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Composer

Jocelyn Morlock

Last updated: October 29, 2020

Born St. Boniface (now incorporated into Winnipeg), Manitoba, December 14, 1969.
Now living in Vancouver

Jocelyn Morlock received her Bachelor of Music in piano performance at Brandon University, and both a Master’s degree and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of British Columbia. “With its shimmering sheets of harmonics” (Georgia Straight) and an approach that is “deftly idiomatic” (Vancouver Sun), Morlock’s music has received numerous national and international accolades, including Top 10 at the 2002 International Rostrum of Composers, the Mayor’s Arts Award for Music in Vancouver (2016) and the JUNO award for Classical Composition of the Year (My Name Is Amanda Todd, 2018).

Most of Morlock’s compositions are for small ensembles, many of them for unusual combinations like piano and percussion (Quoi?), cello and vibraphone (Shade), bassoon and harp (Nightsong), and an ensemble consisting of clarinet/bass clarinet, trumpet, violin and double bass (Velcro Lizards). Cobalt, a concerto for two violins and orchestra, was her first commission for the National Arts Centre Orchestra, in 2009. Her first full-length CD, also titled Cobalt, was released on the Centrediscs label in 2014. Jocelyn Morlock has been the Vancouver Symphony’s Composer in Residence since 2014.

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Projects & initiatives

  • Solace-oct-21-naco print 8149 Video

    Solace with the NAC Orchestra

    On October 31, 2020, in the midst of lockdowns due to COVID-19, the NAC Orchestra performed Jocelyn Morlock’s work Solace during its first-ever NACO Live concert.

  • Reflected-contentcard homepage2 World Premiere

    Life Reflected

    An immersive symphonic experience celebrating youth, promise and courage, revealed in the compelling and diverse portraits of four women.

NAC media featuring Jocelyn Morlock

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