Andrew Lowen

Andrew Lowen has been conductor and musical director of the Canterbury Orchestra since December 2007. He studied music at Birmingham University where his main interests were in singing and Baroque performance practice. He conducted the University chamber choir and later directed the London based chamber choir Polyphony.

It is as a teacher and encourager of young talent that Andrew has found his primary vocation. In the 1980s his boys' choir performed in most of the major cathedrals of the British Isles. During the 1990s he worked at Kent College in Canterbury where he developed a music department that was presenting works such as Verdi's Requiem, Holst's The Planets and major Romantic symphonies. Andrew's career highlights include Verdi's Requiem in Canterbury Cathedral and in Cheltenham Town Hall; Saint-Saens' Organ Symphony in Canterbury Cathedral; and Haydn's Creation in Central Hall Westminster.

Andrew is conductor of Maidstone Youth Orchestra and frequently appears on the podium with the South Kent Youth Orchestra. He conducts not only the Canterbury Orchestra but also the musicians of the Folkestone and Hythe Orchestral Society and has been musical director of the Sittingbourne Orpheus Choral Society since January 2007.

In addition to his busy conducting schedule he spends four days a week at Maidstone Grammar School where he is Director of Music.

Next Concert

Saturday November 27th 2010, 7.30 pm

St Peter's Methodist Church, Canterbury CT1 2BE

Our next concert has a strong French flavour.  It begins with the colourful and exciting symphonic poem by the French composer Paul Dukas inspired by Goethe's ballad of the same name, The Sorcerer's Apprentice.  This is followed by Suite no.2 of orchestral music from Bizet's Carmen, which was put together after the composer's death by Ernest Guiraud and largely features the famous arias.  The final piece is Saint-Saens Symphony no.3, a work written at the height of his creativity, which makes unusual use of piano and organ as part of the orchestral texture.  Tickets are £8.50 for adults and only £2.50 for children of school age and students.  They are available on the door, from the Secretary on 01227 751196, and online through WeGotTickets by clicking on the button below.. 

Interested in playing with the Canterbury Orchestra?

If you would like the opportunity to play interesting music in a variety of styles and including some of the major symphonic repertoire, call Canterbury's Orchestra Manager Nicky Pound on 01304 812755 or email us.