Christopher Bowen was born New Zealand and studied singing and medicine at Otago University. He is busy on the concert platform as an oratorio soloist, recitalist and ensemble singer. Christopher has performed a broad array of music from the medieval Play of Daniel (Daniel) to premieres of contemporary works. He has sung most of Bach’s works for tenor, in the United Kingdom, Europe and further afield. These include evangelist roles, B Minor Mass, Magnificat, Christmas and Easter Oratorios, and many cantatas.
In 2005, Christopher joined the BBC Singers with whom he performs and records across the UK and abroad. With them he has contributed solo roles as tenor soloist in Mozart’s C Minor Mass for European Broadcasting Union broadcast, Arioch in Handel’s Belshazzer with the King’s Consort, Japanese envoi in Stravinsky’s Le Rossignol at the BBC proms and Shakespeare in the premiere of John Poole’s The Colour of My Song. He has returned to New Zealand for Bach’s Matthew Passion and Mozart’s Requiem. In recital Christopher has recently explored French baroque works by Couperin, Monteclair and Brossard.
