Allen Bishop is a psychoanalyst, teacher, and pianist living in Montecito, California, with his wife Dena. Allen is the immediate president of the Santa Barbara Music Club, and is the founding Director of the Santa Barbara Beethovenfest. In addition, he serves on the Board of Directors of the American Beethoven Society.

While Allen has had a life-long interest in the piano and the music of Beethoven, it is only in the last 10 years that he has had the opportunity to study seriously with teachers including Peter Yazbeck, Betty Oberacker, and Glory Fisher. He has performed frequently in the Music Club Concert Series and the Beethovenfest. As co-founder of the Montecito Chamber Players, he has performed at numerous retirement venues in and around Santa Barbara.

Allen continues to serve as Chair of the Clinical Psychology Department at Pacifica Graduate Institute.