Thomas Misson

Thomas Misson is an Australian composer, pianist, teacher, and music journalist. Misson graduated with a BMus in Music Composition with (First Class Hons.) from UTAS in 2016 under the tutelage of Dr Maria Grenfell, Russell Gilmour and Don Kay. Misson also has an M.Mus (full scholarship) from The University of Melbourne under Elliot Gyger and Katy Abbott, winning an MRC commission award during his studies. His nominations and prizes include selection for the 25’ ISCM World Music Days, Multiple APRA Art Music Award nominations, a highly commended prize in the Jean Bogen Prize for composing, and a RANT Arts Grant.

His music has been commissioned and performed by Musica Viva Australia, the Affinity Quartet, the Soli Ensemble, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, the Flinders Quartet, Ensemble Offspring, and the Australian Chamber Orchestra Collective as featured on the ABC Album Hush 18 Collective Wisdom. He has been accepted for music festivals around the world, including the USF International New Music Festival, the ALBA Music Festival, and the Bowdoin Music Festival, and his music is frequently broadcast on ABC Classic.

Misson is also an experienced pianist and accompanist, recipient of an LmusA with Distinction and many open prizes from the Hobart Eisteddfod including the Nelle Ashdown Memorial Award, a concerto soloist, and has toured with Virtuosi Tasmania. Misson also has a background in music journalism with CutCommon and The Mercury and has extended this to running a YouTube channel called 2 Composers 1 Channel, focusing on communicating experimental music to the masses.