Jen Winley

Jen began her music career as a percussionist and timpanist working principally with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and regularly with Orchestra Victoria and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO). She then spent over a decade as a classroom music educator and loves being able to combine her passion for music and education when working with young people.

Jen made her professional conducting debut in 2020 with several orchestras in Perth including WASO and PSO. 2021 saw repeat engagements including her film conducting debut of Home Alone with WASO and the Petrushka project with Paul Rissmann. Jen is a highly versatile conductor and 2022 featured several WASO engagements including subscription series, Side-by-Side and Outreach projects, regional tours, contemporary and recording projects, and mainstage Education and Family Concerts. Jen is passionate about working in youth music and has conducted the WA Youth Orchestra since 2019.

Jen will make her debut as conductor with the West Australian Opera, Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in 2023 in addition to continued conducting engagements with WASO.