Dominic Wills is an up-and-coming composer, currently based in Hamburg. His music is informed by a passion for birds and the natural world, combined with a keen interest in musical and artistic history. Over the last 8 years, his music has been performed by renowned international groups such as the Ensemble Resonance, Avanti! Ensemble and the London Sinfonietta. He has worked closely with the Tallis Scholars, the Hamburger Symphoniker, Ensemble LUX:NM and the Momenta Quartet, with recent performances in Europe, Asia and North America.

He has completed internships at the NABU Information Centre 'Blumberger Mühle' in Brandenburg and at Hauke-Haien Hoog in Wattenmeer where he assembled more knowledge about ecology and conservation. These themes play an important role in his music, which often uses technology to explore the formal possibilities present in natural sounds, calls and songs, and using this research to create new musical forms.

He is currently writing a Doctorate in Science and Music at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater about birdsong and music, supervised by Prof. Fredrik Schwenk and Prof. Roderick Chadwick (of the Royal Academy of Music) and supported generously by the Claussen-Simon Stiftung. Prior to this he completed his Bachelor’s on the ‘Joint’ Course at the Royal Northern College of Music and the University of Manchester, where he studied with Professors Adam Gorb and David Horne.

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