Caitlin Wells

Director of Youth Choir

Email:  wellsc@hpumc.org
Office: 214.523.2275

 Caitlin holds a Master of Music degree in choral conducting from the University of North Texas.  She also holds the Bachelor of Music Degree magna cum laude from UNT.  After teaching high school choir and completing all of college, she set off across the world and ended up living some time in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.  While living overseas with her sister, she conducted a semi-professional choir of twenty-four singers.  When she moved back to the states, she met the love of her life, Matthew, and they married in Hawaii in October of 2009.  She began her music career with piano lessons at age four and singing in church and school choirs.  Caitlin has been a soprano soloist and choral singer in the Dallas area for nearly ten years.  She currently sings with the professional choir, Orpheus.  Other groups include Texas Choral Artists, Dallas Bach Society, and the Collegium Early Music Singers.  She has also sang at the Taipei International Choral Festival in Taipei, Taiwan.  She is also the Artistic Director of a new Dallas-based professional choir called Project Eve.  Caitlin loves working with the Youth Choir at HPUMC and has a blast planning Dessert Theater shows and tour.

Who were some of your Influences / Inspirations? My father, the Admiral

Whats an interesting fact about you?  I have perfect pitch

Describe your perfect day…hanging out with Matt and Zoe (our dog), good food, good friends, good music, lots of laughs.

My all time favorite movie is… the Harry Potter movies

My favorite food is…hummus and pita chips

My favorite sport is …kickboxing

My favorite quote is..."i thank You God for this amazing day"  e.e. cummings

What's on your iPod …Beethoven, Missy Elliot, Brandi Carlisle, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Mozart, Bach, Black-eyed Peas, Lady Gaga (are you surprised??)

What's one of the most important Lessons you've learned in live? Love will win