Tom Baust is a full-time freelance musician.

In venues featuring "popular/show" music, he has performed with numerous regional orchestras: the Pennsy Pops (soloist and quartet member of the Pennsy Pop Singers), Ocean City Pops (NJ), Old York Road Symphony, Kennett Symphony, and the Concerto Soloist. With the Philly Pops, under the direction of Grammy Award Winner Peter Nero, he is a member of The Voices of the Pops Ensemble. Other venues include Odettes (New Hope, PA), and Danny’s Skylight (New York).

He has done extensive solo and choral recording for several major publishing companies (Shawnee Press, Harold Flammer, Glory Sound, Hope Publishing). He was invited by composer/arranger Mark Hayes to represent his arrangements on four different CD's presentations. The most recent CD with Alfred’s Publishing, “Seven Praise & Worship Songs” showcases Tom on all the songs. Recently, Tom has released his own Cabaret CD entitled “Tom Baust... in the Spotlight” featuring Show tunes, Standards, and light Jazz demonstrating his abilities with arranging and performing the keyboards as well as vocals. He also has television (WPVI Channel 6 in Phila.) and radio credits (WMBI in Chicago) to his name.

Tom often accompanies himself at the piano with styles ranging from the serious ballad to humor. With Fox Productions with the American Artist Management (NY), he was a trio member for concert revues of the music of Cole Porter.

In a more classical setting, Tom as a singer (bari-tenor) with many choral organizations in the Tri State area: the Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia, the Music Group, Pennsylvania Pro Musica, Singing City, Voces Novae et Antiquae, Chorale Delaware, and the Opera Company of Philadelphia, to name a few. In the summer of 2000 he participated in the finale concert of the famed Spoletto Festival in Italy with Choral Arts and was invited to return in 2001 as part of the Spoletto chorus under the direction of Donald Nally. In 2004 he was invited to perform with the Philadelphia Orchestra in several performances of The Seven Deadly Sins (Kurt Weil) with Ute Lemper.

As a pianist, Tom is increasingly sought after to accompany cabaret "acts." In this capacity he participated in a benefit concert at Lincoln Center (NY) hosted by Olympia Ducacas, the Philadelphia Mayoral Gala under former Mayor Ed Rendell, and the "Cabaret Kickoff" at the Prince Theatre (PA) with Claudia Beechman in a concert honoring her late sister Laurie Beechman.

Other highlights include: an eight-week concert tour in Mainland China, an honorary dinner for Bill Cosby at the Waldorf Astoria (NY), the inaugural ball of former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge, and the Cabaret Symposium at the Eugene O‘Neil Center (Waterford, Conn.) with master teachers including Margaret Whiting, Julie Wilson, and Anne Francine.

His theatrical experience includes stage productions and musical revues. He played the role of Michael in the musical I DO! I DO! with the Ocean City Pops (NJ) and appeared at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts (Phila.) and the Taj Mahal Casino (Atlantic City, NJ) that same year as a back-up singer for Sarah Brightman in her La Luna World Concert Tour. In 2002 he played the role of Mr. Lindquist in A Little Night Music with the Philadelphia Orchestra and a cast from Broadway in the presence of composer Stephen Sondheim. Other shows include roles in Little Mary Sunshine, Closer Than Ever, and concert versions of Finnians Rainbow and Stike up the Band. Tom was privileged to sing at the Waldorf Astoria (NY) for a dinner honoring comedian/actor Bill Cosby.

He has performed in Italy, Portugal, Mainland China and the Islands of Turks and Caicos.