Rowan Lemaster (he/him)

Composer-Mentor

Rowan Lemaster (b. 2004) is a composer, educator, violist, pianist, and conductor based in Bloomington, Indiana. Influenced by Impressionism and late Romanticism, his compositions strive to combine these past aesthetics with contemporary techniques.

Rowan’s works have been performed and recorded by ensembles such as the Switch~ Ensemble, Newphonia, The Julius Quartet, and the IU Jacobs School of Music Symphony Orchestra. He made his Carnegie Hall debut in March 2023 with the premiere of his Oboe Sonata "Welcoming, Denial, Acceptance," written for Joshua So.

As an educator, Rowan began teaching at the El Sistema program MyCincinnati in 2019, instructing in violin, viola, and music theory. While in Bloomington, Rowan teaches at The Davis Academy of Music, instructing in composition, piano, and strings.

A graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy, Rowan is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in both music composition under Gabriel Jenks and music education at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Rowan’s past teachers include P. Q. Phan, Don Freund, Cynthia Van Maanen, Renee Skerik, and Isaac Selya. He has also studied at the Interlochen Arts summer camp (viola) and the Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s High School Composition Intensive (HSCI).

FUN FACT: Before choosing music as a career, Rowan was an avid archer, making the Ohio State Championship twice.