Allen Biggs is the principal percussionist with the Santa Rosa Symphony, and also performs with the California, Marin and Napa Symphony Orchestras. Allen has been featured on-stage with the San Francisco Opera, and has recently worked on the Broadway shows: The Color Purple, Legally Blonde, Mathew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands and Swan Lake. Allen performed with Dave Brubeck in the Spring of 2007, and has worked with noted choreographer Sergio Trujillo. Recordings include the cast albums of A Chorus Line, Happy End, and Lamentation and Praises (with Chanticleer), which won two Grammy awards. He has recorded jingles for MetLife and Cinearts. A commercial spot he recorded for Volkswagen was shown during the Super-bowl. Allen is a founding member of Orient Express, a four-piece ensemble which performs music of the gypsy diaspora. He created the exciting music education program, the Bucket Brigade. Allen performs in schools on behalf of the California and Santa Rosa symphonies.
Education
- M.M., San Francisco Conservatory of Music
- B.A., San Francisco State University
