Listening with Norman Lowrey, Composer

Norman Lowrey is a mask maker / composer / performance sound video artist and Professor Emeritus of Music at Drew University, Madison, NJ. He holds a Ph.D. in composition from the Eastman School of Music. He is the originator of Singing Masks. The masks, ceramic, carved wood, leather and virtual, incorporate flutes, reeds, ratchets, electronics and other sounding devices. Each mask has a unique voice. They have been exhibited in East Coast museums and galleries, including the New Jersey State Museum. He was a long-time student/colleague of the late composer-philosopher-accordionist-humanitarian Pauline Oliveros, is now the web master for her site, is certified in her Deep Listening practice, and was on Board of Directors of her non-profits, the Pauline Oliveros Foundation and Deep Listening Institute. He presently serves on the Board of Advisors for the Ministry of Maåt, which among other things, continues Oliveros' teachings