Dr. Hilary Lowery is Assistant Professor of Single Reeds at Bemidji State University. She holds performance degrees from the University of Oklahoma and the University of Kansas.  Dr. Lowery has a passion for exploring a wide range of new music and exposing her students to a variety of musical styles and composers, especially those from diverse backgrounds. She is set to release her first album, entitled "Conjuring the Numinous," this fall.   
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As a performer, Dr. Lowery has performed in Belgium, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, and throughout the United States. She has recently performed at ClarinetFest 2022 in Reno, Nevada where she premiered multiple works and with the Classical Beat Festival, touring in cities across Germany. 

​As a teacher, Dr. Lowery has given masterclasses at universities throughout the United States and enjoys working with students on a variety of topics, ranging from reed care to performance anxiety. Dr. Lowery has a passion for new music and enjoys exposing her students to music and composers from diverse backgrounds. This love for discovering new works has inspired her to expand upon her research of "Conjuring the Numinous - New and Lesser Known Works for the Clarinet," published in 2020. 

​Dr. Lowery has been the Assistant Coordinator of the Midwestern Music Camps, Prairie Winds Music Festival, and served as the special events coordinator for Band of Angels Kansas City. ​She was a staff coordinator at the University of Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium from 2010 to 2014 and served as a volunteer at ClarinetFest 2016 in Lawrence, Kansas.

Previous instructors include Dr. Stephanie Zelnick, Dr. Suzanne Tirk, Dr. David Etheridge, Bradford Behn, and Dr. Jane Carl.