Paul Viapiano has been a regularly featured guitarist & mandolinist with the LA Philharmonic since 1984 and in that capacity has performed with conductors Esa-Pekka Salonen, Gustavo Dudamel, Pierre Boulez and John Adams. He is a frequent guest artist with the LA Phil New Music Group, and guitarist with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and LA Opera.

He also keeps a busy recording schedule having worked with Frank Sinatra, Barbara Streisand, BB King, Robbie Robertson, and Phil Ramone among many others.

University of California Los Angeles - Lecturer of Trumpet and Director of Brass Ensemble. David Washburn is a Yamaha Performing Artist and is the principal trumpet of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. A much sought-after musician in Los Angeles, he also holds the position of associate principal trumpet of the LA Opera Orchestra and Principal Trumpet of the Los Angeles Master Chorale. He has also served as principal trumpet and soloist with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.

Active in the recording studios, David has numerous motion picture soundtracks to his credit. He played principal trumpet for IF, Spiderman No Way Home ,Buzz Lightyear, Rogue One, American Pickle, Spiderman Far From Home, Incredibles 2, Coco, A Quiet Place, Spiderman Homecoming, War for the Planet of the Apes, xXx The Return of Xander Cage, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Independence Day – Resurgence, Godzilla, The Amazing Spiderman, Karate Kid, Avatar, The Legend of Zorro, Troy, A Beautiful Mind, Windtalkers, The Perfect Storm, Titanic and Deep Impact. He was a part of the John Williams Trumpet Section for 25 years including Star Wars, The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker.

David is lecturer of Trumpet and Director of the Brass Ensemble at UCLA for 2024-25 school year. He has held teaching positions at BIOLA University, Azusa Pacific University, University of California Irvine, Chapman University, Cal State University Northridge, Cal State University Long Beach, Redlands University, Idyllwild School of the Performing Arts and the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts.

He received his Masters of Music, with distinction, from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston and his Bachelor of Music from the Thornton Music School at the University of Southern California. His trumpet instructors have included Rob Roy McGregor, Robert Nagel, John Clyman and Joan LaRue.

David has been a featured soloist with many different orchestras including the Los Angeles, St. Louis, Knox Galesburg, Hong Kong , Pacific Palisades and California philharmonics; the Los Angeles, San Diego and South Bay chamber orchestras; the Berkeley, Burbank and Glendale symphonies; the New York String, University of California Irvine and Pasadena Pops orchestras and the New York Chamber Music Society at Lincoln Center, as well as at the Santa Fe, La Jolla, Music@Menlo chamber music Festivals and Bear’sPremiere Music Festival in Hong Kong..

David is looking forward to performing Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto # 2 this season with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, The Torelli Trumpet Concerto, Scaralatti Arias and Saint Seans Septet with Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society and a week with Music@menlo Chamber Music festival.

In the Summer, David has performed with the Beare’s Premiere Music Festival in Hong Kong, Summerfest Chamber Music Festival in San Diego, Taipei Music Academic Festival in Taiwan, Orcas Chamber Music Festival in Orcas Island, WA, Mostly Mozart Festival in San Diego and Music @ Menlo Chamber Music Festival in Menlo Park. David was also a part of the inaugural Chamber Music Festival at The Green Music Center in Sonoma performing Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #2 in 2015.

When David is not performing, his favorite pastime is boating with his children, Timothy, Samantha, Nicholas and Julia.

Cellist Charlie Tyler has enjoyed a varied career as soloist, chamber musician and orchestral performer in concert venues around the world. Charlie was named winner of the Cleveland Institute of Music’s Concerto Competition, top prize winner of the Osaka International Music Competition, and winner of the Atwater Kent Strings Competition. He has received degrees from The Cleveland Institute of Music (BM), The Juilliard School (MM), and UCLA (DMA). Charlie served as co-principal cello of the Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra in Japan for three seasons where he also appeared in many chamber music concerts and solo recitals. In past summers he participated in the Tanglewood Music Center, Lorin Maazel’s Castleton Festival, and was principal cellist of the National Repertory Orchestra. He frequently performs in many orchestras around Southern California and has performed on the Jacaranda and Dilijan Chamber music series, the Hear Now Music Festival and with the Salastina Music Society. Charlie also performs as a member of the Arizona MusicFest Orchestra each winter in Scottsdale, AZ. In addition to live performances, Charlie maintains an active recording career in Los Angeles where he has played on numerous scores for film and television.

Grammy Award winning Electric & Acoustic bassist Abe Gumroyan is part of the new generation of bass players crossing musical borders on a daily basis. In addition to his technical command of the acoustic and electric bass, his diverse musical background has allowed him to fit into a gamut of genres from Salsa & Latin Jazz, traditional Armenian & ethnic fusion, & his daily work in a full time symphony orchestra. The son of Armenian immigrants, Abe was born in Los Angeles, CA and began double bass studies at the age of 9. Abe has been performing with the San Francisco Symphony since 2012 and frequently appears with the bass section of the San Diego Symphony & Los Angeles Opera orchestra. Abe has had the unique opportunity to work with world's leading conductors such as Michael Tilson Thomas, Ricardo Muti, John Adams, Charles Dutoit, and Esa Pekka Salonen. Aside from his work in the classical music industry Abe is also an in demand recording musician, most noted for his work in the Latin & Pop music industry Abe recorded on the Grammy winning freshman album from the San Francisco based latin big band, "Pacific Mambo Orchestra" garnering his first Grammy win at the age of 27. Abe's live appearances include Alicia Keys, Justin Timberlake, Ricky Martin, Carrie Underwood, & many others. Currently Abo resides in Pasadena, CA with his wife and two sons. He is currently an in demand studio musician in Los Angeles recording scores for film and tv.