▁Dist ingu ished ▁Te acher ▁C itation ▁from ▁The ▁White ▁House ▁Commission ▁on ▁President ial ▁Sch ol ars . ▁ ▁Career ▁Although ▁he ▁has ▁taught ▁throughout ▁the ▁world , ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Andrew ▁Thomas ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁regular ▁guest ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China . ▁Under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Government , ▁Dr . ▁Thomas ▁performed ▁his ▁composition ▁for ▁solo ▁piano , ▁Music ▁at ▁Tw il ight ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁Gu ang z hou . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁head ▁western ▁judge ▁of ▁a ▁panel ▁of ▁pian ists ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world ▁jud ging ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Chinese ▁Works ▁P iano ▁Compet ition . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Dr . ▁Thomas ▁went ▁to ▁N anning , ▁China ▁to ▁conduct ▁his ▁Three ▁Sc enes ▁from ▁the ▁Summer ▁Palace ▁and ▁other ▁works , ▁to ▁perform ▁as ▁a ▁pian ist , ▁and ▁to ▁teach ▁master ▁classes ▁in ▁composition . ▁Dr . ▁Thomas ▁is ▁now ▁an ▁Ad visor ▁of ▁the ▁Gu ang xi ▁Arts ▁College ▁and ▁a ▁guest ▁conduct or ▁of ▁the ▁Gu ang xi ▁Arts ▁College ▁Youth ▁Orchestra . ▁He ▁has ▁returned ▁year ly ▁for ▁further ▁conduct ing ▁and ▁solo ▁performances . ▁He ▁was ▁hon ored ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁Western ▁speaker ▁at ▁a ▁conference ▁of ▁middle ▁school ▁administr ators ▁and ▁government ▁officials ▁from ▁all ▁parts ▁of ▁China . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁upgrade ▁music ▁education ▁throughout ▁China , ▁Dr . ▁Thomas ▁developed ▁a ▁program ▁which