Elise Blake performs as a solo, chamber, and orchestral musician throughout the Washington DC region. She plays frequently with the Washington National Opera Orchestra and the Baltimore Symphony, and appears in solo and chamber settings at the National Gallery of Art, the Washington National Cathedral, the Kennedy Center, Peabody Conservatory, and other area performance venues. She is also committed to new music performance, and for nine years served as a member of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in Santa Cruz, California.