Allene Hackleman

Instructor, Horn
Bachelor of Music, performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

Allene Hackleman has been principal horn of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra since 2004. A native of Vancouver, Allene began studying the horn under the tutelage of her father, Martin Hackleman. She later attended the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, USA, from which she graduated with honours. Allene earned her bachelor of music degree summa cum laude from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, as a student of Randy Gardner. Professional engagements include performances with the National Symphony Orchestra (Washington, D.C.), the Montréal Symphony, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, and the Evansville Philharmonic. Allene Hackleman has performed concerti with the Edmonton Symphony and the Alberta Baroque Ensemble, as well as the Victoria Symphony. In 2004, she completed a long-term career development residency at the Banff Centre for the Arts. Since 2007, Allene has been a member of the prestigious Summit Brass ensemble, and as such has recorded, taught and performed as a faculty member at the Rafael Mendez Brass Institute in Denver, Colorado. She has performed at the Festival of the Sound in Parry Sound, Ontario, at the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, and was a featured guest artist at the International Women's Brass Conference in Toronto in 2010. Allene is privileged to be a member of the Canadian National Brass Project, a large brass ensemble made up of some of the finest brass players from across Canada. Allene pursues an avid interest in chamber music, and has performed in Edmonton for the Edmonton Recital Society and the University of Alberta's Music at Convocation Hall series, and in BC for the Pender Harbour Music Festival. Allene is instructor of horn at the University of Alberta.