Research output per year
Research output per year
Mr, BA (Hons), MMus (Research) W.Aust.
The University of Western Australia (M209), 35 Stirling Highway,
6009 Perth
Australia
I am a conductor, musicologist, and orchestral librarian, currently working in Research Publication and Data Services at UWA. In my role as an Information Specialist (Research Assessment), I am an administrator of the UWA Profiles and Research Repository (Pure), and a specialist in the curation and reporting of the University's research and its metrics. I have held a variety of positions across UWA since 2018, in the Library, with IT, and at the Conservatorium of Music.
As a musicologist, my interests include the works of John Adams, minimalism, medievalism, contemporary opera, and the cultural history of castrati and countertenors. As a performer, I maintain an active profile as an orchestral and operatic conductor of music from the Baroque through to the present day. I have commissioned and premiered more than a dozen works for orchestra, and conducted the Western Australian premiere of numerous other pieces.
Since 2023, I have been the Music Director of the South Side Symphony Orchestra and also a Conductor and Artistic Advisor for the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. I was previously Founder and Artistic Director of the Perth Orchestra Project, and Music Director of the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of WA. I am an alum of the WASO Emerging Conductor’s Program, and the Melbourne Youth Orchestra's Conductor Development Program.
Musicology, Master of Music (Research), The Medievalism of John Adams's El Niño, The University of Western Australia
Award Date: 20 Feb 2023
Musicology, Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours in Music, Sounding Archaic Mystery and Devotion: The Countertenor in the Biblical works of John Adams and Peter Sellars, The University of Western Australia
Award Date: 11 Dec 2020
French Horn Performance, Bachelor of Arts (Music Studies, Music Specialist Studies), The University of Western Australia
Award Date: 16 Dec 2019
Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Oct 2023 → …
Music Director, South Side Symphony Orchestra
Sept 2023 → …
Music Director, Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Western Australia
Jul 2021 → May 2023
Founder & Artistic Director, Perth Orchestra Project
May 2017 → Dec 2022
Research output: Thesis › Master's Thesis
Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference presentation/ephemera
Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference presentation/ephemera
Wesson, I. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Postgraduate Scholarship
Ledger, J. (Speaker), Wesson, I. (Speaker), Plush-Noad, R. (Speaker) & Van Tuinen , C. (Speaker)
Activity: Service and engagement › Public lecture, debate or seminar
Wesson, I. (Member)
Activity: Memberships › Membership of professional association
Wesson, I. (Chair)
Activity: Conferences and workshops › Contribution or participation in a conference
Wesson, I. (Member of editorial board)
Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Editorial activity
Wesson, I. (Member)
Activity: Memberships › Membership of professional association