Peter Allen

Piano, Assistant Professor

E-mail: P.Allen@dal.ca
Phone: (902) 494-3660
Office: Room 513C, Dalhousie Arts Centre
Web:  http://www.peterallenpiano.com

Biography: Peter Allen has continually delighted audiences with his artistry, versatiligy and mastery with music-making.  As a concert pianist, he is often heard on CBC regional and national radio and is well known to audiences in the Maritimes and throughout Canada for hisi captivating interpretations.  With two solo CDs to his credit, plans are in the works for a new release in 2010.   

Peter is an Assistant Professor of Piano at Dalhousie University's Department of Music, a post held since 2005.  Also an active composer, he had the honour of being the only music composition finalist for the 2006 N.S. Lieutenant Governor's Masterworks Award for his orchestral work Variations on the Halifax Explosion.

Peter is also a highly respected composer, teacher, and budding conductor. He has fulfilled many commissions, the most recent by CBC for a piano concerto called Hurricane Juan, world-premiered by Symphony Nova Scotia on their season's opening concert with Peter as soloist in fall 2008.

Peter is an Associate Professor of the Canadian Music Centre, a member of SOCAN, and a member of the The Living Composers Project.