Chris Allen has been a member of the UCDSO since 1981/82. In addition to playing with the UCDSO, he participates in various Sacramento-based chamber groups and sings with the Valley Choral Society. Chris also performed at weddings and other occasions with his late wife, pianist Debra Miller, and played in many productions of the Davis Comic Opera Company and other Davis performance groups. Chris graduated from U.C. Davis in 1987 with a B.S. in geography, went on to Berkeley to acquire a M.S.

in library science, and presently is an IT manager with the State of California, proving the point that careers can be rather roundabout and not match your major!