Music Appreciation, Christopher Allen

Classical Guitar Christopher Allen has earned his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate degrees in classical guitar performance. He has studied formally with Javier Calderon (UW-Madison, DMA-2012) and Joseph Breznikar (SIUC, BA-1998, MM-2002). After completing his formal education, he founded the Madison Classical Guitar Society, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, has competed in international guitar festivals, and is currently on the faculty at Madison College, and the Monroe St. Arts Center in Madison, WI. In addition to performing solo concerts, he has collaborated in chamber music with flute, violin, viola, cello, clarinet, bassoon, and harpsichord. Besides classical guitar, he has been performing solo/duo concerts on the Renaissance and Baroque Lute and has traveled abroad to study the Oud in Istanbul.