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Guitarist, Conductor and Educator
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Colin performing Mahler Symphony #7 with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra
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Performing Le Marteau sans maitre
Arizona State University, November 2015
Arizona State University, November 2015
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Performing Luigi Boccherini’s Quintet in D Major “Fandango” – University of California, San Diego
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At the Desierto de Los Leones, México, D.F.
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Promotional photo
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Performing with Wonderbound at the Pinnacle Center for the Performing Arts, Denver, Colorado
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Performing Ofer Ben-Amots’ Concertino
Chamber Orchestra of the Springs, May 2016
Chamber Orchestra of the Springs, May 2016
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Live at Club Mezcal
Mexico City, August 2015
Mexico City, August 2015
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McAllister-Keller Guitar Duo performing at Trinity Cathedral, Sacramento, California
Summer 2014
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At the University of Alaska, Fairbanks with Morris Palter, xylophone and Vince Cherico, drums
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In residence at the Centro Mexicano para la Música y las Artes Sonoras Morelia, Michoacan
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At the Desierto de Los Leones, México, D.F.
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Performing the Sound Poems of Hugo Ball
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, March 2014
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, March 2014
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With composer Matthew Burtner at the SoundON Festival of Modern Music in La Jolla, California.
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With Paul Musso at the Tijuana International Jazz Festival
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Performing Christopher Adler's Aeneas in the Underworld
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At the Desierto de Los Leones, México, D.F.
Directing the UCSD Guitar Ensemble at Miracosta College – Oceanside, California
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Ensemble Peak FreQuency in concert at the Gallery of Contemporary Art 121, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Karen Bentley Pollick - violin, Glen Whitehead - trumpet, Colin McAllister - guitar, Jane Rigler - flute
Karen Bentley Pollick - violin, Glen Whitehead - trumpet, Colin McAllister - guitar, Jane Rigler - flute
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Performing Helmut Lachenmann’s Salut für Caudwell in Danville, Illinois
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With eminent scholar Bernard McGinn, May 2016
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At the Desierto de Los Leones, México, D.F.
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In concert at Palomar College – San Marcos, California
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Performing Matthew Burtner’s Citlaltépetl Vertex at King Recital Hall, Denver, Colorado
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With string quartet at UCSD
UCSD Guitarists - with Paul Bowman and Pablo Gómez at the opening concert for the Conrad Prebys Concert Hall
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At the Desierto de Los Leones, México, D.F.
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Solo performance of Hugo Ball’s Sound Poems, written in 1916
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Featured Jazz Artist at the Tijuana Innovadora 2012
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Recording Elliott Carter's Shard at the Colorado Public Radio studios in Centennial, Colorado
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Live at Motif, Colorado's coolest jazz club! With Glen Whitehead - trumpet and Alan Joseph - bass
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McAllister and Keller rehearsing at William Jessup University, Rocklin, California
The Jazz Orchestra of the Springs, October 2014
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With Morris Palter – the SpeakEasy Duo
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With the Gibson L5-CT
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With Helmut Lachenmann and Derek Keller after a performance of “Salut für Caudwell”, in residence at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
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A very cold concert: -36 Centigrade!
University of Alaska, Fairbanks – February 2015
University of Alaska, Fairbanks – February 2015
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Festival Internacional de la Guitarra
Querétaro, México – June 2015
Querétaro, México – June 2015
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Through a Glass Darkly: UCCS Symposium on Apocalyptic
Heller Center for Arts & Humanities, April 2016
Heller Center for Arts & Humanities, April 2016
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Live at Jazz in the Garden, August 2015