THOMAS
FOSTER
ABOUT
I am a composer and sound artist who creates work for concerts, film, fashion media, and gallery installations. I have previously created work for Royal Academy of Arts, Vogue, Tete-a-Tete Opera, and National Portrait Gallery among others.
After graduating from Royal College of Music, I was commissioned by ELLE Magazine and L'Officiel to create pieces for fashion media, bringing elements from pop genres into my sphere. This steered my creative focus towards creating work that is simultaneously contemporary, respecting musical tradition, and harnessing the physicality of sound. I think of my style as a modern interpretation of historic romanticism.
My driving motivation is the listener experience that my work creates, and how that contributes to and contextualises the journey that the accompanying film, space, or event will take audiences on. I am a co-founder of the innovative ResoNova ensemble, dedicated to pushing performance boundaries and redefining classical music for a new era, and have also created sound art installations in galleries, inventing totally new ways to experience music.
ARTICLE
"It is time to question the role conservatoires should be playing beyond training instrumentalists and operating as substandard concert halls.” - Read my article for Arts Professional here
ARTICLE
"How can music possibly progress if it is being held hostage in such a restricted environment?"
Listed in Arts Professional's #GoodReads, I discuss why relevance should be a priority when devising new formats. Read my article for Orchestras Live here
CONTACT
PORTFOLIO
Scores available on demand
Sound Installations
Ortolan
2024
Opera
The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody
2020
Large Ensemble
Forever Unfolding
(for orchestra)
2020
Reflections in Moving Water
(for wind orchestra)
2019
Chamber Ensemble
Entangled Existential
(for flute, clarinet, piano, violin, viola, cello, and electronics
- ensemble divided by videocall)
2023
Prismatic Transformations
(for flute, alto flute, tenor saxophone, harp, viola, and cello)
2019
Penseroso/Smorzando
(for viola and cello)
2019
Making Light
(for alto flute and bass clarinet)
2019
Fault Lines
(for two double basses)
2019
When She Walks
(for mezzo soprano, oboe, tenor saxophone, and cello)
2018
Two Snares
(for two snare drums)
2018
First Breath
(for viola, cello, and electronics)
2017
Solo Instrument
Whispers of Reverie
(for piano)
2021
In Succession
(for piano)
2018
Suibhne/Fer Caille
(for violin and electronics)
2018
Electronic
For L'Officiel
(album release)
2021
For ELLE Magazine
(album release)
2021
Retired Piano
(electronic)
2018