Alison is a woodwind specialist, with particular focus on oboe and English horn. As a faculty member of the Brooklyn Conservatory's Music Partners Program, Alison teaches flute, clarinet and saxophone, as well as concert band classes, in a number of NYC Public Schools. Outside of the MP program, Alison teaches oboe and other winds through her private music studio. Alison is an active performer in and around NYC and has worked with a wide range of ensembles including One World Symphony, South Florida Symphony Orchestra, Astoria Symphony Orchestra, IconiQ The Soundtrack Orchestra, Regina Opera, New York Opera Exchange, the Joffrey Ballet and the Gloria McLean Dance Company, along with many others. Since 2013 Alison has held the principal oboe chair with the BCCO (Brooklyn Conservatory Community Orchestra). On the road, Alison played in Sarah McLaughlin's 2012 touring orchestra, and in the 2013 national tour of "My Fair Lady." Continuing her involvement with musicals, in 2021 Alison played for productions "South Pacific" and "Man of La Mancha," and in fall of 2022 played "Guys & Dolls," with Plaza Theatricals.
Her oboe and English horn playing can be heard on studio recordings "Numbers & Shapes" by Rebecca Brandt, "Haiti in a Classical Mood: Larenn Soley Leve" by Michael DeVellis & Georges Vilson, "February" by Amie Amis, and playing multi-woodwinds on The Broadest Blue's album "Kennedy." She is also in the music video for "Mob Mentality" by Earthside, 'cinematic-rock' band.
Alison holds a Masters Degree in Oboe Performance from NYU, and a Bachelors Degree in Music Education from The College of New Jersey. Her primary oboe study has been with Matt Sullivan, Bert Lucarelli, Louis Rosenblatt and David Schneider. She had the honor of playing in a masterclass held by Ray Still, and while attending TCNJ participated in a workshop by Robert Langevin and Mark Nuccio of the NY Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet.
Her oboe and English horn playing can be heard on studio recordings "Numbers & Shapes" by Rebecca Brandt, "Haiti in a Classical Mood: Larenn Soley Leve" by Michael DeVellis & Georges Vilson, "February" by Amie Amis, and playing multi-woodwinds on The Broadest Blue's album "Kennedy." She is also in the music video for "Mob Mentality" by Earthside, 'cinematic-rock' band.
Alison holds a Masters Degree in Oboe Performance from NYU, and a Bachelors Degree in Music Education from The College of New Jersey. Her primary oboe study has been with Matt Sullivan, Bert Lucarelli, Louis Rosenblatt and David Schneider. She had the honor of playing in a masterclass held by Ray Still, and while attending TCNJ participated in a workshop by Robert Langevin and Mark Nuccio of the NY Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet.
