Biography
Shean Bowers is Director of Music at
St. Saviour’s Church, Oxton, Wirral. Previous to this he was Organ Scholar
at Liverpool Cathedral, having been both a Chorister and the holder of its
Neilson Organ Bursary. During his time as Neilson Bursar, he studied organ
with Professor Ian Tracey.
In 2001 he gained a full scholarship to study with Daniel Moult at Chetham’s School of Music, and did so for the duration of his A-Level studies. Whilst at Chetham’s, Shean played as both soloist and as part of Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra. He was also founder member of the Chetham’s
‘Barbershop Quintet’, who sang for Prince
Charles on his 50th birthday. He then gained a place on the year-in course
at the Royal Academy of Music, London, studying the Organ with Professor
David Titterington and Choir Direction and Conducting under Patrick Russill.
Whilst there he played in master-classes taken by Nicolas Kynaston, Patrick
Russill, Nigel Alcoat, William McVicker and Helmut Deutsch. During this
time, he was Assistant Organist at All Saints Church, Poplar.
Shean has also appeared as soloist with
many other Orchestras, most notably with the Royal Liverpool
Philharmonic Orchestra in a concert of the Preludes and Fugues of J. S.
Bach, an area of music in which Shean has a great love and passion, and a
concert celebrating the works of Haydn and Mozart in which Shean played
Mozart Epistle Sonatas and Haydn Concertos.
Shean has given recitals in many venues across the country including: Liverpool Cathedral, Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, St. George’s Hall, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Manchester Cathedral, Chester Cathedral, Newcastle Cathedral, Blackburn Cathedral, Oundle School Chapel, Marylebone Parish Church, Victoria Hall, Hanley, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin and St. John’s College, Cambridge. During 2007 he will give recitals at 1st Congregational Church, Los Angeles, Altenberg Abbey, Germany and a return visit to St. John’s Chapel, Cambridge. Shean at present is studying the organ with Dr. Noel Rawsthorne.
Shean holds the diploma of Licentiateship to Trinity College London with Distinction (LTCL).
His other posts include; Artistic Director
and founder of Purely Choral (www.purelychoral.com),
Director and founder of Cantores sine Nomine, Organist to Liverpool Hope
University and a Deputy Organist at Liverpool Cathedral.