Professor Alan Lourens is the Head of the Conservatorium of Music at the University of Western Australia, a university ranked in the top 100 in the world by QS rankings. In this capacity, he teaches conducting, directs the Symphony Orchestra and other ensembles, and leads music education and performance initiatives. He holds a Doctorate and a Master's degree from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, Bloomington, where he studied conducting with Ray E. Cramer and euphonium with Daniel Perantoni, M. Dee Stewart, and Harvey G. Phillips, earning a Performers Certificate for the excellence of his Master's recital. Professor Lourens completed his undergraduate degree in Music Education. He began his professional career teaching high school music for five years, directing award-winning ensembles, and later served as Conducting Support Teacher for the state of Western Australia. Previously, he occupied professorial positions at leading arts institutions in Singapore, Dubai, and Australia, including as Vice-President (Academic) at LaSalle College of the Arts in Singapore and Head of the Department of Classical Music at the WA Academy of Performing Arts.

An accomplished euphonium performer, conductor, composer, and soloist, Professor Lourens has performed under renowned conductors such as Frederick Fennell, Harry Begian, Vernon Handley, Paul Daniels, Ray E. Cramer, and Simone Young. He remains active in the Brass Band movement internationally. His Euphonium Concerto was premiered by Riki McDonnell in 2016, and his compositions and arrangements are published by Cimarron Music Press and Matt Klohs Music. Notable recent compositions include Old Town Hall for Wind Band (2025), Antipodean Henry: Gambolling on a Melody by Henry Purcell (2024), Elegant Sufficiency: March for Brass Band (2024), Of Myths and Gambols for Brass Band (2024), and Nullabor Dawn for Concert Band (2023). Among his 17 compositions, 11 performances, three other chapter contributions, and one book, he has contributed analyses to the Teaching Music Through Performance in Band series and articles to the Journal of the California Music Educators. His research specializations include composition, wind ensemble conducting and repertoire, brass band conducting and repertoire, instrumental pedagogy, and university arts administration. He has presented public lectures, including the Musica Viva Pre-Concert Talk in 2019.

Professional Email: alan.lourens@uwa.edu.au