Associate Librarian
Allison Bates is the Associate Librarian of the San Antonio Symphony. A native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, she received the Bachelor of Music degree in Clarinet Performance from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. She then received the Master of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music, where she worked as a Performance Library Assistant and later held the position of Assistant Performance Librarian after the completion of her degree. Allison was also previously Head Librarian of the Aspen Music Festival and School, Orchestra Library Apprentice at the Santa Fe Opera, and Assistant Orchestra Librarian at Columbia University.