Quin Thomson : Associate Artist
Photo: Marco Borggreve
Quin Thomson (they / them) is a multidisciplinary composer,
performer/recording artist, musical director, and
experimentalist. Their compositions have been performed by Van
Diemen's Band, Riley Lee, Xyris Quartet, Tasmanian Youth
Orchestra, the Text/ure project, Sequenza ensemble, and (as part
of the world premiere of their concert-length work A Tasmanian
Requiem, under the direction of Gary Wain) Island Brass Quintet,
among others. Their Electrogurdy project (generously funded by
RANT Arts / RAF) is facilitating a broadening of Quin's practice
into site-specific, off-grid, improvisational, algorithmic and
durational work. Recent commissions include two works as part of
a composer-in-residence position with Van Diemen's Band, and for
Homophonic! ensemble.
As a performer, Quin has appeared with Amsterdam Baroque,
Netherlands Bach Society, Egidius Ensemble, the Song Company,
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Van Diemen's Band, and many
others.
Musical Direction credits include QTas Choir (a Tasmania-wide
LGBTIQA+ community vocal ensemble initiative) UTas Conservatorium
Vocal Ensemble, Loose Canon Chamber Singers, and Tasmanian Youth
Orchestra ensembles, as well as Van Diemen's Band's vocal
mentoring offshoot ensemble, Van Diemen's Voices.
Quin is proudly queer, disabled, and nonbinary.
Biography provided by the composer — current to August 2025