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Dan Allcott is the Music Director of the Bryan Symphony Orchestra. Allcott has concurrently been appointed Assistant Professor and Director of University Orchestras at Tennessee Tech University. Maestro Allcott has been Music Director and conductor for the Atlanta Ballet since the fall of 2000, during which time he as conducted over 100 performances. He underwent his formal conducting studies with verteran opera conductor Imre Pallo at Indiana University. In the fall of 1996, Mr. Allcott was appointed the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's Schmitt Conducting Fellow, a position he held for three years. In 1998, Mr. Allcott was named the first Herbert von Karajan Fellow of the American Austrian Foundation at the Salzburg Festival and has been a participant in the Nicolai Malko and Grzegorz Fitelberg competitions in Europe. Previous to coming to Atlanta, Allcott was Associate Conductor and Director of Education for the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic and Music Director of the Columbus Youth Orchestra. For three years Allcott was Associate Instructor of Conducting at Indiana University. He frequently conducted the University's five orchestras and the New Music Ensemble.

Mr. Allcott is an accomplished cellist and holds cello performance degrees from Indiana University and Drake University. He is a candidated for a Doctorate of Music in Conducting from Indiana University. At the Tenessee Cello Workshop Mr. Allcott will be conducting the cello ensemble.