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Giles Thornton

Giles Thornton is a Composer, Arranger and Orchestrator based in London. Through his studies at Guildhall School Of Music And Drama, he has performed in prestigious venues , such as The Royal Albert Hall, Sadler’s Wells, LSO St Lukes, Milton Court Concert Hall and The Barbican Hall.

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Giles has worked with many artists, such as Jules Buckley, Mike Walker, Liane Carroll and James McMillan, among others.

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His most recent engagements include :

Guildhall Big Band with Mike Walker and Iain Dixon, as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival.(Conductor, Milton Court Concert Hall, 2016)

Liane Carroll “The Right To Love” Album Launch.(Arranger/Librarian/Conductor, St Mary In The Castle, 2017)

Jules Buckley and the Metropole Orkest: “Mingus: Beneath The Underdog”, BBC Proms (Copyist, Royal Albert Hall, 2017)

”Thornton does not set out merely to be clever; his aim, in general, is to create beautiful, melodic music” - London Jazz News, Peter Jones