Professor Fowler currently teaches double bass, electric bass and
guitar at Monmouth College.
As a performer Professor Fowler is a double
bassist with the Peoria Symphony and principal double bassist with
the Knox-Galesburg Symphony and Peoria Bach Festival. Recently he
has given recitals at Bradley University in June 2007 and performed
as guest artist with the St Martin Chamber Players of Peoria in
April 2007. He has an extensive performance background which
includes jazz, blues, and musical theatre and opera orchestras. In
July of 2000, he performed as substitute principal double bassist
with La Scala for their production of Falstaff at Rocca delle Macěe
in Tuscany, Italy.
Aside from teaching double bass and electric
bass, Professor Fowler’s background in music education and teaching
includes; elementary and middle school instrumental music, music
history and appreciation, music theory and orchestration, and
ensemble coaching and directing. Professor Fowler has been a member
of the string faculty at Sessione Sense per la Musica č l’ Arte
(SSMA) in Siena, Italy since 2000 where along with his performing
activities he teaches courses in music theory, early music history
and coaches student ensembles.
As a composer his most recent works
performed are “Loud and CLEAR” for 4 voices, celesta and sleigh
bells (2005) and “God’s Wicked Trick” for solo flute performed in
Andermatt, Switzerland (2005) by Gerardo Levy; principal flute of
the New York City Opera. In April 2007 Professor Fowler’s string
orchestra arrangement of Verano Porteńo by Astor Piazzolla was
performed by the Enescu Ensemble at UIUC under the direction of
Maestro Israel Menezes; music director of the Rio Camerata Orchestra
in Rio de Janeiro.
Professor Fowler is also currently finishing
his research towards a D.M.A in double bass with a minor in music
education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. While
at UIUC, he has pursued extensive studies in Music Education,
Orchestration/Composition and Early Music History.
