Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Jaime Amador began his studies in the String Program for Children at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music as a student of Francisco Figueroa and Guillermo Figueroa. He was accepted to The Juilliard School, where he worked under Toby Appel.

Violinist and violist Timothy Christie enjoys a multifaceted career as performer, teacher, public speaker and recording artist. He is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival (WWCMF), a nonprofit organization in southeastern Washington presenting more than 40 public chamber music events annually.

First Violinist Ilmar Gavilán is a native of Cuba, where he began his studies at the Havana Conservatory of Music. At the age of 14, he was selected for advanced studies at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow.

An accomplished orchestral and chamber musician, Ismar Gomes has performed with the Lancaster Symphony, the Harrisburg Symphony, and the Towson New Music Ensemble.

The Harlem Quartet is praised for its “panache” by The New York Times. They bring “a new attitude to classical music, one that is fresh, bracing and intelligent," says the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Maria Sampen, Professor of Violin at University of Puget Sound, enjoys a vibrant career as concerto soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, and teacher. Equally at home with repertoire ranging from classical to avant-garde to popular styles, Dr. Sampen has delighted audiences with her eclectic programs, her passionate performance style, and her highly expressive playing.

British-born cellist Sally Singer Tuttle, noted by The Strad Magazine for her “transforming sweep of gossamer beauty,” has performed as a soloist with the Pleven Philharmonic, Bulgaria, the Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra, New York, the Danbury Symphony, Connecticut, the Washington-Idaho Symphony Orchestra, Wenatchee Valley Symphony Orchestra, Walla Walla Symphony Orchestra and the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic, Russia, amongst others.

Violinist Melissa White is a founding member of the esteemed Harlem Quartet. She has performed around the workd on stages that range from Carnegie Hall and the White House for President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, to La Maison Symphonique de Montréal to the residence of the US Ambassador to the UK. In addition she won First Prize in the Fourth Annual Sphinx Competition.

Dan Williams is one of Seattle's most sought-after performers, as soloist, orchestral musician, teacher and recording artist.

He is currently principal oboist with both the Northwest Sinfonietta and the Northwest Chamber Orchestra, and has also played principal oboe with the Seattle Symphony, the Seattle Opera and the Pacific Northwest Ballet orchestras.