Allen Pote

Allen Pote grew up in Oklahoma and has been a church musician throughout his musical career. He attended Texas Christian University, Union Theological Seminary in New York, and was a Fulbright Scholar in Belgium studying with composer Flor Peeters.

He has led hundreds of workshops, festivals, and seminars; and since 1975 his compositions have been widely performed. Most of his compositions today are available from Hope Publishing Company. As of 2025, the Hope website catalog listed 113 separate Allen Pote titles and he has collaborated with Tom Long for several very successful children's musicals, including Rescue in The Night, The Rock Slinger and His Greatest Hit, Once Upon A Parable, Malice In the Palace, Chimes in The Night, and Life of The Party.

After serving as Director of Music in two large churches in Houston and Dallas, he settled in Pensacola, Florida, where he and his wife, Susan, eventually became the Founding Artistic Directors of the 300 voice Pensacola Children's Chorus for 26 years. Since retiring, he continues to compose, enjoys traveling, and spending time with his family.