▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁hosted ▁the ▁classical ▁music ▁program ▁Music ▁and ▁Company ▁and , ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁Radio ▁ 2 ▁Mor ning ▁program . ▁ ▁Allen ▁works ▁also ▁as ▁a ▁concert ▁host ▁and ▁a ▁cre ative ▁consult ant ▁for ▁sym phony ▁orch est ras . ▁ ▁He ▁hosts ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ' s ▁After works ▁series ▁and ▁has ▁hosted ▁concert s ▁for ▁the ▁Hamilton ▁Phil harm onic , ▁the ▁K itch ener - W ater lo o ▁Sym phony ▁and ▁Sym phony ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁he ▁hosted ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ' s ▁Un mask ed ▁series ▁of ▁concert s , ▁working ▁with ▁conduct ors ▁such ▁as ▁Vladimir ▁Ash ken azy , ▁Hans ▁Graf ▁and ▁Peter ▁O und j ian . ▁With ▁O und j ian ▁he ▁co - created ▁E ight ▁Days ▁in ▁June , ▁a ▁" f estival ▁of ▁music ▁and ▁thought " ▁that ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Free ▁Press ▁as ▁a ▁" cha otic ▁success ". ▁ ▁Allen ▁has ▁published ▁three ▁books ▁of ▁aut obi ographical ▁non - f iction : ▁To e ▁Rub ber ▁Blues ▁( 1 9 9 9 ), ▁Rol ling ▁Home ▁( 2 0 0 1 ) ▁and ▁The ▁G ift ▁of ▁The ▁Game ▁( 2 0 0 6 ). ▁He ▁received ▁the ▁ 2 0