Allen Means

Allen was an Assistant Professor of music, the director of choirs, and taught voice, low brass, and choral conducting at Quincy University in Quincy, IL from 2005 – 2015. He taught Music Appreciation at John Wood Community College in Quincy, IL from 2015 – 2016. Allen currently is an Adjunct Professor and the director of band and Chamber Choir at Hannibal-LaGrange University in Hannibal, MO (2023 – present) and is also the conductor of the Mark Twain Chorale, Hannibal’s community choir (2023 – present).

Allen has a Master of Arts degree in voice performance from Western Illinois University, a Bachelor of Arts in trombone performance from Quincy University, and a Bachelor of Music with teacher certification in choral conducting from Liberty University.

As a singer, Allen has performed opera supporting principal roles with the Saint Martin Chamber Players in Peoria, IL and the Muddy River Opera Company in Quincy, IL. Allen has been a featured soloist with the Quincy Symphony Chorus, at Culver-Stockton College, and in the Quincy Sunday Music Series. Allen was Chorus Master for the Muddy River Opera Company from 2011 – 2015. Allen has also been music director and pit orchestra director for a number of musicals put on by Quincy University from 2005 – 2015.