Davis is a senior at Enloe High School. Davis founded Chamber Pops in 2023 after attending the ECDBA Solo and Ensemble festival at Ravenscroft School. He organized Chamber Pops’ first concert, and is looking forward to running the fourth annual festival!

As a musician, Davis plays the bassoon in the Enloe Wind Ensemble, Enloe Symphony Orchestra, Triangle Youth Philharmonic, TYP Wind Quintet, and the Frozen Fingers Quintet, of which he is a founder. Davis also studies piano privately with Dr. Margaret Evans at Meredith College. Some of the musical honors Davis has been distinguished with are membership in the Honor Band of America 2026, NC Honors Orchestra 2025, Eastern Regional Orchestra 2025 and 2026, All-State Band 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026, and East Central District Honors Band 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026.

Davis was ranked the second highest pianist according to his adjudicator at the Young Artists Auditions Piano Competition with a Superior Rating in 2024, and received Highest Honors at NCMTA Piano Competition in 2023, 2024, and 2025 at both District and State levels. Davis has received the Early Bach Award and Social Music Diploma from the American College of Musicians through National Guild Piano Auditions.

In his free time Davis enjoys reading, hiking, and as unpopular as it may be, practicing. He truly loves making music and communicating with others through this wonderful medium. He was lucky enough to go to Philmont Scout Ranch this past summer on a 12 day backpacking trek, and would love to do something like that again.

Davis is looking forward to expanding Chamber Pops this year, and making it bigger and better than ever. He looks forward to involving as many schools as possible, and making the concert as fun of an event as it can be. Davis is extremely grateful to those who have graciously agreed to help him along this journey, and can’t wait to see what they can do together.

Harlan is a freshman at Enloe High School. Harlan plays the woodwinds (primarily saxophone). This is Harlan’s second year working with the Chamber Pops board, and he is excited to see and be part of all the behind-the-scenes work!

Harlan started playing saxophone in 3rd grade and has participated in many honor ensembles, including All County, All District, All Region Jazz, All State, and All State Jazz, with one of his recent achievements being participating one of the 20 high schools bands in America to go to Essentially Ellington in New York City. Harlan is part of the top jazz and concert bands at Enloe. Harlan is also associated with the Triangle Youth Music program, most recently being in Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble (2025-2026).

With nearly every memory he is fond of being from the band, some of the more significant ones include Ligon Wind Ensemble’s trip to Disney World, TYJE’s performance at the National Essentially Ellington in New York, and the Brevard Jazz Institute.

Harlan’s hobbies include transcribing music, practicing music, listening to music, reading, jogging, and video games.

Harlan is more excited than ever for Chamber Pops and can’t wait to see what joy and memories 2027’s Chamber Pops performance will bring!

Mary is a junior at Enloe High School. She has proudly performed in all 3 festivals and is very excited to have the opportunity to help run this year’s festival again as treasurer!

Mary plays the euphonium (it looks like a small tuba) and sometimes even the trombone and trumpet! She is also learning the guitar and piano for great fun! In 2023, Mary was in the All-County and All-District bands and in 2024, Mary was in the All-County, All-District, and All-State bands on the euphonium. Mary is first chair in Enloe’s Wind Ensemble and is a proud member of Enloe’s Tri-M Music Honor Society.

Outside of band and music, Mary loves to play all sports and be outside! She plays soccer for Wake FC’s DPL team and Enloe’s; she also plays basketball for Enloe’s wonderful team! Mary is Treasurer for Enloe’s Medical Bioscience Academy and is a member of Enloe’s HOSA-Future Health Professionals. She also likes learning Spanish and is Secretary of Enloe’s Spanish Honor Society If you’re not finding Mary playing sports or learning an instrument you’d probably find her at the gym, on a trail, fishing, reading, or cooking something. Mary has great hopes of becoming a doctor for fellow athletes.

Mary is very excited to be on this year’s Chamber Pop’s board and make this festival incredible! She also encourages you to have fun in everything you do.

Nora is a junior at Enloe High School in her third year as outreach coordinator for Chamber Pops! She has been performing at Chamber Pops since the very first concert, and is so excited to continue to help it grow.

Nora has been playing the flute since sixth grade and is a member of the Enloe Wind Ensemble and Enloe Flute Choir. She was most recently selected as a member of the 2026 East Central All-District Band, but has been participating in other honor ensembles and competitions for the last few years. She loves using her gifts to help her community through Enloe’s Tri-M Music Honor Society, where she does everything from volunteering to performing at community events.

Outside of music, Nora has a number of different hobbies and passions. She is a competitive rower, and is super excited about recently placing 4th in the nation with her under-17 boat. When she’s not rowing or playing the flute, you can find her reading, traveling, baking, or spending time outside, especially at the beach. In the future, Nora wants to do something related to international relations (her dream job is working for the CIA).

Nora loves Chamber Pops and the memories and people it’s brought her. She’s so excited for what the team is planning for next year, and can’t wait to see how Chamber Pops will grow!!

Jonas is a senior at Enloe High School and has been Logistics Coordinator since it was a position. He’s also played at Chamber Pops every single year.

