Carolyn Morris is a composer, oboist and pianist from Melbourne, Australia. Many of her compositions are inspired by nature and she aims to uplift the audience and performers with her music.
Carolyn has composed for piano, chamber groups, choirs, solo instruments- especially woodwind, and writes for musicians of all levels of expertise.
She was commissioned by the Australian Music Examination Board to compose their oboe sight reading book, and her pieces for oboe, bassoon, flute and piano appear in their examination syllabus.
Her works also appear in the examination syllabus of Trinity College, London.
Carolyn has performed on oboe with the Australian Philharmonic Orchestra and on piano as an accompanist in recitals and masterclasses. Oboists she has accompanied include Gordon Hunt, Diana Doherty, Anne Gilby and Maurice Bourgue. She played oboe and cor anglais on the soundtrack album ‘Dance Mode’ for the popular Australian television show ‘Bluey’, and has recorded an album of Christmas music arranged in a contemporary piano style, ‘The Holly and the Ivy’.
Her works have been performed in recitals and competitions in many countries such as the U.S.A, Japan, Argentina, the U.K, Spain, Taiwan, Australia and Singapore. Carolyn’s piece ‘Blue Ocean’ is included on Spanish pianist Isabel Dobarro’s album ‘Kaleidoscope’, which won ‘Best Classical Album’ at the 2025 Latin Grammy awards.
Since her music studies at the Victorian College of the Arts, Carolyn has enhanced her performance and composing skills by using Kenja Communication Training. This is a uniquely Australian training, co-founded by Ken Dyers and Jan Dyers, which addresses the subtle energies of communication. It enables people from all walks of life to more easily access their natural creativity by eliminating suppressed thoughts and emotions with energy conversion meditation.
Carolyn is an associate artist with the Australian Music Centre, and her music is published by Wirripang and Reedmusic.
