, Producer, Arranger, Conductor.
- Quiet Night, Larry Norman, 1984, Songwriter.
- Celebrate This Heartbeat, Randy Stonehill, 1984, Songwriter, Orchestration, Arranger, Piano, Synthesizers, Tympani, Background Vocals.
- Ashes and Light, Mark Heard, 1984, Synthesizer.
- Mosaics, Mark Heard, 1985, Synthesizer.
- Love Beyond Reason, Randy Stonehill, 1985, Songwriter.
- Dreams, Tales and Lullabies, David Edwards, 1985, Orchestration.
- Heart of Eternity, Wendell Burton, 1985, Producer, Arranger, Songwriter, Keyboards, Background Vocals.
- Fight the Fight, Various Artists, 1985, Choir Vocals.
- Psalms Alive! 3, Maranatha! Singers, 1986, Songwriter, Producer, Choir Arrangements, Tracking.
- Rejoice! Rejoice! Inspiring orchestral renderings of the world's best-loved Christmas caroles, Various Artists, 1986, Producer, Arranger, Conductor, Piano, Pipe Organ, Auxiliary Keyboards.
- Way Back Home, Phil Keaggy, 1986, String Arrangements, Woodwind Arrangement.
- The Wild Frontier, Randy Stonehill, 1986, Synthesizer, Arranger.
- Knowledge & Innocence, Terry Scott Taylor, 1986, Background vocals.
- A Briefing for the Ascent, Terry Scott Taylor, 1987, Background Vocals.
- Abba – 18 Songs to the Father, Various Artists, 1988, Songwriter.
- Hallelujah: 16 Songs of Joyful Boasting, Various Artists/The Maranatha Singers, 1988, Orchestration.
- Until We Have Wings, Randy Stonehill, 1990, Orchestrations and Keyboards.
- Dr. Edward Daniel Taylor: The Miracle Faith Telethon, Terry Scott Taylor, 1990, Background Vocals.
- Wide Angle, John Fischer, 1992, Keyboards, Choir Arrangement and Conducting.
- Out of the Wilderness, Dennis Agajanian, 1992, Piano, Backing Vocals.
- At the Foot of the Cross, Volume 2: Seven Last Words of Christ, Various Artists, 1992, 9and more.
- Miracle Mile, Guardian, 1993, String Arranger.
- Chase The Buffalo, Pierce Pettis, 1993, Piano.
- Reflections of a Former Life, Mark Heard, 1993, Keyboards.
- Way Back Home, Phil Keaggy, 1994, String Arrangements, Woodwind Arrangement.
- Swing, Swang, Swung, Guardian, 1994, String Arranger.
- My Faith Will Stay, Cheri Keaggy, 1995, Conductor, Orchestral Arrangements.
- Noel, Various, 1995, Orchestral Arrangements.
- Sugar Pistol, Fluffy, 1995, Piano, Strings.
- Speckled Bird, The Choir, 1995, Orchestrated.
- Christmas is Jesus, Bryan Duncan, 1995, Piano, Strings, Orchestral Arrangements.
- Windows of Heaven, John Elefante, 1995, Songwriter, Strings.
- No Doubt, Petra, 1995, String Arranger and Conductor.
- Strangelanguage, Charlie Peacock, 1996, String Conductor.
- Conviction, Michael O'Brien, 1996, String Arrangements.
- Avalon, Avalon, 1996, String Arranger and Conductor.
- Listen, Cindy Morgan, 1996, String Arranger and Conductor.
- Blink, Rick Elias, 1997, Piano.
- Gift, Jim Brickman, 1997, String Arrangements.
- The Waiting, The Waiting, 1997, String Arrangements and Conductor.
- Sixpence None the Richer, Sixpence None the Richer, 1997, Piano.
- Rock Music w/Singing, Duraluxe, 1997, Piano, Strings.
- Thirst, Randy Stonehill, 1998, Piano, Background Vocals, String Arrangements.
- Live the Life, Michael W. Smith, 1998, String Arrangements and Conductor.
- Christmastime, Michael W. Smith, 1998, Orchestration, Orchestral Arrangements, Choir Arrangement.
- The Loving Kind, Cindy Morgan, 1998, String Arranger and Conductor.
- Perennial: Songs for the Seasons of Life, Twila Paris, 1998, Orchestral Arrangements, Choir Arrangement.
