▁L oving ▁Mad ▁Tom , ▁ ▁all ▁in ▁Se oul , ▁Korea . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Dr . ▁Andrew ▁Thomas ▁gave ▁a ▁piano ▁rec ital ▁in ▁the ▁Ju illi ard ▁Theater ▁at ▁the ▁Ju illi ard ▁School ▁celebr ating ▁his ▁ 6 5 th ▁birth day , ▁ 3 5 ▁years ▁teaching ▁at ▁the ▁Ju illi ard ▁School ▁and ▁ten ▁years ▁as ▁its ▁Pre - Col lege ▁director . ▁After ▁twelve ▁years ▁he ▁stepped ▁down ▁from ▁his ▁administrative ▁position ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁concent rate ▁on ▁his ▁composition ▁works , ▁to ▁teach ▁and ▁to ▁fost er ▁the ▁musical ▁tal ents ▁of ▁young ▁international ▁" C it iz ens ▁of ▁the ▁World ". ▁At ▁his ▁fare well ▁party ▁Ju illi ard ▁best owed ▁upon ▁him ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Director ▁Emer it us . ▁ ▁Works ▁L oving ▁Mad ▁Tom , ▁a ▁con cer to ▁for ▁mar im ba ▁and ▁or chestra , ▁commission ed ▁by ▁William ▁Mo ersch , ▁Mer lin ▁for ▁solo ▁mar im ba , ▁commission ed ▁by ▁William ▁Mo ersch , ▁Three ▁Trans form ations ▁for ▁du o ▁mar im bas , ▁commission ed ▁by ▁Nancy ▁Zel ts man , ▁Cons on anze ▁St rav ag anti ▁commission ed ▁by ▁American ▁Br ass ▁Quint et , ▁The ▁Hero ic ▁Tri ad , ▁con cer to ▁for ▁guitar , ▁per cussion , ▁and ▁string ▁or chestra ▁composed ▁for ▁Tw enti eth ▁Century ▁Un limited ▁Wind ▁for ▁solo ▁Mar im ba