My Story
From an early age, I was drawn to music, especially singing, as a way to connect more deeply with myself, with others, and with the planet. I began my studies of vocal performance at age 10 and carried them through my Bachelors, Masters, and Artist Diploma in Voice Performance. As a young artist at Chicago Opera Theater and in my years singing professionally in Chicago, I learned so much about discipline, emotional and physical resilience, and the healing power of artistic expression and collaboration.
I was first introduced to sound healing by a dear friend and master practitioner, who eventually would become my mentor in discovering my own unique vocal expression of the sound bath and sacred sound container. My healing arts training began as a form of strengthening my own meditative practices and self-healing, and expanded to include my classical voice and sharing with others. This ignited my urge to take my sound baths and songs far and wide, so I returned to southern California where I was born.
The feeling I get from singing with sound bowls is very similar to what I feel when I sing with any ensemble, and that is a sense of powerful and primal connection to the universe…the embodiment of universal love through harmony. With these instruments, I’ve been able to return to my Self in a wonderful way. I also find that I can channel something both ethereal and deeply grounding, which especially resonates with people in transitional or growth periods in their lives. This is home for me.
There is something important about what feels like home for the soul. I was an accidental and very welcome child, as my parents had lost several children before me, and perhaps that’s why I always believed in magic. The garden at my childhood home was created and grown by the women of my family through a few generations. When I return to visit, it’s the garden that I connect with most. There is much to be said for the wonders of nature, and this is why I incorporate its essence into my transmissions – from the sound of my voice to the sounds of the wind, birds, and the ocean, among others… We all owe our souls to the nature from which we came. This is home for all of us.
I am grateful for my experiences with teachers, leaders, and healers who have assisted me along my journey with good intentions and care for my soul. Thanks to what I have learned through others and through myself, I now create experiences that allow for deep relaxation, transformation, and empowerment on a cellular level. Whether I am performing for a service, working with someone on their singing or speaking voice, or sending vibrational messages through sound, I am coming from an authentic place of my own experiences and the magical world it has led me to create in artistic expression.
Bio
Brittany Jacinta Loewen (Celeste Sound Alchemy) is a master vocal sound bath artist, opera singer, and voice empowerment teacher. Her lifelong cultivation of vocal artistry and performance has created her as a healing vessel of love for all who experience her musical offerings. Channeling her deep connection to Nature and the Loving Frequencies of the Earth through vocal improvisation with healing instruments, she seeks to deepen our connection with Self, Others, and the Earth with her soothing sound transmissions. As a voice empowerment specialist, Brittany works with professionals from all industries on techniques that help them to find their empowered voices in speech and song.
As an accomplished opera singer, Brittany has performed with Chicago Opera Theater, Opera Pacific, OperaWorks, Forte Chicago, Flagstaff in Fidenza, International Operatic Performing Experience, International Lyric Academy, Chicago College of Performing Arts, and Jacobs School of Music. She has a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music and a Master of Music degree and Artist Diploma in vocal performance from Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts. As a young artist with Chicago Opera Theater, she received stellar reviews for her powerful performances in challenging roles such as the title role in Puccini’s Suor Angelica, the First Witch in Ernest Bloch’s Macbeth, and Branghien in Frank Martin’s Le Vin Herbé. Brittany has been an active member of AGMA (American Guild of Musical Artists) since 2014.
