Thomas R. Moore is a conductor and trombonist with Nadar Ensemble and a researcher at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp. As a soloist, he has premiered works at the several international festivals including the Darmstadt New Music Summer Course, //hcmf, ZXZW, Time of Music and Images Sonores. Moore’s research investigates the artistic and socio-economic motivations behind the role of the conductor in new music.