Currently in his twenty-third season as Music Director of the Helena Symphony Orchestra & Chorale, Maestro Allan R. Scott has been noted as “one of the most dynamic figures in symphonic music and opera” and is widely recognized for his outstanding musicianship, versatility, and ability to elicit top-notch performances from musicians. SYMPHONY Magazine praised Maestro Scott for his “large orchestra view,” noting that “under Scott’s leadership the quality of the orchestra’s playing has skyrocketed.”  Maestro Scott is praised as one of the most active arts leaders in a community.  Through his community involvement, he has helped raised the budget to a thriving $1.5 million.  Additionally, he helped bring the average concertgoer age from 67 to 48-52 years old and has been noted by the press for his programming to attract younger audiences.  He created the nationally-noted Symphony Under the Stars, attracting over 18,000 people from more than twenty states. In 2021, the Helena Symphony offered a life-time contract to Maestro Scott.

Dividing his time between residences in Helena and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia native also begins his twenty-fourth season as Music Director of Pennsylvania’s Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony.  He is the Artist in Residence for NPR affiliate Montana Public Radio and has served as the Principal Conductor of the Wilmington Ballet Company in Delaware for the past seventeen seasons.  He has served on the faculties of West Chester University, Saint Joseph’s University, and the International Musicians Academy in Europe teaching the next generation of conductors.

Upcoming engagements include appearances with the Opera Orlando, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and has appeared with such companies as Vidin Sinfonietta, National Radio Orchestra of Romania in Bucharest, New Zealand’s Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, Firelands Symphony in Cleveland, Pottstown Symphony, Orchestra Society of Philadelphia, New Artists Philharmonic, Fairfax Symphony, and others.

Having studying piano since the age of five and his conducting studies at the age of fifteen, Maestro Scott developed his artistry under the guidance of some of the most prolific conductors of our time including Seiji Ozawa and Charles Dutoit. He further refined his craft with Luis Biava, Zdenék Macal, Sir David Willcocks, and Jorge Mester at renowned institutions, among them the Tanglewood Music Center, California Conducting Institute, The Keene Music Festival, Ogontz Music Festival, and the Conducting Institute of South Carolina.

Artist courtesy of Athlone Artists.