Allan has taught Music History classes geared towards older adults for the past ten years.  Topic have included a wide range of studies, including classical, popular, jazz, and choral music.  There are generally two 12-session courses each year, one held in the fall and one in the spring.  There is also usually a short course in the summer. Courses are held on Monday and Friday mornings in Durham at Judea Reform Congregation. For more information on current classes contact Allan at teachingallan@gmail.com 

Allan enjoys giving private lessons in singing, music theory, composing, and general musicianship to musicians of all ages and ability levels.  To learn more about taking lessons with Allan, contact him at teachingallan@gmail.com

Allan composes and arranges music for worship, youth choirs and bands, women's and mixed choirs.  He strives to create music that is enjoyable to perform and to hear.  Some important influences include Victoria, Bach, Schubert, and Gershwin.

Allan has worked at Judea Reform since 2010 as an service leader, conductor, accompanist, and educator for folks of all ages.  To learn more about Judea Reform, visit www.judeareform.org

Founded in 2012 by Dr. Allan Friedman, SONAM is a thirty-three member chamber chorus and 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization based in Durham, North Carolina.

SONAM is missioned to share remarkable music with remarkable communities, to the benefit of the same. Proceeds from SONAM benefit concerts convey directly to partner charitable organizations, each serving the common good in meaningful measure. SONAM’s operating infrastructure, administration, and activities are sustained through gifts of time, talent, and financial contribution.

To learn more about SONAM or to support its work, go to sonamchorus.org.

Financial information about SONAM and a copy of its license are available from the NC Solicitation Licensing Branch at (888) 830-4989. The license is not an endorsement by the State.

Allan is the Director of the Duke University Chorale, a diverse community of musicians dedicated to creating beauty and advocating for the vital power and place of sung music in our world.  To learn more about the Chorale visit dukechorale.com