ABOUT ALLIE
Allie van Wassenaer-Summers, a native of North Vernon, Indiana, has worked as an arts professional for over two decades. Her musical journey began at age nine when she joined her family band, Blue Moon. This early start led her to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Violin Performance at Butler University, where she studied with renowned violinist Larry Shapiro.
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After graduating in 2011, Allie moved to Nashville, Tennessee, performing as the house fiddle player at Tootsie's World Famous Orchid Lounge for five years while recording and touring across North America. Following the success of her self-produced album in 2015, funded through Kickstarter, she discovered her knack for arts administration. This inspired her to pursue a graduate degree at Indiana University's prestigious O'Neill School for Public and Environmental Affairs. There, she focused on cultural policy, fundraising, and arts marketing while working with organisations like WonderLab Museum and the Metro Nashville Arts Commission.
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Allie was accepted into Indiana University's prestigious O'Neill School for Public and Environmental Affairs, one of the leading arts management graduate schools in the country. During her time at IU, Allie deepened her studies around cultural policy, creative placemaking, fundraising and arts marketing with the WonderLab Museum and the Metro Nashville Arts Commission, all while responding to the growing demands of her music career.
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Allie has since combined her artistic and administrative skills to support institutions like the Muhammad Ali Center and Actors Theatre of Louisville. Currently, she is the Marketing & PR Manager at PENTATONE, a leading classical music label, while continuing her career as a violinist, cellist, and vocalist, performing with artists like Michael Bublé, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and Anneke van Giersbergen.
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Now living in the Netherlands with her husband, Dutch-American violinist Diederik van Wassenaer, their Siamese cat Claude, and many houseplants, Allie continues to offer her music and marketing expertise internationally.