Grace Wellik is a Tāmaki Makarau-based composer known for her magical and distinctively powerful compositional voice. She is the 2025 Young Composer-in-Residence for the Auckland Philharmonia, following her success as the 2024 Young Composer-in-Residence for Auckland Youth Choir. Currently a postgraduate student at the University of Auckland, Wellik’s music has been performed by groups such as the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, the Auckland Philharmonia, and Trio Immersio. As a 2024 Todd Young Composer Awards finalist with her piece Celestial Sunrise, two-time recipient of the Allan Robertson Memorial Scholarship for Composition, and a Cantorum Chamber Choir Choral Commission Award winner, she is a rising star in New Zealand Composition. 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. 

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