Jessica Wells : Represented Artist
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Random Audio Sample: The Night Parrot (soprano with string quartet) by Jessica Wells, from the CD Women of Note |
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Artist website: http://www.jessicawellscomposer.com.au/
Jessica Wells is a versatile composer, orchestrator, and arranger for concerts, films, theatre, and album recordings.
Her business, Jigsaw Music, provides music preparation services for clients all over the world. She also works as a recording producer and conductor. She was the Musical Director of the APRA Screen Music Awards from 2017-2022, and she is the current Vice President of the Music Arrangers Guild of Australia.
In February 2024 her yet-to-be-released orchestral film score for "Endangered Australia": a three- part documentary series about Australian wildlife, was recorded by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jessica at Trackdown Scoring Stage in Sydney.
Her score for the documentary "Mozart's Sister" has been received to critical acclaim and won an AACTA Award for Best Original Score in a Documentary in 2025.
Jessica has orchestrated dozens of scores for the screen including "Elvis", "Blueback", "Shadow and Bone", "Brahmastra", "Ivy and Bean" and "Paper Planes".
She is in demand as a concert composer, with recent commissions for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Ballet, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Gondwana Choirs, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Australian Youth Orchestra, Acacia Quartet, Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra, and Ensemble Offspring.
Jessica Wells — current to April 2025
Awards & Prizes
| Year | Award | Placing | Awarded for |
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| 2024 | Art Music Awards: Luminary Award - State/Territory Award | Winner: New South Wales | sustained sontribution to Australian music through composition and mentorship of emerging composers |
| 2017 | Art Music Awards: Work of the Year: Instrumental | Finalist | Moon fire |
Selected Commissions
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The Night Parrot (soprano with string quartet) | Commissioned by Katie Noonan and the Queensland Music Festival and Bush Heritage Australia |
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Dancing in St Petersburg : for string ensemble (2024) | Commissioned by the Bowral Autumn Music Festival for the Acacia Quartet |
| Concerto for Guzheng and orchestra : full orchestra (2024) | Commissioned by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. | |
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Dancing in St Petersburg : for string quartet (2022) | Commissioned by The Bowral Autumn Music Festival 2022 for the Acacia Quartet. |
| The Dinosaur's Picnic (full orchestra with narrator) (2022) | Commissioned by Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra with a gift from Liz Nurthen and Justine Gibbings in memory of their parents Ruth and Dennis Gibbings | |
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Emu in the Sky : for chamber orchestra (2022) | Written for Australian Youth Orchestra Artology "Acknowledgement of Country" program. |
Analysis & Media
- Video: Ali's Wedding - Behind the scenes with Nigel Westlake and the Sydney Symphony