Thomas Rimes

Thomas Rimes is a Tasmanian musician who has worked throughout Europe, the United States, China and Australia as an operatic and symphonic conductor and as a composer/arranger of numerous stage works. From 2009-19 he was engaged as a Kapellmeister (staff conductor) at opera houses in the German cities of Kassel and Gelsenkirchen. Having now returned to Australia, he currently works as the Director of Music at St. David’s Cathedral in Hobart, the Lead Teacher of Music at Sacred Heart College and as a frequent guest conductor with ensembles such as the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Sydney Youth Orchestra. His most recent stage work, the mock-baroque comic opera “Annus Horribilis” was premiered to great acclaim in April 2023.   

More information on Thomas and his work can be found here.