Kathleen Allan (M.M. choral conducting) is a conductor, composer, and soprano originally from St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. She comes to the ISM from Vancouver, BC, where she completed her B.Mus. in composition at the University of British Columbia in 2011 under Stephen Chatman and Dorothy Chang. In Vancouver, Kathleen sang as a member of the Vancouver Chamber Choir, worked as conductor of the Vancouver Bach Children's Chorales, and was on faculty at the Vancouver Academy of Music. Her compositions have been commissioned by ensembles across Canada, and have been performed in Canada, the UK, the US, and Argentina.  As a soprano soloist, Kathleen has performed with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the National Broadcast Orchestra of Canada, and has a particular interest in premiering new works for the voice. She is excited to focus on her passion for choral music over the next two years at the ISM!