“The creativity that can be unleashed as a chamber musician is so freeing. To have more agency with musical ideas and to play at a high level with your friends is just the best.”
Beyond the Bio
“The harp captured my time and my heart, my major, my life work, and I am still passionate about it to this day!”
“Mike (Allen) has helped me form a lifelong relationship with music that’s based on reaching for greatness, going deeper, taking the wins and accepting the losses, seeing the big picture, and serving the music.”
“If a child can play regularly in a youth orchestra, whether in school or outside of school, marvels in development can occur.”
“I’m very thankful that being a guitarist has meant everything from amateur playing to serious academic study to professional work—all of it has contributed to a rich and varied life as a musician.”