Dr John Wells Educated at King’s College Chapel and Indiana University, Dr John Wells was Auckland City Organist from 1998 to 2012.  During this time, he spearheaded the project to rebuild the Auckland Town Hall organ.   He recorded NZ’s first organ CD in 1989 and has worked as a composer, teacher, broadcaster, recitalist and choral accompanist.  He was Organ Tutor at Auckland University’s School of Music from 1992 to 2012.
 He has given concerts throughout NZ, and also Australia, the UK, USA and Europe.
Wells has worked extensively with choirs and was Deputy Conductor of the NZ Youth Choir under Peter Godfrey and Karen Grylls. He was Director of the Australian & New Zealand College of Organists. He made NZ’s first organ CD and is the only organist to have presented a concert in a woolshed. He was made a Fellow of the NZ Association of Organists in recognition of his services to organ music.
He has taught privately throughout his career and was an examiner for the Associated Board for many years.
John Wells is no stranger to Thames audiences, having given a number of concerts in St George’s Church. On Sunday August 4th at 2pm he will play the first half of Bach’s famous Goldberg Variations on the piano and works from France, Germany and NZ on the organ.
From Bach’s  ‘cure’ for a German aristocrat’s insomnia to a celebration of the Treaty of Waitangi is typical of John Wells’ well-known ability to put varied and engaging programmes together.    The church’s fine piano and organ will both feature in this concert.