An internationally acclaimed performer and string pedagogue, Jiang is a Professor of Violin and recipient of the Distinguished Teacher Award and Professor of the Year Special Recognition Award at Arizona State University.

Rotaru, double bass, performs on a modern instrument made in Italy by Luciano Golia and a bow made by Marco Pasquino, and is a Pirastro Strings endorsing artist.

Swartz is the founder and artistic director of the Visiting Quartet Residency Program at ASU.

Landschoot is the founder and the artistic director of the Sonoran Chamber Music Festival. He performs on a cello by Tomaso Balestrieri (1776) and a Dominique Pecatte bow.

Schmidt’s research focuses on preservice and beginning teachers, and teachers and students in underserved schools.

Koonce has directed the guitar program at Arizona State University since 1978.

“About as omnivorous as a contemporary artist gets” (NYT), Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) is perhaps the only composer whose collaborations span Philip Glass, Bill T. Jones, Savion Glover and Lady Gaga.