Tom Gontier

Tom Gontier has completed his Bachelor and Master degree in Belgium, at the Royal Conservatory in Antwerp as well as the Lemmens Institute in Leuven. His main subjects included trumpet, baroque trumpet, conducting, pedagogy, and music theory (harmony, counterpoint & fugue).

As a freelance trumpet player, Tom performed with ensembles and orchestras including, but not limited to, the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra, National Orchestra of Belgium, Royal Flemish Philharmonic, The World Orchestra, Collegium Vocale Ghent (Baroque trumpet) and the Orchestra of the Flemish Opera.

Currently, Tom is based in Ålesund, Norway. He works as a conductor, teacher and composer, mostly for bands and choirs.