Alison Wormell

Alison Wormell (they/them) is a British-Australian bassoonist, living between London and Hobart.* They have performed professionally with orchestras worldwide, from beneath the aurora australis to under the aurora borealis. Alison was acting principal bassoon with the Lapland Chamber Orchestra for their 2022 Spring program, and was also principal for the Opera Australia Orchestra’s “HANDA Opera on the Harbour” in 2019. They are currently acting Tutti Bassoon with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and have performed with the Sydney and Adelaide Symphony Orchestras, and the London Mozart Players.

Alison’s personal projects focus on reframing classical performance, exploring diverse and inviting forms of delivery, and combining spoken word with bassoon performance. Their most notable endeavour in this genre was a series of 7 short films created in partnership with FABLE ARTS Cambridge, headlining the 2021 “SOLOS” concert series. These self-narrated films track Alison’s journeys out of London by bicycle, and their performances in the English countryside.

Alison has just completed an Artists Diploma of Performance at the Royal College of Music London, studying with Joost Bosdijk, Sarah Burnett, and Andrea de Flammineis. Alison graduated from RCM with a Masters in Performance with Distinction in 2021, and in 2018 was the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Bassoon Fellow.

*Alison will next be in the UK from April-August 2023
Updated October 2022