Ken Allen

Viola

Boston, MA
7 Played at 7 groupmuses!

Ken Allen

Viola

About

Violist Ken Allen is a founding member of Trio Notturno, as well as a member of the American String Teachers Association, American Viola Society, Boston Musicians' Association, and Early Music America. Ken is an active chamber and orchestral musician and has performed with many ensembles in the Greater Boston area and beyond. After completing undergraduate and graduate degrees in English at UNC-Chapel Hill and at Harvard and then working at the Boston College Law Library, Ken earned his Master of Music degree in Viola Performance from the Boston Conservatory, where he studied with Lila Brown and Leonard Matczynski. Ken has also studied viola with David Rubinstein, Gillian Rogell, and Anne Hooper Webb, as well as baroque viola with Jane Starkman. Ken currently studies baroque viola with Dana Maiben and viola with Sarah Darling at the Longy School of Music. He resides with his husband and cat in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Marlboro, Vermont. His violas were made by Douglas Cox.

Music

Baroque music, new music, and all kinds of music in between!

Audio

Ensemble profiles

Past groupmuses (7)

  • Hindemithmuse

    Sunday, Jul 7, 2019 7:30 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Mid-Cambridge, Cambridge
    • Composers: Hindemith
    • Instruments: Viola & Piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 4 years ago

  • Chamber Music for Violin, Viola, Bass

    Saturday, Nov 24, 2018 7:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Mid-Cambridge, Cambridge
    • Composers: Albrechtsberger, Telemann, Vanhal
    • Instruments: Violin, Viola, Bass
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 5 years ago

  • A Viola and Piano Recital

    Sunday, Apr 29, 2018 7:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Mid-Cambridge, Cambridge
    • Composers: Beethoven, Ibert, Rochberg, Shostakovich
    • Instruments: Viola and Piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 6 years ago

  • Charles River Sinfonietta

    Saturday, Jan 13, 2018 7:30 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Mid-Cambridge, Cambridge
    • Composers: Mozart
    • Instruments: piano quintet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 6 years ago

  • Trio Notturno Brunch

    Sunday, May 21, 2017 1:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Newton Centre
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 7 years ago

  • Mother's Day Groupmuse

    Friday, May 12, 2017 7:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Jamaica Plain, Boston
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 7 years ago

  • Music for Flute, Viola, and Harp

    Saturday, Jan 21, 2017 7:30 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Mid-Cambridge, Cambridge
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 7 years ago