Benjamin Bowman
Benjamin Bowman | |
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 Bowman in December 2014 | |
| Born | Benjamin Walter Bowman 20 September 1979 |
| Occupation | Violinist |
| Years active | 1992 – present |
Benjamin Bowman (born September 20, 1979) is an American Canadian violinist. Benjamin Bowman has performed to critical acclaim throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Benjamin is very active and engaged as a chamber musician and soloist; he is a member or frequent guest artist for leading chamber music ensembles internationally, including the twice Grammy-nominated ARC Ensemble (Artists of the Royal Conservatory of Music), Art Of Time Ensemble, and Leondari Ensemble. Benjamin was featured on the 2013 Juno-winning album 'Levant' and the 2011 Juno-nominated disc 'Armenian Chamber Music' with the Amici Chamber Ensemble. Other collaborative work includes extensive immersion in contemporary/new music, improvisation, and performance with singer/songwriters. Benjamin is the concertmaster of the American Ballet Theatre orchestra (as of October 2014).
Bowman's performances have been recorded for radio broadcast in Canada with the CBC, in the USA, the UK, Poland, Hungary, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Denmark and Korea. His discography includes recent solo and chamber-music releases on the Sony Masterworks/RCA Red Seal, ATMA Classique, and Innova labels. Bowman received his Bachelor of Music degree from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. In his spare time, he also composes and arranges music, and writes electronic music as a hobby. [1][2][3][4][5]
Education and early career
Benjamin Bowman was born in Urbana, Illinois, on September 20, 1979. He moved to Brandon, Manitoba in 1981 where he started studying violin at the age of five. Notably, Bowman studied with violinist Francis Chaplin from the age of nine until Chaplin's death in December 1993. Bowman then pursued his studies at Juilliard pre-collage under the tutelage of Sally Thomas for one year before moving to Toronto to study with violinist/conductor David Zafer. At the age of 17 Bowman was invited to study at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where he studied with Aaron Rosand. [6]
Recordings
- Chamber Works of Jerzy Fitelberg – ARC Ensemble, Benjamin Bowman, Erika Raum, Marie Bérard, Steven Dann, Bryan Epperson, Joaquin Valdepenas, and Kara Huber. Producer: David Frost. Recorded at The Royal Conservatory of Music Koerner Hall. Label: Chandos Records. October 2015[7]
- Paul Ben-Haim: Chamber Works – ARC Ensemble, Benjamin Bowman, Erika Raum, Marie Bérard, Steven Dann, Bryan Epperson, Joaquin Valdepenas, Dianne Werner, David Louie. Producers: David Frost, Ralph Couzens. Recorded at The Royal Conservatory of Music Koerner Hall. Label: Chandos Records. June 2013[8]
- Levant – Amici Chamber Ensemble, ft. Benjamin Bowman, Steven Sitarski, Steven Dann. Recorded at Glenn Gould Studio Toronto. Label: ATMA Classique. October 2012 [9] *2013 JUNO WINNER[10]
- Armenian Chamber Music – Amici Chamber Ensemble, ft. Benjamin Bowman, Isabel Bayrakdarian, Steven Dann. Recorded at Glenn Gould Studio Toronto. Label: ATMA Classique. February 2010 [11] *2011 JUNO NOMINATED [12]
- Nothing Left to Destroy – by MC Maguire, (The Discofication of the Mongols, Concerto for Violin & CPU): Benjamin Bowman. Label: Innova Recordings. September 2011 [13]
- Two Roads to Exile: Braunfels: String Quintet - Busch: String Sextet ARC Ensemble, Benjamin Bowman, Erika Raum, Marie Bérard, Steven Dann, Carolyn Blackwell, Bryan Epperson, David Hetherington. Producer: David Frost. Recorded at The Royal Conservatory of Music Koerner Hall. Label: RCA Red Seal Records / Sony Masterworks. April 2010 [14]
Sources
- ^ Bowman, Benjamin "Official Website", 2014.
- ^ LinkedIn Profile,"Benjamin Bowman", Accessed 15 January 2014.
- ^ Terauds, John, "Man with the Golden Bow" (feature), Toronto Star, 18 February 2010.
- ^ CBC Music Profile, Benjamin Bowman. Accessed 15 January 2014.
- ^ Eatock, Colin, "National Ballet Orchestra: Out of the pit, one plié at a time" (review), Globe and Mail, 4 April 2012. Accessed 15 January 2014.
- ^ Benjamin Bowman
- ^ Chamber Works of Jerzy Fitelberg on iTunes [1].
- ^ CHANDOS Official Website [2].
- ^ iTunes Shop [3].
- ^ CARAS Online 2013 Winner [4]
- ^ iTunes Shop [5].
- ^ Canadian Encyclopedia [6]
- ^ iTunes Shop [7].
- ^ ARC Ensemble / SONY Press Release [8].