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Samuel Thompson is a composer, instrumentalist, and music educator hailing from the Northwest Indiana region. Thompson is currently studying at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music to obtain his bachelor's degree in Music Composition with a focus in Percussion. Thompson currently studies composition with Dr. PQ Phan. Thompson has studied classical percussion performance with Professors Kevin Bobo, John Tafoya, and Joseph Gramley, as well as Afro-Cuban hand drumming with Dr. Andy Miller.

Thompson’s compositional style fuses complex rhythmic language with contemporary jazz-influenced harmony. Coming from a background in percussion, his work often explores uncommon meters and tonal ambiguity, with a consistent focus on groove. While Thompson’s writing is rhythmically and harmonically complex, his compositions maintain a sense of clarity and accessibility, inviting a wide range of listeners into his sound world.

Thompson’s music has been performed throughout the United States Midwest region. His compositions have been premiered primarily by large ensembles from his alma mater, Munster High School. Thompson has served as the composer and program designer for the award-winning Munster Winter Percussion Ensemble for the past 4 competitive seasons. His compositions have earned significant recognition, with all of his programs winning Indiana Percussion Association (IPA) PSCO medals, one of which being a championship program which received the highest music composition score of any concert ensemble in the state of Indiana for that season.

Other notable performances of Thompson's work include the Indiana University Percussion Ensemble, directed by Kevin Bobo, as well as the Texas based chamber ensemble, Blue Door Percussion.

Thompson won the 2025 IMTA Opus Competition with his work for found percussion quartet; Tailgate Graveyard. Thompson’s work has been evaluated and appraised by prominent composers, percussionists, and music educators, including numerous certified adjudicators from Winter Guard International (WGI) and IPA.

Samuel traveled to Del Mar, California this past summer to participate in the 2025 Del Mar International Composers Symposium, composing an aria and instrumental chamber work while studying with world renowned composers such as Texu Kim, Jessica Rudman, Joseph Sowa, and Reinaldo Moya.

If you have inquiries about commissions or arrangement services, please reach out to Thompson through instagram @sthomps_music, or send him an email at sam.clifford.thompson@gmail.com

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