Ben hagen

Accompanist & HarMANY Director

Ben Hagen is the Director of HarMANY and has been the principal chorus accompanist since the Fall of 2005. He received his Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Iowa. During his time in Iowa City, Ben was the accompanist for the University of Iowa Old Gold Singers and played piano in the show band for Princess Cruise Lines. He has served as the Musical Director for many local musical theater productions including Next to Normal, The Last Five Years, Evil Dead the Musical, Parade, [title of show] and Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Ben is participating in his fifth year as an adjudicator for the Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards. He has accompanied many professional artists including Simon Estes, Nick Lane and Amy Wagar. Ben also works as Reporting Services Director at EMC Insurance Companies.