Our Musical Director - Ricky Allan
Ricky has led The Cleftomaniacs since 2025. He has been directing community choirs and competitive choruses for more than a decade.
Ricky learnt to play a number of instruments as he was growing up, and then played in various local bands. He had his first taste of a cappella harmony when singing in his family band, and was hooked from then on.
After joining a small barbershop chorus known then as the Riverland Ramblers, he quickly took on leadership roles, becoming barbershop’s youngest music director in Australia in 2013. He sings tenor in the quartet Single Malt, who have multiple gold medals in the Australian Eastern Region competition. He also directs Vox Canvas, the current Barbershop Harmony Australian champions.
Ricky learnt to play a number of instruments as he was growing up, and then played in various local bands. He had his first taste of a cappella harmony when singing in his family band, and was hooked from then on.
After joining a small barbershop chorus known then as the Riverland Ramblers, he quickly took on leadership roles, becoming barbershop’s youngest music director in Australia in 2013. He sings tenor in the quartet Single Malt, who have multiple gold medals in the Australian Eastern Region competition. He also directs Vox Canvas, the current Barbershop Harmony Australian champions.
