Eric W. H. THOMAS is a researcher, lutenist and educator based in Edinburgh. He completed an MMus in Historically Informed Performance Practice, jointly at The University of Glasgow and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and then continued his studies at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, studying lute and theorbo with Fred Jacobs. He is currently a Phd student at the University of Huddersfield, under the supervision of Laurie Stras and Elizabeth Kenny researching the role of improvisation in early 16th century Italian lute music.