Jonas plays the Tenor Saxophone and has done a plethora of things such as “Principal” Tenor Sax in Enloe wind ensemble, Enloe jazz ambassadors, special guest in the Enloe Symphonic Orchestra, Frozen Finger Quintet, and Triangle Youth Jazz Orchestra. He’s also been in all the honour bands including All-District, All-Region Jazz, first chair All-State, and All-State Jazz. He’s gotten superiors in Solo and Ensemble MPA many times. He’s performed at weddings and gigs with reviews rivaling the jazz greats of their time.

Jonas does a bounteous amount of avocations other than music and spends a lot of time outside personally studying herpetology and wildlife biology. He volunteers at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences as a Junior Curator where he does field work and animal husbandry. He also volunteers as a Junior Interpreter teaching thousands of children and parents alike the wonders of science.

Jonas looks forward to establishing Chamber Pops for the future and making it a logistical master-work. He hopes for this organization to be a long lasting organization that stays for a long time.

Elise is a senior at Enloe High School. She joined Chamber Pops in 2025 to bring a new look to the organization’s logo, design, and merch. While she might not play an instrument, Elise is still excited to help out the team and support a cause she believes in.

Beyond Chamber Pops, Elise is involved in pretty much everything international relations and political science related at Enloe. In addition to her roles as Co-Editor-in-Chief for The Eagle’s Eye and President of Speech and Debate, she works as President of Model United Nations and Mock Trial. You can read her work at enloenews.org or see where she is and what she’s up to at @elisesnider on Instagram.

In her spare time, Elise loves going to concerts, hanging out with her friends, and playing with her cats (Buster and Bartholomeow). Some of her favorite artists she’s seen live are Lucy Dacus, Sabrina Carpenter, and David Byrne.

Despite her relative musical ignorance compared to the rest of board, Elise is still so grateful for the opportunity to work with Chamber Pops. She can’t wait to expand the organization, meet new people, and make something amazing with her community.

Lily is a senior at Enloe High School, and this is her second year on the Chamber Pops board! She’s played the viola for eleven years and is an active participant in Enloe Symphony Orchestra, Triangle Youth Philharmonic, and MYCO chamber music. Lily has lots of experience playing chamber music through school and other organizations such as Triangle Youth Music, MYCO, and NCCMI. She also is an active participant in Tri-M Music Honor Society where she does music-oriented volunteering around the Triangle. Lily was selected for the NC Eastern Regional Orchestra in the 2023-2024 school year, 2024-2025, and 2025-2026 school year. All three years she has been selected for the NC Honors Orchestra. Lily is also a counselor at Lamar Stringfield Music Camp during the summer, and she had a great time working with young musicians.

Lily loves to spend time with her family, whether it’s hiking, playing games, watching movies, or just eating dinner. She also loves to travel, and this summer she will be going to Germany to attend the International Chamber Music Festival in Ochsenhausen. Lily also enjoys spending time with her friends, inside and out of school. She likes to read, watch movies, craft, and spend time in nature. She loves science and hopes to do something in the medical field in the future!

Alexa is a senior at Enloe High School. This is her first year on the Chamber Pops board. She was a performer in the 2026 concert as one sixth of the band Edge of Oakwood. She has played the piano and the acoustic guitar for four years.

Outside of music, Alexa is a ballet dancer, performing annually in her studio’s production of The Nutcracker and in a spring recital. She’s also been a member of Enloe’s Mock Trial club since 9th grade and currently serves as the club’s Vice President. In her free time, Alexa loves to read, go to concerts, and spend time with friends.

Alexa is excited for what this year holds for Chamber Pops!

Abby is a junior at Leesville Road High School. She plays the clarinet, and is a member of Leesville’s top ensemble, the LRHS Symphonic Band which also serves as the school’s marching band. Abby is excited to serve as Assistant Drum Major during Leesville’s 2026 marching season, and will also be the clarinet section leader during concert band season. The 2027 chamber pops concert cycle will be her third as a board member!

Abby started playing the clarinet in 6th grade, and has since participated in various honor ensembles, including All-County/All District band in 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 the NC All-State band in 2024, 2025, and 2026, and the Carolina Band Festival in 2025 and 2026. Some of her favorite band memories so far include playing in the Ligon MS Pit Orchestra for the school’s 2024 production of Beauty and the Beast, and her performance with the Leesville Symphonic Band at UCF in the spring of 2025. Additionally, Abby attended Governor’s School East for Instrumental Music in the summer of 2026.

Abby spends her summers as a lifeguard at her neighborhood pool and junior coaching for the Harrington Grove Stingrays- she practically lives at the pool from June to July! In addition to clarinet, Abby dabbles in piano. She is also an avid reader and an expert of all things Disney. Abby is excited to continue to help chamber pops grow and hopes to make the event an amazing experience for everyone involved!

Lelia is a sophmore at Southeast Raleigh Magnet Highschool, she performed in Chamber Pops 2026 and is excited to be helping on the board this year!

She is currently a violist in Music Collective’s Camerata orchestra and one of the Raleigh Music Collective quartets in residence the Dorian Piano quartet at North Carolina Chamber Music Institute. In past years she has also participated in the North Carolina Chamber Music Institute’s Dorian, Ligon, and Marie piano quartetics, Triangle Youth Smphony Orchesta, and Youth Orchesta of Los Angeles National Festival’s Overture orchestra. Aside from playing, she also serves as the Raleigh Music Collective Youth Advisory Board’s president and a 2026 El Sistema USA youth ambassador.