Joseph Allard

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This article is about the American saxophonist and clarinetist who taught at the Juilliard School of Music. For the French Canadian fiddler, see Joseph Allard (Fiddler)

Joseph Allard was a professor of saxophone and clarinet at the Juilliard School of Music and, after retiring from Juilliard, at the New England Conservatory. He, along with saxophonist/clarinetist Vincent J. Abato, was one of only two professors of saxophone at Juilliard in over one hundred years and was the first saxophonist with the NBC staff orchestra in New York City. He played the "Firestone Hour" and "Bell Telephone Hour" on TV and radio during his career as well as bass clarinet in the NBC symphony under Arturo Toscanini.

Among his famous students are Michael Brecker, Paul Winter, Victor Morosco, Eric Dolphy, Harvey Pittel and Kenneth Radnofsky. Joseph was the coach for the saxophone section in Glenn Miller's Orchestra as well as Benny Goodman's Orchestra.

Joseph studied clarinet under Gaston Hamelin of the Boston Symphony and saxophone under Lyle Bowen.