Conductor
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Jamie has conducted a wide variety of ensembles from symphony and studio orchestras to contemporary chamber groups and children’s choirs.
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He was the Children’s Chorusmaster for the Santa Fe Opera for many years, and the founding conductor of the Desert Chorale Children’s Chorus and the Santa Fe New Music Youth Ensemble.
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He was also the founding conductor of the Cross Timbers Youth Orchestra in Texas and has conducted many side-by-side performances with students and professionals. From 2007 to 2019 Jamie conducted the annual Music Memory concert and competition, which involved the participation of thousands of elementary students each year, and featured performances by members of both the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra of the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. He has also served as the Music Director for dozens of musical theater productions.
Conductor
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Jamie has conducted a wide variety of ensembles from symphony and studio orchestras to contemporary chamber groups and children’s choirs.
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He was the Children’s Chorusmaster for the Santa Fe Opera for many years, and the founding conductor of the Desert Chorale Children’s Chorus and the Santa Fe New Music Youth Ensemble.
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He was also the founding conductor of the Cross Timbers Youth Orchestra in Texas and has conducted many side-by-side performances with students and professionals. From 2007 to 2019 Jamie conducted the annual Music Memory concert and competition, which involved the participation of thousands of elementary students each year, and featured performances by members of both the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra of the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. He has also served as the Music Director for dozens of musical theater productions.
Do No Harm
een mentaliteit - Play-along
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Play along with Miyo Aoki on "een mentaliteit" by Jamie Allen, the ARS's 2024 Play-the-Recorder-Month piece!
Cute & Colorful Little Killers
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"Cute & Colorful Little Killers" is a work from the Providence Raptors Suite for Recorder Trio. The title refers to American Kestrels, which are adorable little falcons, most commonly found in grasslands and meadows. Loss of habitat has forced them to move into urban areas like Providence (or magical landscapes created by visual representations of sound waves, as seen in this wonderful animation by Hope Anderson), where they manifest their great talent for adaptability. Often spotted on power lines stalking small rodents, songbirds, and insects, kestrels are fun to watch as they hover over their prey, flapping rapidly in the wind until the perfect moment to strike.
Providence Raptors
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This is the first performance of Jamie Allen, "Providence Raptors," with the composer as recorder soloist, and Mark Davis conducting. The performance is from the PMO's concert on June 26, 2022, in Lincoln RI. "Providence Raptors" is inspired by urban wildlife photographer Peter Green’s book of the same title. There are three movements, played without pause:
Eyas: 00:09
Owls in the Cemetery: 3:04
Teenagers with Ferraris: 7:13
First Mandolin: Lynne Bell, Christine Chito, Michael J. Raymond, Jr, John Rufo
Second Mandolin: Mark Chuoke, Marcie Glicksman, Paul Wilde
Mandola in G (octave mandolin): Robert Margo Mandocello: Oliver Reid
Classical Guitar: Beverly Davis, James Macartney
Bass: Hiatt Knapp