After playing rock music in a band with guitarist Gary Pihl and his brother Mitchell Froom, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley.

As a graduate student, he studied under William Kraft, Humphrey Searle and Robert Linn (composer) at the University of Southern California, earning a Master of Music Composition degree in 1978.

His music has been heard in performance in England, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Holland, Cyprus, China, Australia, and New Zealand.

[10] His music has been described as “intensely dramatic yet deeply formal,”[11] “intellectually engaging, explosive with imagination and with a satisfying visceral power,”[12] balancing “diatonic pastoralism with acerbic angularity, Stravinskian rhythmic urgency with lyrical counterpoint.”[13] Among his most critically acclaimed works are “Circling,”[14] Sonata for Solo Violin,[15] 2nd Piano Trio,[16] and Amichai Songs.

[9] Froom's work has, since 1991, appeared regularly on the concerts of the 21st Century Consort, the new music ensemble-in-residence at the Smithsonian Institution.