| Allen Cohen's work includes music for piano solo, voice, varied chamber ensembles, and orchestra. He received a doctorate in composition from the City University of New York, where he studied with Thea Musgrave, Bruce Saylor, and David Del Tredici. Currently Assistant Professor of Music at New York University, he has also taught at Hunter College, State University of New York at Purchase, and Manhattanville College, and was the recipient of a Meet the Composer residency grant in 1992. His orchestra piece Autumn Morning, which was premiered by the Moravian Philharmonic during their Festival of New Music for Orchestra, is his most recent composition to appear on compact disc. He has written incidental scores for several films and off-Broadway plays, and has arranged dance music for five Broadway musicals. He has also conducted many operetta and musical theater productions on Broadway and elsewhere, and has performed extensively as a pianist. |