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Allison Parramore serves as Lecturer in Music Performance at Ithaca College's School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, while also holding Artist-Teacher of Flute positions at the Longy School of Music (Bard College) and the University of Rhode Island. As a versatile performer, she holds Principal Flutist positions with the Boston Festival Orchestra and Second Flutist & Piccolo roles with the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, with extensive orchestral experience including the Boston Symphony, Detroit Symphony, and Boston Lyric Opera.
Her educational background features degrees from The Boston Conservatory and the University of Rhode Island, where she received the Kingston Chamber Music Award, Presser Scholarship, President Award for Musical Excellence, and won the 2010 Concerto Competition.
Parramore's professional focus centers on flute performance excellence across orchestral, chamber, and solo contexts. She actively promotes diversity through her recital series Raise Their Voices: Celebrating Female Composers while developing practical career pathways for musicians through her lecture Freelancing and Entrepreneurship: navigating the field from student to full-time music professional. Her work bridges technical artistry with professional development strategies for emerging musicians.
Her distinguished awards include:
- First-prize in the 35th Annual James Pappoutsakis Flute Competition
- First-prize of the Boston Woodwind Society Doriot Dwyer Competition
- Third-prize in the Upper Midwest Flute Association Young Artist Competition
- Kingston Chamber Music Award
- Presser Scholarship
- President Award for Musical Excellence
- 2010 Concerto Competition winner
As an educator, Parramore maintains active teaching roles across three institutions while serving on the Board of Directors for the James Pappoutsakis Memorial Flute Competition and Boston Woodwind Society. She frequently delivers guest lectures and masterclasses nationwide, including engagements with the Boston University Tanglewood Institute and Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, emphasizing career navigation strategies for music professionals.
Her performance activities extend to summer festivals including the New England Conservatory Summer Orchestral Institute, Hamptons Music Festival, and Tanglewood Music Center, where she performs with the Boston Festival Orchestra and serves on faculty.
