Dominic Wells – Conductor

Having graduated with first-class honours for a B.Mus at Royal Holloway, University of London, Dominic received funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council to continue with an M.Mus at the same institution. He then spent a year working (and living) at Westminster Cathedral, before returning to academia for a PhD, supported by a Doctoral Fellowship, at Durham University. In 2012 he was awarded his PhD, which focused on the concept of retrospection in the music of James MacMillan, with regard to religious, political and musical traditions. He has published book chapters and journal articles for Cambridge University Press and Routledge on the music of MacMillan, Thomas Adès and David Lang, and his research interests include issues of modernism and postmodernism, religious music and the contemporary British music scene. 

For the last decade, Dominic has worked at BBC Radio 3, where he is lead producer for the Wigmore Hall lunchtime concerts series. At Radio 3 he also produces Essential Classics, Night Tracks, Radio 3 in Concert, Proms, and the New Generation Artists scheme. He writes for ABRSM publications and record companies including Naxos and Ondine, and is also the conductor of the Orpington Chorale.