Alison Beck

Pianist and composer, Alison Beck, is the first place winner of the “New Music for New York Composer Competition” sponsored by the Manhattan Chorale Ensemble, and the recipient of numerous composition prizes and commission projects. Alison’s works have been premiered by professional choirs and musicians throughout the country, including at the DiMenna Center for the Arts in New York City. 

Alison has showcased her music in workshops around the nation, including the highly selective John Ness Beck Composer Workshop, where she worked closely with leading choral composers in the industry. December Carols, the sisters’ debut album of Alison’s sacred Christmas arrangements with a classical twist, was released on the Bolo Classique label and featured on radio stations in the U.S., Europe, and Australia. 

As a sought-after chamber musician and recording artist in New York City from 2014-2020, Alison has performed in concert venues throughout the city, including in Carnegie Hall. Her chamber music collaborations include members of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and the NYC Ballet Orchestra. Also in New York City, Alison was a collaborative pianist in the violin studio of Issac Malkin at the Manhattan School of Music, played for various professional and community choirs, and was a pianist for services and concerts at Redeemer Presbyterian Church. 

Alison earned a M.M. in piano performance from the University of North Texas on full fellowship, graduating first in her class, and a B.M. in piano performance, summa cum laude, from Centenary College. Her teachers include Dr. Pamela Mia Paul and Dr. Mark Zeltser.

Currently, Alison is attending Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas where she is working on a Doctor of Musical Arts in Church Music/Piano Performance with Artist in Residence, Dr. Tanya Karyagina and is employed as a staff collaborative pianist.

Alison enjoys playing section violin in community orchestras, singing in choirs, and anything that involves making music with others. Though she desperately misses her seventeen favorite NYC bakeries; she is happy to be back in the land of readily available “real” Tex-mex.