Written for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

The Queen's Jubilee

String Quartet - Commissioned by the Sante Fe Chamber Music Festival and premiered on August 4th 2017 by the Flux Quartet at the New Mexico Museum of Art.

Snap Dragon - for string quartet

無 Wú - Large Ensemble   

Nieuw Ensemble    
Baritone: Jorge Luís Castro 
Conductor: Ryan Bancroft 
 
KORZO (Den Haag) - 17th February 2018



"We join spokes together in a wheel, 
but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move.  
 
We shape clay into a pot,  
but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want.    
We hammer wood for a house, but it is the inner space   that makes it livable.  
 
We work with being, 
but non-being is what we use."
   
Tao Te Ching, Lao Tse ( 11. “The Value of Non-Existence”) 
Stephen Mitchell (english translator)

無 Wú (2018)

Violin Solo - Lia Yeranosyan   

Work commissioned by Antena 2 - RTP for the 30th Edition of the Prémio Jovens Músicos

Chronostasis (2016)

Symphony Orchestra
   
Teatro Helena Sá e Costa

Symphonic Orchestra of ESMAE  
Conductor: Thomas Hauschild

Álbum Desconhecido (27-07-2016 16:36:30)

Elevador (2016)

For bassoon and electronics [tape]   
Bassoon: Francisco Soutinho Ventura 

[studio recording 2017 - Conservatorium Van Amsterdam]

Janelas (2016)

Prope Mortem (2015) - [Excerpt]

For Soprano Saxophone and Organ   
Igreja Nossa Senhora da Conceição - Porto

José Pedro Gonçalinho: Soprano Saxophone   
Tiago Ferreira: Organ

Atlantisia (2017)- [Excerpt]

Trees appear silent, but scientists have discovered they are communicating closely with each other. This all happens underground through a fungal network growing around and inside their roots which scientists have coined "The Wood Wide Web." Dying trees may share their resources with nearby trees to increase their chances of survival. A tree that has been attacked by a virus may release a chemical signal to warn other trees to raise their defences. However it can be used selfishly by trees such as the black walnut which spreads toxic chemicals to sabotage rivals. 
This piece takes inspiration from trees secretly sharing and communicating among themselves beneath our feet. The glissando motif is passed around the three instruments to help them work together to create small snippets of melodic cells. At the end of the piece, I have created a sound world which represents what I imagine talking trees may sound like! 

Performed by The Red Note Ensemble as part of Sound Festival October 2018.

"The Wooden Web" for Flute, Viola and Cello

Inspired by Aaron Copeland's Fanfare for the Common Man, Chetham's Fanfare was written for the opening ceremonies of Chetham's School of Music's new building. It was premiered by the school's 10 piece brass and percussion ensembles at the media day in March 2012, played off of the top balcony of the atrium (pictured) as well as used at the royal opening ceremony, which was attended by HRH Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.  
The big and powerful harmony and orchestration in Chetham’s Fanfare symbolises how large, great and powerful the building is, as does the virtuosic trumpet writing.

Chetham's Fanfare - A Fanfare for Mass and Space (2012)

Huddersfield born composer Thomas Brown has worked with organisations such as the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Nieuw Ensemble, Aurora Orchestra, Red Note Ensemble, European Youth Brass Band, and Neon- Choir for Newest Music. Furthermore, his music has been performed at the BBC Proms and broadcast on national radio in both the UK and Netherlands. In 2016 musicians joined together to perform in a concert containing a selection of his chamber music and in 2017 his music formed part of the medals ceremonies of the Total BWF Badminton World Championships and Scottish Open Badminton Grand Prix, the former tournament broadcast to over 0.6 billion people worldwide. HRH Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex was in attendance and requested to meet Thomas, as he’d heard another of his works in 2012. At the age of 15 he arranged music for Britain’s Got Talent winner Paul Potts.

​Whilst Thomas believes it important to write what one wishes to hear, his music aims to be appealing to general audiences and “accessible”, yet still original and innovative. He regularly experiments with jazz harmony and polystylism, and has enjoyed writing works which have a sense of energy and forward momentum throughout, as well as ones of a more relaxed nature. His current interests include using tonal harmony in new ways and bright sounds, in terms of both harmony and timbre. One of his idols is the Austrian composer HK Gruber, whose music he has recently completed a paper on. 

​Thomas studied with Richard Ayres and Willem Jeths at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam (generously supported by Moose International) following completion of undergraduate studies at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Prior to this, he was a student at Chetham’s School of Music, at which time he won the BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers’ Competition and was awarded the Douglas Steele Award.

​Conducting is another passion of Thomas’s; he enjoys directing his own works as well as others with student, professional, youth, and amateur ensembles and orchestras, including championship section brass bands. He grew up playing cornet and trumpet in brass bands, big bands, orchestras, and other ensembles. He also plays piano, has appeared as a percussionist at events such as the British and Scottish Open Brass Band Championships, and tutors a wide range of students. Mentoring is also part of his role as a BBC Proms Inspire Ambassador. He enjoys undertaking arts leadership roles and in 2017 ran a composers’ orchestral workshop at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Chetham's Fanfare - A Fanfare for Mass and Space (2012)

Thomas Brown Composer

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