Allison Simpkins
Allison Simpkins is a freelance composer, pianist, and teacher dedicated to her mission of sharing her music with the world. In her fifteen years of experience, she has traveled the US and Europe premiering her large ensemble works, chamber music, solo works, and art songs. Her work can be described as earnest, bold, and, at times, political. She incorporates her identity into her music and hopes to use her platform to spread positive change in the world of classical music.
Noteworthy works include “revel,” written for the Peabody Symphony Orchestra as part of their celebration of 150 years of Composition at Peabody, her song cycle “Believe Me, Folks: Ten Songs for a Mad President” and her piece “Three Short Pieces for String Quartet,” which won her the International Music Festival of the Adriatic’s Duino Prize for composition. She has accepted commissions for solo performances, for film, and for dance. Her meticulous hand- engraved scores have been published in the literary magazine Kairos. She has collaborated with the Spektral Quartet, the Julius Quartet, the International Contemporary Ensemble, the Metropolis Ensemble, and musicians from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra as part of their online “Lunch Bachs” series.
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