Allen is Associate Principal Cellist of Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Artistic Director of Baltimore’s Pro Musica Rara. A graduate of the New England Conservatory and the Julliard School, he was the recipient of an ITT International Fellowship and studied with 
Anner Bylsma in Amsterdam.
He has performed as soloist with Tafelmusik, Brandenburg Collegium, Philadelphia Classical Symphony and the Charleston Symphony. He has appeared with the New York Collegium, Musica Antiqua Koln, the Vienna Boys Choir, Concert Royal, the Mozartean Players, the Smithsonian Chamber Players, Washington Bach Consort, Aradia, at the Maggio Musicale in Florence and toured Japan and Singapore as principal cellist with Opera Atelier of Montreal.
He has taught at Interlochen Arts Academy and Shenandoah University and is currently on the faculties of the 92nd St. Y and the St. Thomas Choir School in New York. His recording credits include Sony, Virgin, Musical Heritage, Naxos, and Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.
Anner Bylsma in Amsterdam.He has performed as soloist with Tafelmusik, Brandenburg Collegium, Philadelphia Classical Symphony and the Charleston Symphony. He has appeared with the New York Collegium, Musica Antiqua Koln, the Vienna Boys Choir, Concert Royal, the Mozartean Players, the Smithsonian Chamber Players, Washington Bach Consort, Aradia, at the Maggio Musicale in Florence and toured Japan and Singapore as principal cellist with Opera Atelier of Montreal.
He has taught at Interlochen Arts Academy and Shenandoah University and is currently on the faculties of the 92nd St. Y and the St. Thomas Choir School in New York. His recording credits include Sony, Virgin, Musical Heritage, Naxos, and Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.
Allen Whear – Recital Series Director,
Associate Principle Cello
“The singing is joyful, the articulation is sheer perfection….”
– Peggy Conkling INTERMISSION MAGAZINE
