Allison Akins

Allison Akins, a Kansas City, Missouri native is thrilled to join the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra for her first season as Third Horn. Allison holds a Master's degree in Horn Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music and a Bachelor’s degree in horn performance from The University of Kansas. An avid performer, she has worked with the Kansas City Symphony, Rochester (NY) Philharmonic Orchestra, Portland (ME) Symphony as well as the national tours of Tony Award-winning musicals Billy Elliot and Mary Poppins. Ms. Akins enjoys a rich freelance performance career in the Twin Cities, performing with such local ensembles as The Minnesota Opera, The Minneapolis Pops, Music St. Croix, and 10^th Wave Chamber Music Collective.

Formerly on the faculty of Augustana College and the University of Sioux Falls, Kim currently dedicates her energy to exclusively teaching private students in Sioux Falls area and in Korea in the summer. Kim plays Francesco Ruggeri dated 1686 in Cremona.