Angela Allen
Orchestra Director
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“Music education opens doors that help children pass from school into the world around them – a world of work, culture, intellectual activity, and human involvement. The future of our nation depends on providing our children with a complete education that includes music.” – former President Gerald Ford
Ms. Allen has taught orchestra for seventeen years in North Carolina and Oklahoma. She graduated summa cum laude from Oklahoma City University with a bachelor's degree in instrumental music education, with an emphasis in violin. As a professional violinist and violist, she has performed with the Western Piedmont Symphony, Winston-Salem Symphony, Salisbury Symphony Orchestra, Fort Smith Symphony, Utah Festival Opera, Wichita Grand Opera, and recording artists Boyz II Men and Josh Groban. She is the conductor of Debut Strings with the WPS Youth Orchestras. Ms. Allen also enjoys traveling, reading, and hiking.