As winners of prestigious competitions and products of musical education in both China and the United States, Meng Su and Yameng Wang have toured the world. Through their programming, they will take us along to France, Brazil,  Spain, and Argentina, and China.   

Winner of the Bronze medal at the 2013 Van Cliburn International Competition and currently endowed professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory, Sean Chen is also known for his original compositions and virtuosic transcriptions of orchestral works. 

Soprano Laura Strickling and pianist Daniel Schlosberg highlight the history of “art song” by European and American composers. Their fascinating program includes works from Laura’s commissioning project, “40@40”, for which the duo was nominated for the Best Classical Vocal Album Grammy in 2024. 

To support Ames Town & Gown, outstanding performers from Iowa State University and the central Iowa community at large create a memorable collage of musical delights, followed by our equally memorable buffet. 

Praised for “the kind of chemistry many quartets long for but rarely achieve” (The Strad), the Ulysses Quartet has won major international competitions in the U.S., Japan, and Vietnam, including the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. 

"Twelfth Night Ignites Fire and Passion” declares the Boston Music Intelligencer. Known for their spirited performances, Rachell Ellen Wong (Baroque viol), David Belkovski (harpsichord), and Dani Zanuttini-Frank (theorbo) will delight our audience with a “Grand Tour” of the Baroque era’s riches by great composers both familiar and less known.