Tom Harrold was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and is now in his final year at the Music School of Douglas Academy, a specialist music institute funded by the Scottish Government. He studies composition under Colin Broom, piano under Jean Hutchison and viola under Andrea Gajic. Tom was winner of the BBC Proms / Guardian Young Composers’ Competition 2007, and at just 17, has had his music performed and recorded in London, Amsterdam, Glasgow and Newcastle, with three broadcasts on BBC Radio 3 and two live BBC Proms performances in 2007 and 2008. Tom’s music has been played and workshopped by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, along with commissions from BBC Proms, the RSAMD, the Scottish Centres of Excellence in Music and several professional soloists. Upcoming projects include the release of “Beastie” under Brass Classics Label and a new work for performance in Aberdeen by the Scottish Centres of Excellence in Music.
Tom is also a founding member of the highly acclaimed ceilidh band: It's No' Reel, a Glasgow-based ceilidh band available for a variety of functions from weddings to parties. www.itsnoreel.co.uk
To listen to Kerfuffle through BBC PROMS, follow this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2008/youngcomposers/yc_winners.shtml
For more information regarding the ceilidh band, email: tom@itsnoreel.co.uk