Raphael D. Thoene obtained a degree in Composition (
Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf, Germany) and
Music Theory (
Folkwang Hochschule in Essen, Germany). A scholarship recipient, he studied Film Scoring and Composition at the
Berklee College of Music, Boston (USA). He also received a PhD in Musicology at the
University of Music and Performing Arts and the
University of Vienna, Austria, writing his PhD thesis on
Malcolm Arnold’s symphonic music. As a composer, orchestrator and pianist, Thoene received commissions for the Orchesterakademie NRW, the International Contemporary Music Festival Ensemblia in 2005 and the Niederrheinischer Musikherbst in 2006. He orchestrates film and theatre music, and is the author of the musical "Culture", and co-author of the chamber-opera "Der Herr Gevatter" (staged in Saarbrücken, Düsseldorf and
Munich). He is currently on faculty as a Lecturer in Music Theory at the
Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover (Germany). == Works (a selection) ==