Barbara Allen

Harp

Barbara Allen, since winning second prize in the Seventh International Harp Competition held in Israel, has appeared as soloist with the Caramoor and Waterloo festivals, Philharmonia Virtuosi, Greenwich Symphony and Hudson Valley Philharmonic. Ms. Allen is a member of Parnassus, the Perspectives Ensemble and L’Opera Francais and has appeared with Tashi, Orpheus, St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble and the New World String Quartet. She has also performed with numerous orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, and the American Symphony Orchestra. She is currently principal harpist with the American Ballet Theater orchestra and the Greenwich Symphony. She has recorded for the DGG, RCA, EMI, CRI, Koch, Angel, Chandos Nonesuch, Bridge and Arabesque labels. Ms. Allen holds a master’s degree from the Juilliard School, and a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Purchase. She currently lives in Orangeburg, N.Y. with her husband, percussionist Daniel Druckman, and her two children Holly and Hannah.