Biography

Rachael Morgan was the 2008 recipient of the Edwin Carr Foundation Scholarship, allowing her to attend international festivals and workshops, and study with renowned composers in the UK and Europe. This included six months studying with Fabio Cifariello Ciardi in Italy, a fantastic and rewarding experience.

Rachael completed her BMus in Composition at Waikato University, studying with Martin Lodge and Michael Williams. She then went on to study at Victoria University of Wellington, receiving her MMus (Distinction) under the tutelage of Michael Norris.

Her works have received performances by 175East, Okta, Gate Seven, the Auckland Academy Orchestra, the Tudor Consort and leading soloists. Musikhochshule Lubeck also included idiosyncrasies in the Neue Musik Aus Neuseeland festival. Further pieces have been workshopped by Stroma, the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra and the Nelson Composers Workshop.

Recent works include from a fixed point commissioned by 175 East, and Mata[hou]rua, three miniatures for bass clarinet written for Richard Haynes and premiered in Queensland in 2009.

Rachael co-produced, with Jack Body, Emerging Composers, the seventh CD in Waiteata Music Press’s collection, has contributed articles to Canzona and has worked at SOUNZ and the British Music Information Centre. She is currently based in Scotland.

Selected Works

• Works (11)
• Awards (1)