Thomas Gray (b. 2004) is currently a third-year music composition student at the Elder Conservatorium of Music. Originally from North Queensland, Thomas’ composition teachers at the Elder Conservatorium of Music so far have included Charles Bodman Rae, Anne Cawrse and Dylan Crismani, and he has also studied composition and clarinet with Dr Mark Smith. His most recent composition, Perfume, was premiered by the Australian String Quartet.

From an early age, Thomas has been fascinated by the relationships between storytelling and music. At a young age Thomas was introduced to Celtic music by Megan Donnelly, who encouraged him to learn tin whistle and join the Celtic Strings ensemble at school, starting Thomas’ continuing passion for Celtic music. In 2018, Thomas’ work The Forest for mixed ensemble was shortlisted for the Score-It Film Scoring Competition (QLD), and in 2018 his work Hope for piano duet was awarded second place in the ASME Young Composer’s Competition (QLD). Thomas’ music has also been featured in Escape Academy’s escape rooms. Thomas has been using his time at university to explore the rich tapestry of music and to begin developing his own musical style.