Tom Crathorne
Credits
| Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
Keyboard Designer and Rehearsal Piano Cover
Theatre |
She Loves Me Rob Hastie / Sheffield Theatres |
Crucible Theatre |
| 2019 |
Music Preparation
Theatre |
Treasure Island Bolton Octagon |
|
| 2019 |
Audition Pianist and Music Preparation
Theatre |
Wizard of Oz Leeds Playhouse |
|
| 2018 |
Keyboard Designer
Theatre |
A Midsummer Night's Dream Rob Hastie / Sheffield Theatres |
Crucible Theatre |
| 2018 |
Assistant Musical Director
Theatre |
Songs From the Seven Hills Emily Hutchinson / Sheffield Theatres |
Crucible Theatre |
| 2017 |
Rehearsal Pianist and Assistant Animateur
Music & Singing |
Bach's Mass in B Minor English Touring Opera |
Firth Hall, Sheffield University |
| 2017 |
Keys II
Theatre |
What We Wished For Emily Hutchinson / Sheffield People's Theatre |
Crucible Theatre, Sheffield |
| 2017 |
Rehearsal Pianist
Theatre |
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Mark Feakins / Southey Musical Theatre Company |
Montgomery Theatre, Sheffield |
| 2017 |
Co-Orchestrator
Theatre |
Colla Voce presents: Miscasts Colla Voce |
Theatre Deli, Sheffield |
| 2016 |
Musical Director
Theatre |
The Iconoclasts Dear Hunter Theatre |
Theatre Deli, Sheffield |
| 2016 |
Assistant Musical Director and Keys II
Theatre |
Departures: A Song Cycle Joe Bunce / Bunce & Malone |
Pleasance Theatre, Islington |
Education
| Year | Qualification | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Master of Music | University of Sheffield |
| 2018 | Bachelor of Music | The University of Sheffield |
Equipment
My Equipment/Kit: Dave Smith Instruments Prophet REV-2, Kontakt 6, Logic X, MacBook Pro with MainStage, Roland RD800, Sibelius (most up-to-date version)
I can use: Logic X, Kontakt 6, Macbook Pro With Mainstage, Roland Rd800, Dave Smith Instruments Prophet Rev-2, Sibelius (Most Up-To-Date Version)
About me
Tom Crathorne is a pianist and composer based in Sheffield. He is an enthusiastic accompanist with an interest in phonetics and language and has performed with a number of different choirs and orchestras in the capacity of both a soloist and rehearsal pianist.Tom has extensive experience in theatre as a musical director, vocal coach and pit player. He has worked on numerous well-known productions as well as new pieces of writing for the stage. Theatrical engagements include performing at the keyboard at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre (What We Wished For), in addition to music directorial roles at the Crucible Theatre (Songs From the Seven Hills, Assistant Musical Director) and the Pleasance Theatre in London (Departures: A Song Cycle, AMD and Keys II). Tom has also assisted with orchestrations and copy work on several other shows.
A sought-after collaborative pianist, Tom most recently accompanied soprano Ella Taylor in a live-streamed concert at Sheffield's Firth Hall. Additionally, Tom has acted as rehearsal pianist for Bach's Mass in B minor with the English Touring Opera, and accompanied new works at Leeds Lieder Festival for several consecutive years.
Referees:
Available on request.
Skills
| Secondary Job Title | Composer |
|---|---|
| Job Titles | Music Director, Composer, Voice / Dialect Coach |
| Years in industry | 3 to 6 years |
| Organisations / Memberships | Musicians Union (UK) |
| Musical Skills | Piano/Keyboards, Synthesiser |