Mr. Bowman received his Bachelor of Music from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He met his musical wife while standing next to her in choir. His teaching experience began at Janesville's Marshall Middle School where he taught for one year, five months and four days before taking on the challenge of rebuilding the choral program at Janesville Parker High School. After some issues in the arts department there he was lucky enough to get chosen to lead the choral program at the historic and iconic Manitowoc Lincoln High School. Choirs under his direction have sung at the United Nations in New York, Disney World, and Old North Church as well as Faneuil Hall in Boston. His choirs have also appeared at the Wisconsin Association of School Board Officials Conference and performed with the Manitowoc Symphony and the Milwaukee Symphony.