Background
Carey, Thomas Devore was born on December 29, 1931 in Bennettville, South Carolina, United States. Son of Ernest Govan and Beatrice (Devore) Carey.
Carey, Thomas Devore was born on December 29, 1931 in Bennettville, South Carolina, United States. Son of Ernest Govan and Beatrice (Devore) Carey.
Student, City College of New York, 1954-1958; student, Stuttgart Musikhochschule, 1960-1962; student, Muskhochschule of Munich, 1962-1965.
Member of faculty, U. Oklahoma, Norman, since 1969; associate professor voice, U. Oklahoma, Norman, 1971-1977; professor, U. Oklahoma, Norman, since 1977; Regents professor music, U. Oklahoma, Norman, since 1994. Board directors American Exchange Bank, Norman. Member of faculty Institute Museum Studies, Graz, Austria, summers since 1980.
Member Norman Human Relations Board, since 1973. Board directors Oklahoma Arts and Humanities Council. Founder Oklahoma Cimarron Circuit Opera Company, 1975, Oklahoma Cool Kids Opera Camp, 1996.
Served with Army of the United States, 1951-1953. Member Screen Actors Guild, National Association Teachers Singing, American Association of University Professors, Oklahoma Music Teachers Association, American Guild Musical Artists, Music Educators National Conference, Pi Kappa Lambda. Lodges: Lions.
Married Carol Brice, December 27, 1969 (deceased 1985). Married Carol Renner, May 15, 1999.