Harold Owen (b. 1931)

Harold Owen (b. 1931)

Harold Owen is Professor Emeritus of Composition at the University of Oregon School of Music. Born in Los Angeles in 1931, he attended the University of Southern California where he holds the BM, MM, and DMA Degrees in Composition. He joined the faculty of the U of O School of Music in 1966 and was Chair of Composition. Among his publications are works for orchestra, chorus, organ, various compositions for solo and chamber ensembles, and text books Modal and Tonal Counterpoint, Music Theory Resource Book, and Handbook for Creative Church Musicians.

He became interested in early music as a member of the John Biggs Consort, giving concerts in California and the Northwest. After moving to Oregon he directed the Collegium Musicum and the University Consort at the University of Oregon and the Liturgical Choir of St. Mary's Episcopal Church. He has composed several solo and ensemble pieces for brass instruments.