About Kevin Allen

Previously, he taught middle school chorus in Prince William County Public Schools for 10 years.  He has performed with the Washington Chorus, under the direction of Julian Wachner and The Choral Society of Washington, under the direction of the late Norman Scribner.  He has also served a variety of churches in Virginia and in the D.C. metro area for over 10 years.  

A graduate of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Mr. Allen was a piano student of Dr. Sheila McDonald Harleston and a voice student of the late Dr. Gerald Johnson and Dr. Sandra Jarrett.  While at UMES, he performed with the Concert Choir, under the direction of Dr. Harleston, where he was regularly a soloist during many performances and tours abroad to France, England, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Trinidad.  Also, he was an award winner in the 1998-2000 DeBose National Piano Competitions held at Southern University.  He earned his Master of Music degree from Norfolk State University, where he studied piano with Dr. Ernest Brown.  He also performed with the NSU Concert Choir, under the direction of Dr. Carl Haywood.  Mr. Allen is currently pursuing a Master of Music in Music Education degree from Peabody Institute at John Hopkins University.