Degrees

B.M. and M.M., University of Illinois

Short Bio

Allen Nisbet has had an extensive career as a performer and a teacher. He is currently Associate Professor of Cello/Bass at Loyola University New Orleans. He received his B.M. and M.M. from the University of Illinois where he studied the cello with Robert Swenson and the bass with Edward Krolick. He played with the New Orleans Symphony/Louisiana Philharmonic for eighteen years, and he served as Assistant Principal Cello of the Denver Symphony in 1987-88. From 1975-80 he played with the Festival String Quartet, artists-in-residence at the University of Southern Mississippi. He was a member of the summer artist faculty at the University of Illinois in 1983 and 1984. In 1984-85 he taught at the University of Northern Colorado where he played with the Colorado Arts Trio. Mr. Nisbet plays with the Loyola Piano Trio, which concertizes throughout the south and is a recipient of the Big Easy Award for chamber music. He has performed nationally and internationally as a soloist and chamber musician. He can be heard on Spectrum Records, Albany Records, and Turnipseed Records. Mr. Nisbet lives in New Orleans with his wife, Jane, and their two Siamese cats.

Courses Taught

• Applied Cello
• Applied String Bass
• String Ensemble