Morgan Hayes is a Professor of Composition at the Academy and is widely celebrated as a composer and pianist. Early tuition with Michael Finnissy led to further studies at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama with Simon Bainbridge and Robert Saxton. His compositional voice is highly individual, embracing eclectic musical and everyday influences.
Performances of Morgan's works have achieved critical acclaim. Highlights include: Shellac (piano solo with chamber orchestra); Strip, an orchestral Prom commission; Violin Concerto (with chamber orchestra); The Unrest Cure (eight Instruments); Elemental (piano solo); The Black Cap (piano duet) and Manual (organ solo).
Morgan has collaborated with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Athleas Sinfonietta, The Smith Quartet and The Fidelio Trio, Jonathan Powell, Keisuke Okazaki, Rolf Hind and others. He has been extensively featured in various books including Encounters with British Composers (2015), Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism (2019) and British Music after Britten (2020).
As a pianist Hayes has also worked within the field of dance alongside Studio Wayne McGregor, English National Ballet and New English Ballet Theatre amongst others.