The Music of Kenneth B. Wells

Long before he chose to specialize in psychiatry at the UCSF School of Medicine, Wells had roots in the music world, composing songs and choral pieces and performing with his family in churches in Southern California. When he moved to the Bay Area to pursue a medical career, he told himself, “I have to grow up now and not make music.” But six months later, he said, “This is crazy. I’m never going to stop doing music as long as I live.”

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True to his word, as a full-time medical student Wells filled his free time attending shows at the San Francisco Opera, singing in the San Francisco Bach Choir, acting as a substitute organist at the Seventh Avenue Church, and studying voice with faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

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With many compositions, collaborations with family and friends, and four operas later, Kenneth B. Wells is excited to share his music with the world.