Allison Allport’s harp music is heard on many movie and television soundtracks including John Williams’ scores to "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and "Star Wars: The Last Jedi." Allison’s orchestral schedule includes performances with Pacific Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Los Angeles Opera Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Santa Barbara Symphony and Pasadena Symphony.She has recorded albums and performed with bands such as Weezer, the Used, and Lord Huron, and has performed the music of Pierre Boulez on Monday Evening Concerts. She is on faculty at California State University, Northridge, Azusa Pacific University, and maintains a large private studio.

Allison believes strongly in serving the musical community. She has served as President of the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Harp Society, and on the Board of Directors of the Recording Musicians Association and American String Teachers Association. She is a member of The Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra advisory committee. In her spare time, Allison loves hiking, teaching her deaf dog, Chip, new tricks, and is working towards her pilot’s license.

Pam Gates is a freelance violinist and music educator. She has been on the AFM Local 47 Executive Board for 18 years.

As a freelance violinist she has been a member of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra since its inception in 1991 and the Pasadena Symphony since 1990. She has performed with LA Opera, American Ballet Theater, and in performances at the Pantages and the Greek Theatre.She has played on concert stages and recordings in Europe, South America and regularly on Hollywood live television shows including “The Tonight Show,” the Grammys and the Academy Awards. She has played on soundtracks for over 500 motion picture and television shows. Pam has a private teaching studio and has been on faculties at USC Preparatory Program, Mount Saint Mary’s College, Pasadena Youth Music Program, Harmony Project and Los Angeles Youth Orchestra.

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Aaron is a freelance trumpet player in Los Angeles. He also writes, arranges, and publishes music through his small business, TrumpetSmith Publishing (ASCAP). In addition, he serves on the Board of Directors for the Recording Musicians Association Los Angeles (RMALA), and is a member of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). He has also served on the Hearing Board for the AFM Local 47.

He has recorded on film/tv projects for celebrated composers; has performed as a sideman in bands on the Academy Awards, Dancing with the Stars, The Voice, and more. He's appeared as a sideman onscreen for films and tv commercials. He's backed numerous major artists like Beyoncé, Michael Bublé, Lady Gaga, and more. He has also performed for contemporary/new music ensembles and series including Green Umbrella, Monday Evening concert series, and Noon to Midnight Festival. In the L.A. theater world, Smith performs regularly at the Hollywood Pantages, Dolby, and La Mirada Theaters.

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Violist Meredith Snow, a native of Long Island, New York, received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Juilliard School of Music, where she was a student of Paul Doktor and Samuel Rhodes.

A former member of the Colorado String Quartet, she has also participated in the Tanglewood, Aspen, and Marlboro Music Festivals. Snow played three seasons with the San Francisco Opera Orchestra before joining the LA Phil in 1986, and she often appears with the Philharmonic Chamber Music Society and the Green Umbrella Series.

She has attended three AFM Conventions since 2016, one as the ICSOM delegate and two as ICSOM Chairperson. In the years between Conventions, she represented ICSOM to the AFM National at the LCC-PCC Conferences in Las Vegas. In 2023 at the 102nd AFM Convention, ICSOM along with the other Player Conferences (ROPA, OCSM, TMA and RMA) plus 22 Locals, submitted a bylaw amendment to modify our Strike Fund benefits, giving the Trustees greater scope in their authority to award benefits. It was the first time an amendment submitted by the Player Conferences successfully passed.

Marcus Eley is a graduate of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, holding both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music.  He has served as Dean of Students at the New England Conservatory, Assistant (Adjunct) Professor of Music (Clarinet) at California State University Los Angeles, and Marketing Projects Specialist/Artist Relations for Rico International.  Throughout his career, Eley has championed the compositions of African American composers for clarinet.  He has given masterclasses, lectures, and recordings on the subject, an article for The Clarinet magazine and was a guest presenter at the national convention of the College Music Society. 

Lynn Grants studied viola at the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California. She has recorded on many studio albums including Neil Diamond’s Melody Road and Michael Jackson’s This is It, as well as on many feature film soundtracks such as Ted (2012) and The Uninvited (2009).