Emma Noël Votapek (violin/viola) has been a member of the Honolulu/Hawaii Symphony since 2004, and performs locally with the San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Ballet and San Francisco Opera. She has also held positions in the Santa Cruz, San Jose and Oakland symphonies.

She spends her summers teaching and performing at the Sierra Academy of Music in Mammoth Lakes, CA, and at the Britt Music Festival. She has been on the faculty of the Punahou School (Honolulu) and the University of Arizona, and currently maintains a private teaching studio in San Francisco.