Chicagoland native Allison Chambers fell in love with the cello at the age of nine. She enjoys an eclectic musical career of teaching, performing, and working behind the scenes as a music librarian. Allison strives to be what Yo-Yo Ma describes as a “citizen musician” by serving the community through art and music. She is a passionate educator and teaches cellists of all ages.

Allison is a former member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra, and presently performs with the South Bend Symphony and Illinois Symphony Orchestras. She is also an active chamber musician with Fifth Wave Collective, a performing group working to bring the music of women to the foreground of classical music.

Allie has had the pleasure of performing and collaborating with a diverse array of arts organizations including Storycatchers Theatre, Chicago Fringe Opera, and the Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra. She has spent her summers conducting a European concert tour with the Buffalo Grove High School Orchestras, prepping music in the Grant Park Music Festival library, and concertizing across wine country with Festival Napa Valley.

Ms. Chambers holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from Elmhurst College and a master’s degree in cello performance from the Chicago College of Performing Arts. She plays a modern cello by Chicago maker Sean Colledge.

When she isn’t behind her cello, you can find her enjoying time with loved ones, exploring the outdoors, or curled up with a good book and her Chihuahua, Mabel.