Noted for “splendidly realizing the awesome spiritual power of the score” (Main Line Times), Maestro Scott has built a reputation as “a musician for musicians and audiences alike thanks to his charismatic energy on and off the podium” (Chestnut Hill Local).

In 2003 Philadelphia Conductor Allan R. Scott was appointed the fourteenth Music Director of Montana’s Helena Symphony after a two year international search. His successful programming and performances have increased audiences over 400%, making the Helena Symphony one of the top noted regional symphonies in Montana. Maestro Scott recently renewed his commitment to the Helena Symphony through 2012.

With the 2006-2007, Season Maestro Scott also begins his fifth season as Music Director of Pennsylvania’s North Penn Symphony as the second person to hold the post in the Symphony’s 35 year history. From 1999 to 2004, Maestro Scott served as Artistic Director of Colorado’s New Artists Philharmonic, and in 2003 was awarded the life-time post of Conductor Laureate.

Prior to his appointments in Pennsylvania, Montana, and Colorado, Maestro Scott served as Music Director of
Philadelphia’s Main Line Philomusica Orchestra & Chorus. There he was noted for performances of symphonic masterworks and works less frequently performed, as well as over two dozen world and national premieres. From 1993-2000 he served as Assistant Artistic Director & Principal Conductor of the Bluett Theatre in Philadelphia, conducting over one hundred and sixty performances of works for the stage.

As Music Director, Maestro Scott works with almost every aspect of the Helena Symphony and the North Penn Symphony and their communities. As artistic director, Maestro Scott’s programming has been noted for attracting younger audiences and for a commitment to innovative programming. In less than five years, Maestro Scott has led dozens of premiere performances of works by the North Penn Symphony Orchestra.

With the Helena Symphony, Maestro Scott has led over two dozen premiere performances of works by the Helena Symphony and six Montana premieres. Most recently Maestro Scott led the Montana premiere of Robert Kapilow’s Summer Sun, Winter Moon, composed and performed as part of the national commemoration of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial. During the 2006-2007 Season, he will lead the Helena Symphony in ten works never performed by the Helena Symphony as well as two Montana premieres.

With his Pre-Concert Conductor’s Crash Courses and The Art of Listening Series, Maestro Scott is committed to introducing the Helena Symphony to all ages and areas of the region. He attracts younger families with his popular Kid Konductors! that offers children ages 3-12 the opportunity to conduct, and is frequently a guest on National Public Radio.

Besides commuting between Montana and Philadelphia, Maestro Scott maintains a guest conducting career leading orchestras and opera companies throughout the world, including the Manhattan School of Music Orchestra, Ogontz Music Festival Orchestra, Pacific Institute Symphony & Chorus, Orchestra Society of Philadelphia, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra & Chorus of Philadelphia, and Pottstown Symphony Orchestra, performing at Philadelphia’s historic Academy of Music, New Hampshire’s historic Littleton Opera House, and several other opera houses and concert halls throughout the United States.

A native of Philadelphia and resident of Helena and Philadelphia, Maestro Scott studied with the world’s leading musicians including Seiji Ozawa, Charles Dutoit, Luis Biava, Zdenék Macal, Sir David Willcocks, and Jorge Mester. He studied at the world’s leading institutions including the Tanglewood Music Center, California Conducting Institute, The Keene Music Festival, Ogontz Music Festival, and Conducting Institute of South Carolina.

Dedicated to education, Maestro Scott is a well-noted speaker of classical music in the country and presents guest lectures annually for foundations, graduate programs, workshops, and other cultural centers. He is the author of the several articles and essays, including Striving for Authenticity: A Conductor’s Guide to Interpretation, and Telepathy, Myth, or Magic ~ The World of the Podium. He formerly served as guest lecturer and adjunct professor of performing arts for several academic institutions, including the Performing Arts Department of Saint Joseph's University and Delaware County College.

“Simply put, Conductor Allan R. Scott is not to be missed” (Philadelphia’s Chestnut Hill Local).