MARCIA JONES THOM

An adjunct instructor of vocal performance at Sweet Briar College
and Randolph College, Marcia has performed leading and supporting roles
with many opera companies, including the role of Nedda in Opera on the
James’ inaugural production, Pagliacci. In 1991, she made her Alice Tulley
Hall debut in New York City as a winner of the Liederkranz Competition
and in 1998 was named the Vocal Recipient of the Tennessee Performing
Arts Commission Grant Awards. Marcia sang the mezzo soprano role in
Verdi’s Requiem with the Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra and the role
of Miss Todd in Menotti’s Old Maid and the Thief at Sweet Briar College.
Marcia has served on the Performing Arts Committee at the Academy of Fine
Arts, on the Advisory Board for Opera on the James, and on the Board of
Directors for the Lynchburg Symphony.