Dr. Harris Loewen

Department of Music




Dr. Harris Loewen


Associate Professor
DMA, MA (Iowa), Cert. Theol. (Assoc. Mennonite Biblical Sem., Indiana), BMus (UBC)

Office:Thistle west 140B
Telephone: 905-688-5550 ext. 3823
E-mail: hloewen@brocku.ca

Dr. Loewen is a choral conductor and clinician as well as a solo and ensemble singer (classical and jazz).  He has performed as a chorister, baritone soloist and/or conductor with professional and amateur choirs in Canada, the U.S. and Europe, and has served as a jazz vocalist with several regional ensembles.  He is the founding conductor of both the Niagara Vocal Ensemble and Avanti Chamber Singers (a designated Ensemble-in-Residence at Brock University), and former conductor of several other choral groups in southern Ontario.  With the NVE he has released several CD recordings featuring the work of Niagara composers, including some of his own compositions.  At Brock University he teaches courses in conducting and choral methods and conducts the university men's, women's and mixed choruses. 

Questions about the Brock University Choirs or Ensembles-in-Residence?

E-mail: hloewen@brocku.ca