Album Release: A Babe is Born
St. Martin’s Voices have released their new Christmas album, featuring my piece “A Babe is Born”. Continue Reading
St. Martin’s Voices have released their new Christmas album, featuring my piece “A Babe is Born”. Continue Reading
I’m delighted to conduct Ensemble la Sportelle’s new album Hymne à la Vierge — a radiant journey through centuries of music inspired by the Virgin Mary, and featuring my own piece Prière pour Marie. Continue Reading
I had the privilege of conducting the BBC Singers alongside trumpeter Aaron Azunda Akugbo at Milton Court, exploring the expressive power of the trumpet and voice. Continue Reading
My piece, “Warm, Hazy Rain” for flugelhorn & organ is featured on Matilda Lloyd & Richard Gowers new album, Fantasia. Continue Reading
I’m thrilled to be stepping into the role of Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers from autumn 2026. Continue Reading
A joyous day with the BBC Singers at Snape Maltings with Britten Pear Arts for Aldeburgh Festival. Continue Reading
It was a treat to hear my new piece, ‘Five Nocturnes’, premiered by the Waverley Singers on Sunday 22 June 2025. Continue Reading
I’ve composed a new psalm chant for “The Gift of This New Day”, which features on an album from St Martin’s Voices. Continue Reading
Following the success of our previous visit to the West End and Broadway (December 2023 with Clare Teal), I conducted the BBC Singers, BBC Concert Orchestra, and Bantom of the Opera in a concert featuring best-loved musicals at Milton Court on Sunday… Continue Reading
“A masterclass in listening, achieving balance, and shaping polyphony not just expressively, but with purpose.” Continue Reading
I had a fantastic time working with Ensemble La Sportelle in March, as we recorded their next album, Hymn to the Virgin. It was a delight to return to this programme, which we had worked on together earlier this year. Continue Reading
As part of the Wells Cathedral School Vocal Prestige Concert, the Wells Cathedral School Chapel and Chamber Choirs, the Wellensian Consort, along with Wells Cathedral School Brass perform Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, Rutter’s Gloria and Dove’s The Passing of the Year, as well as works by… Continue Reading
Owain has been commissioned to write a “celebratory organ piece for Pentecost based on Herbert Howells’ tune ‘Salisbury’” for Choir and Organ Magazine’s New Music series. The piece will be published in the May/June issue, and premiered by David Halls… Continue Reading
‘Let thine heart’ has been published in the RSCM’s ‘King James Bible Anthems’ collection, which is available from the RSCM shop online. The piece has been performed recently by the Royal College of Music Junior Department Chamber Choir, and also… Continue Reading
On the 18th December, The Mid-Wessex Singers, directed by Iain MacCleod-Jones, perform Owain’s While Shepherds Watched in their annual Christmas Concert. On the 11th December, the Wells Cathedral School Chapel Choir, conducted by Chris Finch, perform the carol as part of… Continue Reading
Owain accompanies Sophie Gallagher and Xavier Hetherington in a Christmas concert for voice and piano. As well as works by Mozart, Fauré and Bellini, Owain’s ‘Away in a Manger‘ is premiered; the combination being Soprano, Tenor and Piano.
As part of the St Andrew’s day 10am Eucharist, the Wells Cathedral Choristers, Choral Scholars and Wells Cathedral School Chapel Choir perform Owain’s ‘St Andrew’s Service‘ for the first time. Jonathan Vaughn, Organ; Matthew Owens, Conductor.
The Wells Cathedral School Chapel Choir premiere Owain’s setting of Thomas Campion’s words, ‘View me Lord‘, as part of their evening service in Wells Cathedral on the 16th October 2011; Owain conducts.
Owain has been awarded the Trinity College Cambridge Organ Scholarship, and, grades-dependent, will take this up in 2013, studying music.
Pegasus, the London Chamber choir, performed ‘Let Thine Heart‘ in the Temple Church, London on the 17th September, 2011.