Todd Lowry is a composer, author, pianist and songwriter who lives in Albuquerque, NM.

Todd was born and grew up in Worthington, MN, where he began playing music professionally when he was 15 years old.

Todd earned a BA in Music with honors from Macalester College (St. Paul, MN) and a Master of Music Education degree from the University of North Texas. He also studied Third Stream Music at the New England Conservatory and graduated cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School.

Todd’s first job out of graduate school was being Music Supervisor at Busch Gardens Theme Park in Williamsburg, VA.

After a stint there, Todd fronted bands and played solo piano in nightclubs for several years.

In 1986, Todd joined Hal Leonard Corporation (Milwaukee, WI) as a keyboard arranger and he wrote 4,000 arrangements published by Hal Leonard. Later he became the Director of Business Affairs for Hal Leonard through most of the 1990’s.

While in Milwaukee, Todd also worked as a music critic for the Milwaukee Sentinel. He was the music director of the Milwaukee Church of Religious Science from 1991-1996.

Todd recorded an album of jazz and blues standards and an album of original church music while in Milwaukee. He arranged music for a Grammy-nominated album in 1990.

In 1998, Todd moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico and began working for the National Dance Institute (NDI), becoming the Albuquerque music Director in 2003, where he worked until retiring from NDI in 2023.

Todd began working with singer Kari Simmons in 2001 and the two recorded 7 albums.

Todd wrote an original musical based on the O Henry story “The Gift of the Magi,” that was produced in Albuquerque in 2008 and 2009. He’s also written musicals entitled “The Three Questions,” “The Shoemaker” and “The Last Days of John Brown.”

Todd recorded an original Christmas album in 2014 and an album entitled “Little Hallelujahs” in 2015. Since then, he recorded 21 more albums (See List).

He has written music for theater (a score for “The Tempest”) and scored the documentary film “Hilly’s Folly.” He’s been the arranger and a pianist for the Enchantment Awards for nine years.

He is a multiple winner of the New Mexico Music Awards, having first won in 2005 and most recently in 2022. He’s recorded national jingles in both Dallas and Richmond, VA.

As a dance pianist he has worked with choreographers Loyce Hulton and Anne Reinking.

For twenty years, he has been an organist for the Triple AAA Isotopes baseball club.

He’s currently the pianist in the popular jazz group Entourage (a/k/a Ejazz), led by Emerson Corley.

He has been the pianist and Music Director for 26 years at the Unity Spiritual Center in Albuquerque.

He’s written 21 piano instructional books published by Hal Leonard.