Reece Webber

Reece has spent his free time and studies on music from a young age, where he began instrumental lessons for the keyboard, trombone, and clarinet. He proceeded to do clarinet throughout his high school learning at John Curtin College of the Arts, of which he did ATAR performance in his final two years. At this point, he decided to switch pathways and instead specialise in composition, applying for UWA’s BMus as a sort of stab in the dark given his lack of prior hands-on experience.

Since being accepted, he has worked closely with his lecturer James Ledger to develop a compositional style that marries a wide range of musical genres, prioritising an engaging sound world over theoretical complexity. Notably in these studies, he was selected as a finalist in the 2025 Ransom prize, collaborating with performers Niamh Dell and Paul Tanner, having an original piece premiered as part of the competition at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery on UWA campus. Being in his final year of study under the degree, he is building a portfolio of original works to go towards his end of year recital, of which he is most excited to premiere his work for the period instrument Theorbo in collaboration with Felix Longworth-Baker.