Theo Small was born in Sydney, Australia and grew up as part of a musical family. Although not professionals, his parents were both keen amateur recorder players and so much of Theo’s early life was spent playing consort music with his family.
After graduating from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with a Bachelor of Music (Performance - Recorder and Traverso), Theo moved to Germany to begin a Masters of Music at the Hochschule für Künste Bremen, studying with Prof. Marten Root.
Theo has performed with groups such as De Nederlandse Bachvereniging, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and Orchestra and Musica Sequenza and worked with conductors such as Phillipe Herreweghe, Neal Peres da Costa and Brett Weymark.
Alongside his career as a performing musician, Theo has worked as a cabinet maker and an audio technician.