Imogen Morris

Subject: Recorder

Fascinated by early and contemporary music alike, recorder player Dr Imogen Morris is active as a soloist and in a variety of ensemble settings. She has performed concerts in Germany, Austria, South Korea, and New Zealand. Imogen is especially passionate about developing New Zealand’s unique voice in recorder playing and frequently performs and premieres works by New Zealand composers.

Imogen is the instrumental teacher for recorder at the University of Auckland and also teaches recorder at a number of schools across the city. She believes in reflecting the professional player’s practice at all stages of learning. Her students learn reliable technical skills to support expressive, innovative performances across a wide repertoire.

Imogen has recently completed two post-doctoral fellowships at the University of Auckland after receiving her PhD in 2022 from the same institution. She has presented research at a number of international conferences and has been published by Boydell Press, Routledge, Bloomsbury, and Academic Studies Press. Imogen’s research straddles scholarship and practice, and she is interested in how each field can inform and inspire the other.

In 2017, Imogen completed a Master of Music in recorder at the Hochschule für Musik und Theatre Hamburg, studying with Prof. Peter Holtslag. Before that, she studied with Jessica Shaw at the University of Auckland, where she earned her Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours. Her education has been augmented by masterclasses with Han Tol, Myriam Eichberger, Peter van Heyghen, and Martin Ripper, among others.