Thomas Fitzgerald (composer)

A graduate student of Indiana University and New York City, he returned to Australia after a period of study and professional activity in the USA.

Thomas Fitzgerald's concert performances include working with well-known artists such as Elton John, Dionne Warwick, Sting, James Taylor, Nancy Wilson, and Sammy Davis Jr., as well as Melbourne and Sydney Symphony Orchestras and contemporary ensembles on violin.

The expressive style blends contemporary electric sounds, orchestral and tribal textures, frequently incorporating improvisation within scored sections of material, spoken word, and collaboration with multimedia artists.

Thomas was awarded the ABC Radio Arts/Australia Council New Media Artist in residence for 2005 and a Peggy Glanville Hicks Composer Fellowship.

Shower Songs – Canaries in the Mineshafts, a radiophonic musical composition created during the composer's residency premiered on ABC Radio National networks in December 2005.