thresholds to imaginary gates

for 15 flutes (2026) commissioned by Lucy Rowan for the RCM flute faculty

thresholds to imaginary gates reflects on an infinite passing of thresholds we experience throughout our day, month, year, and lives. Utilising the spectral analysis of a metal gate, bell ringing patterns, and the patterns used for ornate iron gates, this piece fluctuates between the surreal and hyperreal where opposing deviations of notes sound in unison and its surrounding harmonic context rests on tentative consonance.

Confetti Dirge

for solo cello (2025) written for Ozgur Kaya

Confetti Dirge is a piece that explores the aftermath of a celebration from a perspective of grief. You want to return to the celebration, to the music, to the euphoria, but you also know you have to leave it behind and let it all turn into memory.

Angels on the beach at night

recorder concerto (2024) commissioned by Luca Imperiale and the Horsham Symphony Orchestra

Written for Luca Imperiale and the Horsham Symphony Orchestra, Thomas was approached by Imperiale in June of 2023 to write this piece for the premier two years in the future. After meeting with conductor of the orchestra, Steve Dummer, Thomas began gathering materials and inspiration for what would be his largest undertaking yet.

During a trip to Sydney in August of 2023, Thomas and a friend visited and camped at The Basin in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park on Darramurra-gal country. Nearing the end of the Australian winter, the campgrounds were all but empty, save for brush turkeys and wallabies. Gazing into the ocean inlet, and at the surrounding cliffs, it was hard to not feel an intense sense of the sublime. The night they camped; Thomas had a very vivid dream, where we begin the first movement...

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