Thomas Heywood (born 1974) is an Australian concert organist. He is the first Australian musician in history to live as a professional concert organist.
Heywood was born in Melbourne, Australia. He began playing the pipe organ at a very young age and gave his first public performance at age five. He performed at the Sydney Opera House at age 17.
Heywood tours widely and has played a large range of organs in concert halls, [1] town halls,[2] cathedrals,[3] festivals[4] and churches around the world.
Heywood has a repertoire of over 5,000 works and has recorded more than 20 albums of organ music, receiving both popular and critical acclaim. He has also transcribed many famous classical and romantic pieces for solo organ and his arrangements are widely performed by other organists.[3]
References
- ↑ "Some highlights from the past 60 years". Box Hill Chorale
- ↑ "Dall'Italia All'Australia premieres", i Viagiatori.
- 1 2 "Review: Thomas Heywood", The Muster Express.
- ↑ "From theatrical to classical", The Courier.