Conductor
Jamie has conducted a wide variety of ensembles from symphony and studio orchestras to contemporary chamber groups and children’s choirs.
He was the Children’s Chorusmaster for the Santa Fe Opera for many years, and the founding conductor of the Desert Chorale Children’s Chorus and the Santa Fe New Music Youth Ensemble.
He was also the founding conductor of the Cross Timbers Youth Orchestra in Texas and has conducted many side-by-side performances with students and professionals. From 2007 to 2019 Jamie conducted the annual Music Memory concert and competition, which involved the participation of thousands of elementary students each year, and featured performances by members of both the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra of the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. He has also served as the Music Director for dozens of musical theater productions.
Conductor
Jamie has conducted a wide variety of ensembles from symphony and studio orchestras to contemporary chamber groups and children’s choirs.
He was the Children’s Chorusmaster for the Santa Fe Opera for many years, and the founding conductor of the Desert Chorale Children’s Chorus and the Santa Fe New Music Youth Ensemble.
He was also the founding conductor of the Cross Timbers Youth Orchestra in Texas and has conducted many side-by-side performances with students and professionals. From 2007 to 2019 Jamie conducted the annual Music Memory concert and competition, which involved the participation of thousands of elementary students each year, and featured performances by members of both the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra of the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. He has also served as the Music Director for dozens of musical theater productions.
Alexsei's Quest
Book & Lyrics by George Pfirrmann
Music by Jamie Allen
When a famous Russian dissident finds himself in the afterlife, where he is again imprisoned, and his only hope of being freed is to complete a Quest that his captors have no intention of letting him do, he must find a way to get what he needs or risk being held in a cramped and dingy cell for all eternity.
To date, Alexsei's Quest has enjoyed 2 staged readings at the Manhattan Theatre Club (November, 2024 & May, 2025) and a cabaret performance at Don't Tell Mama (October, 2025), with a cast of brilliant Broadway professionals. Professional recordings of all the songs have also been made.
Audience, press, and industry professional feedback has been universally enthusiastic, and plans are in process for future productions, so stay tuned.
Cast:
Josette DiCarlo
Autumn Hurlbert
Darrel Blackburn
Yael Chanukov
Ben Jones
Director:
"The music was awesome!! It certainly evoked Russia for me."
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Sample Songs:
"The music was rousing and inventive, while the voices were passionate and thrilling."
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