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Cello, Director of Orchestras
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dallcott@tntech.edu

Dan Allcott is the conductor of the University Orchestra and the Bryan Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Allcott was appointed Assistant Professor and Director of Orchestras in the fall of 2003.

He underwent his formal conducting studies with veteran opera conductor Imre Pallo at Indiana University, where he has completed his coursework towards his Doctorate in Music. In the fall 1996, Mr. Allcott was appointed the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's Schmitt Conducting Fellow, a position he held for three years. In 1998, Mr. Allcott was named the first Herbert von Karajan Fellow of the American Austrian Foundation at the Salzburg Festival and has been a participant in the Nicolai Malko and Grzegorz Fitelberg competitions in Europe. He has conducted in master classes with Michael Tilson Thomas and Gunther Schuller with the American Symphony Orchestra League and the Conductors' Guild.

Maestro Allcott was previously Associate Conductor/Director of Education for the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, and Music Director of the Columbus Youth Orchestra. Allcott nurtured a start-up after school string program into a string ensemble and Youth Orchestra including students from a 3 county area. He also led the “Phil’s Family Jam” pre-concert program for families. Allcott conducted the “Adventure Concert” series for 3rd and 4th graders and grew its participation to include a 5 county area in South Central Indiana.

Maestro Allcott retains his position as Music Director with Atlanta Ballet where he has conducted over 150 performances since joining the company in Fall 2000. In addition to traditional ballet scores, he has led musical collaborations with the Indigo Girls, the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church Choir, the Red Clay Ramblers, the Michael O'Neal Singers and the Atlanta Youth Choirs.

Mr. Allcott is an accomplished cellist and holds cello performance degrees from Indiana University and Drake University.