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John Allemeier

John Allemeier, composer

John Allemeier is a composer of concert music and music for modern dance.  His music has been described as having a “sweet sense of mystery” by Fanfare and as being “rapturous” by the American Record Guide.  Turning to American folksong as the inspiration for his work, Allemeier has developed a distinct compositional voice by combining contemporary compositional techniques with elements of folk music.​

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December 2019
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John Allemeier is one of three winners of the Atlanta Contemporary Ensemble 2020 Composition Competition

Upcoming Performances

Come Haste: Songs for the Christmas Vigil (for chorus, str. quartet, trumpet and organ)
The Church of the Holy Comforter, Charlotte, NC
​December 31, 2019

The Cremation of Sam McGee (a theatrical composition for cello and bass)
Low and Lower
Central Lutheran Church, Anchorage, Alaska
January 12, 2020

The Cremation of Sam McGee (a theatrical composition for cello and bass)
Low and Lower
Christ Lutheran Church, Soldotna, Alaska
January 18, 2020

Recent Performances

The Cremation of Sam McGee (a theatrical composition for cello and bass)
Low and Lower
Telling Stories with Music, Garth Newell Music Center, Hot Springs, VA
November 3, 2019

Ben Still
College Music Society National Conference, Louisville, KY
October 26, 2019

The Cremation of Sam McGee (a theatrical composition for cello and bass)
Low and Lower
Mallarme Chamber Music Series, Durham, NC
October 11, 2019

…a cold coyote calls… (for string quartet)
Beo Quartet
Charlotte New Music Festival/WDAV Small Batch Concert
June 19, 2019

Dissident (for clarinet and string quartet)
Kassia Ensemble
Unity Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, PA
March 5, 2019

Come Go with Me (for piano)
Minju Choi
University of Iowa School of Music
March 4, 2019

Hmm (for bass)
Adam Gurczak
Boston Conservatory of Music
March 8, 2019

Dissident (for clarinet and string quartet)
Kassia Ensemble
Resonance Works Series, Pittsburgh, PA
January 31, 2019

The Cremation of Sam McGee (a theatrical composition for cello and bass)
Low and Lower
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
January 12, 2019

The Cremation of Sam McGee (a theatrical composition for cello and bass)
Low and Lower
Archive Live!, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
November 30, 2018

Come Go with Me (for piano)
Minju Choi
West Virginia University
October 16, 2018

Three Crows (for clarinet quartet)
Ebano Quartet
International Clarinet Association Clarinet Fest 2019
Oostende, Belgium
July 10, 2018

Seul (for alto saxophone)
Ben Still
Asia Pacific Saxophone Academy
Rajabat University, Bangkok, Thailand
June 27, 2018

Lazarus (for string quintet)
Movement Migration
DAP Festival, Pietraasanta, Italy
June 24, 2018

Projects

Charlotte New Music Festival

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