Background
Allaway, Ben Foster was born on October 19, 1958 in Palo Alto, California, United States. Son of William Harris and Olivia (Foster) Allaway.
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Ben Foster Allaway
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Bachelor, St. Olaf College, 1981; Master of Music, Westminster Choir College, 1987.
Career
Vocal music teacher, Smith-Cotton High School, Sedalia, Missouri, 1981-1982;
vocal music teacher, Hannibal (Missouri) High School, 1982-1985;
choral director, assistant professor music, Waldorf College, Forest City, Iowa., 1987-1992;
composer-in-residence, Waldorf College, Des Moines, since 1992. Music director 1st Presbyterian Church, Hannibal, 1982-1985, Covenant Presbyterian Church, Trenton, New Jersey, 1985-1987. Education consultant Music for a Better World, Denver, since 1990.
Fine arts consultant Students Against Driving Drunk, Marlboro, Massachusetts, since 1990. Presenter composer-in-residence programs at schools and churches nationally, since 1992. Choirmaster Cathedral Church St. Paul (Episcopal), Des Moines, since 1993.
Achievements
Membership
Entertainment co-chairman Mark Twain Sesquicentennial Celebration, Hannibal, 1985. Board directors Summer Show Choir Camp, Hannibal, 1982. Founder Fine Arts Patrons Association, Hannibal, 1983.
Judge Iowa State Music Contest for High Schools, 1987-1990. Member American Choral Directors Association, Iowa Choral Directors Association (chairman minority and ethnic concerns committee since 1990, chairman composition contest committee since 1990, Composition award 1988).
