Dr. Jason Thoms is the Director of Choral Activities at Bismarck State College in Bismarck, North Dakota.  He is also the Founder and Artistic Director of the Dakota Pro Musica and host of Dakota Sings a radio show on North Dakota choirs, composers, and choral music.  Dr. Thoms is a professional bass soloist and chorister and has sung with many of the top choral ensembles in the US usually as an octavist in Russian Orthodox music.  Recently, Dr. Thoms sang as a professional chorister for three commercial recording projects of Orthodox music in Boston, MA; Wilkes Barre, PA; and Belgrade, Serbia.  Dr. Thoms has been a soloist for Bach in Baltimore concerts for over a decade.