Michael Lowenstern
Clarinet, Composer
1968 –
Who is Michael Lowenstern?
Michael Lowenstern in the Hyde Park neighborhood, is an American bass clarinetist and composer specializing in new music.
Lowenstern holds a B.M. and Performer's Certificate from the Eastman School of Music, an Artist's Certificate from the Sweelinck Conservatorium Amsterdam, and an M.M. and D.M.A. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. In 1989, Lowenstern received a Fulbright grant to study in Amsterdam with bass clarinet virtuoso Harry Sparnaay. In addition to Sparnaay, Lowenstern's clarinet and bass clarinet teachers have included Charles Neidich, Richard MacDowell, and John Bruce Yeh, and he has also studied composition with Daniel Weymouth.
Lowenstern is based in Brooklyn, New York. He has performed with ensembles representing a wide range of musical genres, including The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Steve Reich and Musicians, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, The Klezmatics, Robin Cox Ensemble, John Zorn, and Billband. In 1991 he won the first prize at the International Gaudeamus Competition in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Lowenstern has created numerous compositions for bass clarinet, both solo and with electronics.
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- Born
- 1968
- Also known as
- Lowenstern, Michael
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Employment
- Manhattan School of Music
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on July 23, 2013
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