Lynn Rowley Andersen

Born Lynn Sumsion Rowley on an Air Force Base in Montana, Lynn grew up in the USA (Montana, New Mexico, Maryland, Utah, New York, Washington), and Germany, also lived 2 years in Austria and Switzerland. His family played instruments and sang. He and his sister Janiel (Miller) began choreographing and dancing and singing together as small children. He earned a BA at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, performed and clogged with the International Folk Dance Ensemble, and lived in the German Foreign Language Housing. From 1996-1999 he worked at Provo Theatre Company as a performer, box office manager, and back-stage. He joined Utah Valley Handbell Choir in 1994 and in 2002 learned Solo English Handbell from Mark Andersen. Lynn moved to New York State in 2002 and joined forces with composer/musician Mark Andersen. They created the TV show "Crescendo!" in 2003. Mark is the Artistic Director and main performer. Lynn is camera man, editor, and performer. They include local musical talent in the show. In 2006 they moved Crescendo! to Seattle, WA and aired the program on local TV, while continuing to air the program in New York on Time Warner Cable. In 2009, Mark Andersen was appointed Resident Artist at Daniels Recital Hall in downtown Seattle. As Resident Artist, Mark presented a lot of concerts on the Austin Pipe Organ, and scheduled other concerts and events in the Recital Hall. A large portion of the TV episodes were filmed live at this venue. In 2015 they relocated to Lumberton, North Carolina, and continue to film and perform on the East Coast.