Thomas Hewitt Jones

Thomas Hewitt Jones (born 1984) is an English composer of contemporary classical music.

Thomas Hewitt Jones was born in 1984[1] in Dulwich, South London, into a musical family; his parents were both musicians and his paternal grandparents were both composers. Educated at Dulwich College, he went on to be the organ scholar at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.[2] He was the winner of the 2003 BBC Young Composer of the Year competition, and in 2009 received a BBC Music Magazine "Premiere Album" award for producing an album of the music of Imogen Holst.[3]

On 11 July 2016, outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron was recorded humming four notes of an unidentified tune, which created an internet furore; on the following day, Thomas Hewitt Jones released the sheet music for a Fantasy on David Cameron: arranged for high/low solo instrunent(s) and piano, which he made available for download from the Classic FM website.[4][5]

Key Works

References

  1. "Thomas Hewitt Jones". editionpeters.com. Peters Edition Ltd. 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  2. Coffey, David (8 April 2011). "Life of a Dulwich Composer". dulwichonview.org.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 "About Thomas Hewitt Jones". www.mtv.com. Viacom Media Networks. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  4. Ross, Daniel (13 July 2016). "Now you can play David Cameron's humming tune yourself". www.classicfm.com. This is Global Ltd. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  5. Perlman, Elizabeth (12 July 2016). "DAVID CAMERON'S DOWNING STREET HUM PROVES ONLINE HIT WITH MUSICIANS". europe.newsweek.com. Newsweek Ltd. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  6. "The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) - Full Cast & Crew". gb.imdb.com. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  7. "Thomas Hewitt Jones - Biography". www.thomashewittjones.com. Thomas Hewitt Jones / Metronome Music Ltd. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  8. "Christmas Party". www.signumrecords.com. Thomas Hewitt Jones / Signum Records Ltd. Retrieved 15 November 2016.


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