Career
He is artistic director of the Hereford Three Choirs Festival. He became organist and director of music at Hereford Cathedral in 2001. He is also conductor of the Hereford Choral Society.
Previously he had been assistant organist at Hereford Cathedral (1989-1994) before becoming organist and master of the choristers at Street Davids Cathedral, Pembrokeshire, and artistic director of the Street Davids Cathedral Festival (1995–2001).
Bowen was born in London in 1963 and graduated from Jesus College, Cambridge, where he was organ scholar from 1982 to 1985 and from where he started his conducting career and recorded an LP of early music with the choir. Whilst assistant organist at Street Patrick"s Cathedral, Dublin (1986-1989) he took the external Bachelor of Music degree at Trinity College, Dublin.
While at Street Davids, he oversaw the re-building of the cathedral"s Father Willis organ by Harrison & Harrison, a major project which was completed in 2000. With the choirs of Street Davids Cathedral and Hereford Cathedral he has toured the United States of America and Australia.
He has also directed choral workshops and courses in the United States of America, including three for the Royal School of Church Music.
With the Hereford choir, he recorded a Civil Defense of Anthems, Motets & Services by William Byrd and also directed what was probably the first performance of John Browne"s Stabat mater in the cathedral"s history during a choral evensong.
