Joel Bass

Joel Bass graduated as the top music student from the University of Western Australia in 2013, attaining double honours degrees in music and mechanical engineering. After undertaking further study at the University of the Arts Berlin he completed conductor training with Australia’s major orchestras through Symphony Australia and the Australian Conducting Academy.

Meanwhile, Bass sustained a career as a percussionist and pianist, playing principal percussion for Momentum Ensemble, and freelancing with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Victoria and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, including their China tour in 2016.

Bass made his conducting debut conducting Serena Graham’s Clarifying Carbon and subsequently conducted mainstage productions including The Dream, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Jewels, Oscar^© and The Nutcracker. Bass was promoted into the position of Assistant Conductor commencing 2025.