 Palma is a founding member of the prestigious Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.He is a noted chamber musician, having performed with the Nash Ensemble, Juilliard Quartet, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Da Camera Society of Houston, and Speculum Musicae, and has appeared in recital with such noted artists as Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Jan DeGaetani and Jorge Bolet.Palma is also the former principal bassist with the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.