Christopher Bowen

Christopher Bowen (OAM) was born in Melbourne and studied music at Melbourne University and the Konservatorium der Stadt Wien (Vienna Conservatorium) where he studied conducting, piano and korrepetition.

Christopher has worked with many organisations including the Sydney Community College Choir, the Sydney University Graduate Choir, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Opera Australia, the Victorian State Opera and the Conservatoriums in Sydney and Vienna.  His concerts have been broadcast on the ABC, ORF (Austrian Radio) and 2MBS Fine Music, and his compositions and arrangements have been performed by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

He has a vast conducting repertoire and scores of compositions including his most recent works, An Australian War Requiem which was received with great critical and public acclaim, Firemusic and his most recent major work The Redfern Oratorio.

For more about Christopher, visit his website.