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Described as 鈥渋nsanely clever鈥� (ClassicFM, United Kingdom), 鈥渇ull of crystalline clarity鈥� (S眉dkurier, Germany) and possessing a 鈥渢heatrical鈥icocheting intensity鈥� (The New York Times), Thomas Giles performs the music of our time with tireless curiosity, imagination, and unwavering conviction. To date Giles has premiered more than 250 new works鈥攎any of which are dedicated to him. He has enjoyed working closely with many leading composers e.g., Michael Gordon, Meredith Monk, David Lang, and Charles Wuorinen. Recent premieres include works by Steven Mackey, Chris Dench, Augusta Read Thomas, and choreographer Kyle Abraham. His growing body of solo repertoire hones a fascination with simultaneity and the multilimbic potentials of a single wind performer.
A prizewinner of the prestigious Walter W. Naumburg International Saxophone Competition, Giles has been presented as a soloist at Lincoln Center, National Sawdust, Constellation Chicago, and in concerto performances with the National Music Festival Orchestra, Present Music, Tilted Head Ensemble, Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra, and many university bands and orchestras across the United States. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, SFJAZZ, and internationally at Bachfest Leipzig, Heidelberg Kulturzentrum, M眉nster Musikhochschule, Szczecin International Saxophone Festival, Utrecht鈥檚 Bartholomeus Gasthuis, and the Cit茅 de la Musique de Strasbourg.
Giles is a founding member of Telos Consort鈥攁 flexible new music quintet of two saxophones, violin, cello, and piano. The ensemble鈥檚 modular concept frequently calls on his adroit skills playing all saxophones, flutes, and clarinets. He has appeared in over a dozen productions across theater, opera, and dance, including Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, La Belle et la B锚te, and on tour with the A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham dance company. A regular guest within leading ensembles, he has appeared with Alarm Will Sound, London Royal Opera co., New York City Opera Orchestra, Opera Parall猫le, Contemporaneous, ensembles Signal, MISE-EN, 脡chapp茅, Metropolis, as well as the PRISM and Rasch猫r saxophone quartets. From 2012-2022, he was a member of the critically acclaimed MANA Quartet.
Giles has appeared on more than a dozen studio recordings. His first lead release with pianist Liana Pailodze Harron, Mysteries of the Macabre (2022), featured 鈥渂reathtaking鈥� (New York Music Daily) first recordings of works by Ligeti, Messiaen, Asiya Korepanova, and Jay Schwartz. His second album, Mundiglossia (2023), spotlights Cole Blouin鈥檚 gargantuan 鈥渙bstacle course鈥� work for solo soprano saxophone鈥攑raised for its 鈥渦nflinching exactitude鈥� (Best Contemporary Classical, Bandcamp). As a sideman, he can be heard on the New Amsterdam, Bright Shiny Things, New Focus, Mark, Armazi, and Lakeshore labels, including the Experiential Orchestra鈥檚 GRAMMY-nominated album American Counterpoints (2025).
A dedicated educator, Giles serves on the applied faculties of the Longy School of Music of Bard College in Cambridge, MA and Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. He has presented lectures, clinics, and performances at the Juilliard School, New England Conservatory, Northwestern University, Harvard, Princeton, Manhattan School of Music, NYU Steinhardt, and others. He has held residencies at the Arts Academy of Szczecin (Poland), and the Landesgymnasium f眉r Musik in Dresden (Germany).
Thomas Giles is an endorsing artist for Yanagisawa Saxophones, D鈥橝ddario Woodwinds products, and holds a Doctor of Music degree (2016) from Florida State University.
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Soloists for Beethoven
Sarah Fleiss, soprano
Samuel Higgins, countertenor
Landry Allen, tenor
Patrick Wilhelm, baritone
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Laura Barger, piano
Julia Den Boer, piano
Russell Greenberg, percussion
Dustin Donahue, percussion
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HYPERCUBE has appeared as guest artist at , the (Pittsburgh), (Newfoundland), , the (Knoxville), (NYC), (Montr茅al) and the (Mexico City).
From championing original works such as 鈥檚 Hout, and 鈥檚 Localized Corrosion, to commissioning new works by composers , , , , , , , , and .
HYPERCUBE has collaborated with partner organizations such as Experiments in Opera, Luna Lab, Iranian Female Composers Association (IFCA), to bring new music to new audiences and participates in educational residencies such as Berklee Conservatory, Columbia, University of Virginia, Eastman School of Music, NYU, Brandeis, Cincinnati Conservatory, Boston Conservatory, Duke University, Oberlin Conservatory, Acadia (Nova Scotia), Wesleyan, and CalArts.
Since 2020, HYPERCUBE has hosted an annual composition lab. workshops engage dozens of emerging composers in the creation of adventurous new works for mixed quartet alongside educational and professional development sessions.
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Transforming student stories into masterful mini-operas!
The Pocket Opera Project is telling stories with a distinct new voice! Local elementary and middle school students have been selected to have their story submissions transformed into mini-operas 鈥� in collaboration with 91社区 composers.
These incredible 鈥減ocket operas鈥� come with big theatrical moments and tell deeply human stories filled with adventure, tragedy, and magic!
K-12 students who would like a chance to see their story transformed into a 鈥減ocket opera鈥� in 2027 are encouraged to enter the听听by May 1, 2026.
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