Music Research Seminar at Royal Holloway

Join us for our recent Department of Music Research Seminar, featuring some of the world's leading researchers in music.

About the speaker

Described as ‘authentic, elegant, and multifaceted’, Dr Thomas Baynes is a composer of concert, film, and multimedia music whose musical voice seeks to strike a balance between the intimate aesthetics of contemporary chamber music and cutting-edge sound technologies. In demand by filmmakers and performers alike for his original musical energy, Thomas seeks with each new project to experience music and sound in exciting and original ways and expand what it means to connect with and explore the world through his ‘beautifully presented’ compositions. His stylistic use of environmental and studio-recorded sampling and electronic programming stand Thomas out as an up-and-coming composer of mixed media music. Alongside lecturing in undergraduate film and video game composition at Royal Holloway (UoL), Thomas recently completed a fully funded UKRI rated PhD in Music (Composition) under composers Nina Whiteman and Tom Parkinson researching immersive audio composition as a creative practice. Find out more. 

Car parking

When you arrive for a College event at our Egham campus, please park in car parks 12 or 4.

Car park 12 can be accessed by turning right as you enter the main College gates and is located next to the tennis courts. If this car park is full, please drive further onto our campus to car park 4, which can be accessed by turning left at the mini-roundabout behind the Students’ Union. We would advise that you bring the College map to campus with you and give yourself plenty of time to park.

Blue Badge holders can find designated parking spaces in Car park 1W, as well as between Gardeners Lodge and the Williams Annexe. You can find these locations by looking at our campus map opposite. If you require any assistance on arrival, please contact our premises team in advance of your visit by emailing: premisesadmin@royalholloway.ac.uk and they will be happy to help.

Please note that we operate an Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system on certain parts of our campus, however if you are here for an organised event, parking is unrestricted for event guests in car parks 12, 4 or 14 (or display your blue badge permit if parking in a disabled bay). If you have any questions about parking, please email: premisesadmin@royalholloway.ac.uk