Brock Imison has held the position of Principal Contrabassoon with the MSO since 2004.
Born in Brisbane, he completed his studies at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music. He has appeared with the Queensland, Sydney, Tasmanian, West Australian and New Zealand symphony orchestras, as well as the Auckland Philharmonia, Australian World Orchestra, Opera Australia Orchestra and Australian Chamber Orchestra. In 2008 he toured as soloist with the MSO, performing his own contrabassoon transcription of Carl Maria von Weber’s Bassoon Concerto.
In addition, Brock performs with several historically informed performance (HIP) ensembles, including Pinchgut Opera, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra, Australian Haydn Ensemble, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Genesis Baroque, Van Diemens Band, and the Melbourne Baroque Orchestra. To fascinate all these groups, Brock has amassed a collection of 15 bassoons. He is also a founding member of Unholy Rackett, an ensemble dedicated to performing Renaissance and early Baroque music on weird and wonderful double-reed instruments.
When not bassooning, he enjoys collecting rare alpine and woodland plants for his garden in Mount Macedon.
