Allison Cameron

Who is Allison Cameron?

Allison Cameron is a Canadian composer of contemporary classical music. She is also a performer of free improvisation and experimental music.

She has studied at the University of Victoria and York University. She has worked with Louis Andriessen, Gilius van Bergeijk, Per Nørgård, and Frederic Rzewski in Europe, and Rudolf Komorous, Michael Longton, and James Tenney in Canada.

She composes works for conventional classical instruments, early music instruments, and modern electric instruments such as the electric guitar. Her music has been performed at the Bang on a Can Festival and she has been commissioned by the Bang on a Can All-Stars. Recordings of her music have been released by the CRI and XI labels.

She has lived in Toronto since 1989.