Jeremy Allen holds a Masters degree in Composition from the University of Kentucky and has recently earned a Doctorate in Composition from The Cleveland Institute of Music. He has studied with award-winning composers Joseph Baber, Margaret Brouwer, and Keith Fitch, and has actively participated in seminars and master classes with other well-known composers such as Melinda Wagner, Robert Beaser, Steven Stucky, Joan Tower and Tanya León. He has also studied film scoring and sound design with Steven Mark Kohn. Jeremy has received commissions from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, the Canton Symphony Orchestra, Inlet Dance Theatre, the Mauthe String Quartet and numerous individual collaborative artists, and is a recipient of the Donald Erb Prize in Composition. His music, which has been featured on public radio and television across the U.S., has been performed by internationally renowned performers and groups such as the Canton Symphony Orchestra, Wilhelmenia Fernandez-Smith, and MOSAIC, and has been described as “beguiling” and “mesmerizing” by The Cleveland Plain Dealer. His works are regularly presented in area venues such as Ingenuity Festival, the Cleveland Public Theatre, the Sculpture Center and FusionFest. His film music has been commissioned by institutions such as The Cleveland Museum of Natural History and The Cleveland Institute of Art, and his electronic music is currently part of the Cleveland Clinic’s Music and the Brain research project.
