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Lauren Kowal

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Lauren Kowal

Barnett Fellow

kowal.40@osu.edu

Education

  • BM Oboe Performance, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
  • BA English, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI

Lauren Kowal is a graduate student in the Arts Policy and Administration MA program and is also pursuing her MM in Oboe Performance in the School of Music at Ohio State. Previously, Lauren served as the Oboe Studio Graduate Teaching Associate and the Imani Winds Residency Graduate Student Coordinator.

Fun fact: One of Lauren’s favorite hobbies is running and hopes to run her first half marathon by the time she graduates in 2025!

Research Interests

  • Chamber Music Ensembles as Non-Profits
  • Chamber Music Pedagogy
  • Classical Music in a Modern Setting