Jessica Wells Composer

She was the recipient of the 2025 AACTA Award for Best Original Score in a Documentary for her work on the film Mozart’s Sister, and received the 2024 Art Music Luminary Award (NSW).

Jessica’s concert works range from solo harp through to full symphony orchestra, and she has written music for film and theatre productions. She has scored the soundtrack to the 2026-2027 New Year’s Eve Midnight Fireworks with Sydney Symphony Orchestra.In 2025, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra premiered Jessica’s brand new Concerto for Guzheng with soloist Mindy Meng Wang; and her first full length ballet Butterfly Effect was presented by West Australian Ballet.

Jessica also has extensive experience as orchestrator, arranger, producer and conductor for various concerts, films, theatre projects and album recordings.

Jessica runs her business Jigsaw Music and is the President of the Music Arrangers’ Guild of Australia.

Jessica Wells is one of Australia’s most sought after composers for concert and screen.

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Tickets on sale for the Maria Anna Mozart Concert Tour

Featuring music and visuals from award-winning documentary Mozart’s Sister, this program is performed by orchestras across Australia throughout 2026. Live narration, visuals, soundtrack score (by me!) and Mozart’s Symphony 1 weave together to tell the story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s younger sister Maria Anna, and highlight the importance of valuing and platforming underrepresented composers.
Tickets are available here.
Butterfly Effect Suite Premiere by QSO

Over three concerts 30 April - 3 May 2026, Queensland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jessica Gethin, premiered my Butterfly Effect Suite. The suite features some of my favourite sections from the Butterfly Effect ballet that WA Ballet commissioned last year. Thanks to everyone involved - the audience loved it and it was wonderful to hear this music in concert form!
Paul Lowin Orchestral Prize Finalist

The Paul Lowin Prize recognises excellence in composition for modern chamber or symphony orchestra. Delighted that Concerto for Guzheng and Orchestra is one of 3 finalists for the orchestral prize this year.
Butterfly Effect Premiere in September

New ballet Butterfly Effect with music by Jessica Wells and choreography by Alice Topp was commissioned and performed by West Australian Ballet in September.
A stunning gallery of images and stellar reviews provide insight into this beautiful, moving ballet. View them here.
MSO World Premiere - Concerto for Guzheng and Orchestra

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, with soloist Mindy Meng Wang, performed the world premiere of Jessica’s Concerto for Guzheng and Orchestra on 16 April 2025.
Read Limelight Magazine’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review here.
AYO performs 'Uplift'

‘Uplift’ opened the AYO Young Symphonists concert in Canberra on 19 April 2025. Congratulations to conductor Luke Dollman and the musicians for a terrific, exuberant interpretation!
The score for Uplift is available to purchase.
'Cinemascope' for wind symphony now available to purchase

Score now available, published by Matt Klohs. Purchase here.
Mozart's Sister Soundtrack Wins AACTA Award!

Jessica’s score for Mozart’s Sister wins Best Original Soundtrack for a Documentary at the 2025 AACTA Awards.
Australian Women in Music Awards 2026 Finalist

Jess has been nominated as a finalist for two Australian in Women Music Awards: ‘Excellence in Classical Music’ and ‘Sony Music Australia Artistic Excellence Award’.