Concert: Music for Consorts
On Friday 17th April 2015 David Allen will be accompanying soprano Maria Skiba in a concert of music written for royal consorts from the mid-17th century in the beautiful chapel of Exeter College, Oxford.
Oxford
Ye Are Of God - Choral Work
Sunday saw the premiere of Ye Are Of God, a new choral work written for the chapel choir of St Edmund Hall in the University of Oxford.
Ye Are Of God - New Commission
David has been commissioned to compose a new anthem for the chapel choir of St Edmund Hall in the University of Oxford.
Diamond Jubilee Organ Recital
Celebrate Her Majesty the Queen's Diamond Jubilee with an evening of British organ music performed by David Allen on the modern English-built Matthew Copley organ at St Mary Magdalen, Oxford.
A Man For All Seasons - Original Score
David recently completed work on a new musical score for a production of Robert Bolt's Tony Award-winning A Man For All Seasons at the church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford, this autumn. Within the atmospheric setting of Oxford's University Church - the actual location of the trial of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, one of the play's antagonists - this spectacular story is due to come to life and explore the finer details of the contentious relationship between church and state within the context of historic upheavals and cruel punishment.
Advent Organ Recital
Get ready for the Christmas season with an exciting evening of Advent and Christmas organ music on the bright and colourful 2-manual Matthew Copley organ at St Mary Magdalen, Oxford; performed by David Allen, organist of St Mary Magdalen.
A Dream Play - Reviews
Reviews have been pouring in for A Dream Play at the Oxford Playhouse, for which David Allen has composed the extensive original music score. Here are a few reviews of the music from professional and amateur critics.
A Dream Play - Original Score
David is delighted to announce that he is currently at work on the original score for a production of August Strindberg's surrealist masterpiece A Dream Play, to be performed at the Oxford Playhouse in February of this year.
St Mary Magdalen, Oxford - Organist
David is delighted to announce that he has been appointed to the post of organist at St Mary Magdalen in central Oxford. This is a prestigious position indeed, with previous organists having been organ scholars at Christ Church and Keble colleges, and the church famously has one of the best choirs in the city.
Murder in the Cathedral - Reviews
David Allen's original music score composed for the Oxford Playhouse's production of T.S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral has received overwhelming praise from critics who came to see the show on the opening night.