Kristi Allik

Born Kristi Anne Allik on 6 February 1952 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and received a Bachelor of Music from the University of Toronto, a Master of Fine Arts degree from Princeton University and doctorate from the University of Southern California. She studied composition under John Weinzweig, Oskar Morawetz, Lothar Klein, Gustav Ciamaga, James Hopkins, Frederick Leseman and Milton Babbitt. After completing her studies, Allik taught at the University of Victoria (1980–81) and the University of Western Ontario (1982–87) before she settled in Kingston, Ontario, and took a position as Associate Professor of Music at Queen's University where she taught electronic music, composition and jazz until her retirement in July 2013. She was also the Director of the Electronic Music Studios and the Computer Laboratory of Music Applications at Queen's University. Allik's compositions have been performed in Canada, the United States, Europe, Cuba and South America. She has also published articles and essays in professional publications.

Selected works include: • Alambic Rhythms (23:00 / 1987) — Kristi Allik for tape and multi-image (Images: Robert Mulder) • Cometose (27:00 / 1986) — Kristi Allik for tape and multi-image (Images: Robert Mulder) • Electronic Purgatory — Kristi Allik, Robert Mulder • Electronic Zen Garden — Kristi Allik, Bentley Jarvis • Integra (10:00 / 1986) — Kristi Allik for tape and multi-image (Images: Robert Mulder) • Introspection (7:00 / 1983) — Kristi Allik • Rhapsody: for clarinet and electroacoustic tape (1986) • Rondeau (22:00 / 1983) — Kristi Allik for tape and multi-image (Images: Robert Mulder)