Morgan received a BM from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 2011.  During his studies with Professor Jodi Levitz he completed nearly all advanced placement coursework available, received a viola department award for excellence in 2009, was invited to give the undergraduate commencement speech, and was a constant feature in many student collaborations.  Previously, he had attended high school at the Interlochen Arts Academy in northern Michigan where he graduated with honors in 2007.

Morgan is currently taking time off from Conservatory training to live and grow as an independent artist.  He performs with Rogue Valley Symphony, Jefferson Baroque Orchestra, Rogue Valley Opera, Trio Nocello, Rogue Consort of Viols, Friday Night String Mafia, and Scannalach.  He also plays violin with the RVS Chamber Players—a string quintet dedicated to bringing music to local elementary and middle schools.  He gives regular individual and group coaching sessions to Ashland’s middle and high school orchestras, which are made possible by a generous Oregon school music grant.  A fiddle player by night, he frequently enjoys jam sessions with fine local musicians at Paddy Brannan’s, the Black Sheep, and the Playwright in Ashland.  In addition, he is the resident session string artist at RadioStar Records and is the office manager, salesman, and minor repairs technician at the Bellwood Violin Shop.

Morgan performs on a viola by Vincenzo Cavani di Spilamberto c.1953 (an acquisition made possible through generous funding from sponsors, friends, and family), a violin bow by Ashland’s own bowmaker Darrel Hanks, and a 7-string electronic viola by John Jordan.  Morgan commissioned the instrument from Jordan after borrowing an electronic violin for a performance of John Adam’s concerto, “The Dharma at Big Sur.”