Allene Hackleman

Biography

Allene Hackleman has been principal horn of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra since 2004. A native of Vancouver, B.C., she studied horn with Martin Hackleman, and completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Cincinnati.

Ms. Hackleman has played with the Montréal and National (Washington, D.C.) symphonies, as well as the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic, Winnipeg Symphony and at the Colorado Music Festival. She has performed concerti with the Edmonton Symphony, Alberta Baroque Ensemble, Red Deer Symphony and the Victoria Symphony. She is a member of the Canadian National Brass Project and the Summit Brass, and is on the most recent CD recordings with both groups. She enjoys chamber music and has been a guest artist at the Festival of the Sound, Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, Toronto Summer Music, Lanaudière Festival, the Edmonton Recital Society, and the Pender Harbour Chamber Music Festival.

Hackleman has been a featured artist at the International Women’s Brass conference in 2010, the Southeast Horn Workshop in 2023 as well as the International Horn Symposium in 2023. She has taught at the Musikacademy in Belgrade, Serbia, as well as the Domaine Forget Academy in Quebec, and the National Youth Orchestra of Canada. She also teaches at the annual Rafael Mendez Brass Institute in Denver, Colorado, and at University of Alberta.

SPECIALTIES:
Orchestra horn repertoire
Opera horn repertoire
Horn chamber music repertoire

LANGUAGES:
English