Robert Wells (rwells)

Associate Professor of Music Theory

Robert Wells in the News

Wells Publishes Article on Liszt’s Rhythms and Premieres Piano Piece

Associate Professor of Music and Associate Director of the Honors Program Robert Wells recently published an article in the open access journal College Music Symposium: Journal of the College Music Society. The article, titled "Diabolical Dances and Rhythmic Poetry: Interpreting and Performing Franz Liszt’s Metric Conflicts," investigates rhythmically/metrically complex writing in Read more…

Wells Presented Duo Piano Recital, March 11

UMW music professor Dr. Robert Wells joined his former piano professor, Dr. Derek Parsons (Furman University), presenting a two-piano recital at UMW on Friday, March 11 in Dodd Auditorium (originally scheduled for March 2020, but postponed due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic). Parsons performed Anglo-Canadian composer Healey Willan’s Read more…

Wells Presents Duo Piano Recital, March 13

UMW music professor Dr. Robert Wells will be joining his former piano professor, Dr. Derek Parsons (Furman University), to present a two-piano recital at UMW. The concert will be on Friday, March 13 at 7:30 PM in Dodd Auditorium, and admission will be free. Parsons will be performing Anglo-Canadian composer Read more…
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