Tom Eastwood

Thomas Hugh Eastwood (12 March 1922 – 25 October 1999) was a British composer.

Tom Eastwood was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge University.

During World War II he was aide-de-camp to his father who was then Governor of Gibraltar.

He first studied music in Turkey with Necil Akses, then in Berlin and London with Boris Blacher and Professor Erwin Stein.

His music encompasses contemporary themes such as the murdered environmental activist, Chico Mendes.