Dr Jack Stephens DMA BMus(Hons) BA BCom AMusA(Dist) is the Dean of Graduates and Director of Music at St Paul’s College.

Jack has performed as a soloist and conductor across Australia and internationally. In 2025, he undertook residencies conducting services at Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral London, Canterbury Cathedral, and York Minster, and presented concerts in Paris at Saint-Eustache, La Madeleine, and Saint-Sulpice. He has appeared as a soloist with the Choir of Christ Church St Laurence, Bach Akademie Australia, Victoria Chorale, and the Canberra International Music Festival, and in 2026 conducted performances of Bach’s St John Passion and Mozart’s Requiem. Upcoming engagements include residencies at St Paul’s Cathedral London, St George’s Chapel Windsor Castle, and the Thomaskirche Leipzig, with concerts at the Nikolaikirche Leipzig and elsewhere in Germany.

Jack has directed a complete cycle of Purcell’s operas and, in 2024, led the Australian premiere of Lampe’s The Dragon of Wantley with The Muffat Collective and Peter Coleman-Wright AO. He regularly presents pre-concert talks for the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Hayllar Music Tours, and MusicaViva, and most recently at the Bach Festival Leipzig and the Australian Chamber Music Festival. He is a scholar of the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust, Artistic Director of the Sydney Cantata Project, and Director and Producer of Victoriana!

As Dean of Graduates, Jack oversees the academic and pastoral life of the graduate community within the College. His doctoral research examined the staging of Bach’s Passions, and his continuing scholarship focuses on the music of Johann Sebastian Bach; he is regularly invited to present talks and lectures internationally on Bach’s music, in particular the St Matthew Passion.

As Director of Music, Jack is responsible for shaping and supporting the musical life of the College. He directs the Choir of St Paul’s College, a 44-voice student ensemble that sings Choral Evensong weekly and regularly performs in professional engagements. He also mentors students participating in the intercollegiate Palladian Cup competition and leads a wide range of musical performances and events held at the College throughout the year.

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