Grace Wellik is a Meanjin/Brisbane-based composer and performer known for her magical and distinctively powerful voice. Wellik’s music has been performed by groups such as the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia, Trio Immersio, Auckland Youth Choir and Trio Chroma, with recent premieres in Austria, New Zealand, and Australia. As a 2024 Todd Young Composer Awards finalist with her piece Celestial Sunrise, two-times recipient of the Allan Robertson Memorial Scholarship for Composition, and a Cantorum Chamber Choir Choral Commission Award winner, she is a rising star in Trans-Tasman Composition and beyond.

As the 2025 Young Composer-in-Residence for the Auckland Philharmonia, and 2024 Young Composer-in-Residence for Auckland Youth Choir, Wellik’s musical range spans from pieces for orchestra and choir to chamber and solo works. Wellik is a versatile musician whose work traverses a multitude of areas within the music industry. Having sung in the New Zealand Youth Choir, Auckland Chamber Choir, and Auckland Youth Choir, winning awards such as Choir of the World at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod and the Grand Prix of Nations Folklore category at the European Choir Games, she embodies a kaupapa which stands both in the shoes of the performer and the composer, informing her work on both sides.

Wellik’s music utilises strong contemporary devices to create immersive narratives and soundscapes within a voice that is present, magical, and undeniably New Zealand. Stripping back the weight of modern life, her music reminds us that at the core of humanity is the connections we have with others. This people-first approach to composing allows for stronger, personal writing and performances which place collaboration between artists above all else. Wellik holds a Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours from the University of Auckland, where she studied under Dr Chris Gendall, Dr Andrea Young, and Dr David Chisholm.

To contact Grace, you can email her via the form below, or at gewelliknz@gmail.com