Ruth Morley was born in Lincoln and studied in Glasgow with David Nicholson and as a Wingate Scholar in Manchester with Peter Lloyd. She is the flute player for Red Note Ensemble, and has also appeared with Hebrides Ensemble, Edinburgh Quartet, and as soloist with London Concertante. She plays regular solo recitals with pianist Scott Mitchell, and also performs with Sharron Griffiths and Scott Dickinson in their flute viola and harp trio. Ruth is also currently developing her project “Lost and Found” with funds from Creative Scotland, which will enable her to commission new works for solo flute.
Ruth has appeared at most of the UK’s major music festivals as well as enjoying touring to many festivals across Europe. She plays regularly on Radio 3 and Radio Scotland and has been a featured artist on Classic FM. She has recorded for Delphian, Metier, 7hings, Natural Studio and Mode.
She worked for many years with The Scottish Flute Trio, during which time she premiered many new commissions and site specific collaborative work by leading composers including Thea Musgrave, Edward McGuire, Javier Alvarez, Sally Beamish, Gordon McPherson, Robert Dick, Joji Hirota, and David Fennessy.
Alongside performing work, Ruth teaches at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. She is the founder of the Scottish International Flute Summer School, and was its director from 1996 – 2015. The course still attracts students from all over the world.
Favourite concert so far - playing George Crumb’s Vox Balaenae in the amazing cathedral acoustic of the Concorde hangar at East Fortune with that incredible aeroplane above our heads. (Red Note & Lammermuir Festival)
Favourite project so far - Framed Against the Sky. So many crazy gigs playing on stations, in art classes and craft fairs and on Pennan shore into a long summer night, plus kids writing songs with Brian Irvine - genius. (Red Note & Sound)
