Dr. Christopher Bowlby, piano, music theory, musicianship
Christopher Bowlby began his studies on the piano at the age of eight. He has received recognition as a soloist and chamber musician, having been awarded the highest degrees in piano performance at universities in the United States and Canada. As a winner of several young artists' competitions, he was featured several times on Public Radio both as a speaker as well as a performer on stations in the mainland and Hawaii. He has appeared regularly as a soloist with Midwest orchestras. His extensive repertoire shows his expertise both in the great romantic masterworks as well as new works by living composers, including John Corigliano, Jeff Junkinsmith, Laura Kaminsky, and Owen Bloomfield. Equally at home with chamber music literature, Mr. Bowlby performed Beethoven's Sonata in A major with cellist, Yo-Yo Ma and frequently performs four-hand and duo piano music with his wife, Ivona Kaminska-Bowlby.
Dr. Bowlby has taught piano for over thirteen years. His students range in age and ability from four years to advanced adults mastering works such as Liszt's etude, La Campanella. All of them have greatly enjoyed working with him. His patience and humor allow him to create a pleasant, amiable atmosphere during lessons without compromising the quality of instruction. Many of them have been awarded scholarships for both undergraduate and graduate programs in music at numerous prominent colleges and universities in Canada and the United States. His secondary academic interest led him to study with some of today's most prominent music theorists, including Henry Klumpenhouwer, Richard Kurth, John Rahn, and Jonathan Bernard. Mr. Bowlby's research has led him to discoveries of religious symbolism in the music of Olivier Messiaen.
Formerly, he taught at Mount Royal College, University of British Columbia, Shoreline Community College, and the University of Washington. Dr. Bowlby is currently the Program Director of the Chopin Academy of Music in Issaquah, Washington, and vice-president of the Seattle Int'l Piano Festival, which hosts, among other events, an international piano competition. He is also a member of the Washington Music Teachers' Association and is an active Washington state adjudicator.
2008-9 calendar year availability: by appointment
e-mail: cbowlby@chopinacademy.com
Christopher Bowlby began his studies on the piano at the age of eight. He has received recognition as a soloist and chamber musician, having been awarded the highest degrees in piano performance at universities in the United States and Canada. As a winner of several young artists' competitions, he was featured several times on Public Radio both as a speaker as well as a performer on stations in the mainland and Hawaii. He has appeared regularly as a soloist with Midwest orchestras. His extensive repertoire shows his expertise both in the great romantic masterworks as well as new works by living composers, including John Corigliano, Jeff Junkinsmith, Laura Kaminsky, and Owen Bloomfield. Equally at home with chamber music literature, Mr. Bowlby performed Beethoven's Sonata in A major with cellist, Yo-Yo Ma and frequently performs four-hand and duo piano music with his wife, Ivona Kaminska-Bowlby.
Dr. Bowlby has taught piano for over thirteen years. His students range in age and ability from four years to advanced adults mastering works such as Liszt's etude, La Campanella. All of them have greatly enjoyed working with him. His patience and humor allow him to create a pleasant, amiable atmosphere during lessons without compromising the quality of instruction. Many of them have been awarded scholarships for both undergraduate and graduate programs in music at numerous prominent colleges and universities in Canada and the United States. His secondary academic interest led him to study with some of today's most prominent music theorists, including Henry Klumpenhouwer, Richard Kurth, John Rahn, and Jonathan Bernard. Mr. Bowlby's research has led him to discoveries of religious symbolism in the music of Olivier Messiaen.
Formerly, he taught at Mount Royal College, University of British Columbia, Shoreline Community College, and the University of Washington. Dr. Bowlby is currently the Program Director of the Chopin Academy of Music in Issaquah, Washington, and vice-president of the Seattle Int'l Piano Festival, which hosts, among other events, an international piano competition. He is also a member of the Washington Music Teachers' Association and is an active Washington state adjudicator.
2008-9 calendar year availability: by appointment
e-mail: cbowlby@chopinacademy.com
Dr. Bowlby's Audio Samples:
Franz Liszt's Tarentella from his set, Venice and Naples