- The Jesus Record, Rich Mullins & a Ragamuffin Band, 1998, Percussion, Piano, Arranger, Conductor, String Arrangements, Wurlitzer, Orchestra Assembly.
- Phil Keaggy, Phil Keaggy, 1998, Piano, Conductor, Horn Arrangements, Orchestral Arrangements, String Quartet.
- Touched by an Angel: The Album, Television Soundtrack, 1998, String Arrangements.
- Listen, Michelle Tumes, 1998, String Arrangements.
- Corner of Eden, Kathy Troccoli, 1998, Piano, Orchestration, Director.
- Stories From the Heart, Bob Carlisle, 1998, Songwriter, Orchestrated, Arranged, Piano, Background Vocals.
- Majesty and Wonder, Phil Keaggy & London Festival Orchestra, 1999, Orchestral Arrangements.
- True North, Twila Paris, 1999, Orchestral Arrangements, Conductor.
- At the Foot of the Cross: God of All of Me, Various Artists, 1999, Arranger.
- Love and Poverty, Christine Glass, 1999, Keyboards.
- Beggar's Paradise, Chris Rodriguez, 1999, String Arranger and Conductor, Hammond Organ.
- Candycoatedwaterdrops, Plumb, 1999, String Arranger and Conductor.
- Devotion, Aaron Neville, 2000, Conductor, String Arrangements.
- Prayers of a Ragamuffin, A Ragamuffin Band, 2000, Piano, Conductor, Orchestration.
- City on a Hill: Songs of Worship and Praise, Various Artists, 2000, Orchestral Arrangement, Conductor.
- Roaring Lambs, Various Artists, Squint Entertainment 2000, Orchestral Arrangement, Conductor.
- Nothing But the Truth, Bob Carlisle, 2000, String Arrangements.
- Lay It Down, Jennifer Knapp, 2000, String Arrangements, Conductor.
- Strings Attached: Live with the Youngstown Symphony, Glass Harp, 2001, Arranger.
- If We Pray, Anointed, 2001, String Arrangements.
- Elementary, Cindy Morgan, 2001, Strings.
- Joy Williams, Joy Williams, 2001, Acoustic Piano.
- Love Falls Down, Sheila Walsh, 2001, String Arrangements, String Orchestration, String Conductor, Keyboards.
- The Hymns Collection, Sheila Walsh, 2002, Arrangements.
- Songs of Israel, Marty Goetz, 2003, Arrangements, Orchestration.
- New Irish Hymns #3: Incarnation, Margaret Becker, Kristyn Getty, Joanne Hogg, 2004, Arrangements, Orchestration, Programming, Songwriter.
- Sessions, Larry Norman, 2004.
- Those Were the Days, Dolly Parton, 2005, Strings, String Arrangements, Choir Arrangement.
- Come Let Us Adore Him: A Christmas Worship Experience, Various Artists, 2005, Piano, Keyboards, String Orchestration, Conductor.
- Very Best of Michelle Tumes, Michelle Tumes, 2006, Conductor.
- Dream Again, Phil Keaggy, 2006, Keyboard.
- Christmas Songs, Jars of Clay, 2007, Horn and String Arrangements.
- Mockingbird, Allison Moorer, 2008, String Arrangements, String Conductor.
- The Dawn of Grace, Sixpence None the Richer, 1998, String Arrangements, String Conductor.
- Christmas Peace, Solveig, 2008, String Arrangements.
- EP, Jessie Kol, 2009, Co-producer, Songwriter, Arranger.
- Welcome Inn: A Phil Keaggy Christmas, Phil Keaggy, 2009, Piano, String Arrangements.
- Out From the Door, Dylan McDonald, 2010, Conductor, String Arrangements.
- Give Me Jesus (single release to help Haitian aid effort), Solveig, 2010, String Arrangements.
- Roots of Love, Kevin Gould, 2011, Keyboard.
- Too Slow to Disco, Volume 3, Various (featured on one track by Rob Mehl), 2017, Keyboards, Background Vocals.
References
edit- ^ "Online obituary for Thomas Howard". The Tennessean.
- ^ Fowler, Ray. "Tom Howard Passes Away (1950–2010)".
- ^ Wonderland, Interrupted, http://eviecoates.blogspot.com/2010/01/wonderland-interrupted.html Howard family friend Evie Coates received the news directly and announced it on her blog