Adan Caldera Quintero is cellist of the Graduate String Quartet at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, where he is pursuing his Master of Music degree. Festival participation includes the Round Top Festival Institute, Oberlin at Hidden Valley Chamber Music Intensive and the Dali Quartet International Music Festival. He is dedicated to performing music from a wide range of periods; from repertoire for the baroque cello by Bach, Telemann and Marais to works by such 21st-century composers as Kristin Kuster, Augusta Read Thomas, Shulamit Ran and Paul Desenne, among others.

Adan earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Oberlin Conservatory, studying under Dmitry Kouzov; his chamber music teachers include Francesca dePasquale and members of the Verona and Dali Quartets.

Keigan Iwanicki is a violist and educator from Massachusetts whose musical journey includes far-ranging performances in the Czech Republic’s Rudolfinum Hall and Jihlava House of Culture, the Slovak Radio Hall, and, closer to home, Boston Symphony Hall, NEC’s Jordan Hall, and Rockport Music’s Shalin Liu Performance Center.

Keigan has participated in masterclasses with Steve Tenenbom, Zoë Martin-Doike, and Tabea Zimmermann. Past viola teachers include Michael Coelho of Ipswich Public Schools and Mark Holloway at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, where she earned dual Bachelor's degrees in Viola Performance and Music Education, with a mark of highest distinction. She currently studies under Michelle LaCourse of Boston University. Past music festivals include NEC’s Summer Orchestra Institute, Bowdoin International Music Festival, Taconic Chamber Music Intensive, and T-Town Chamber Music Festival.

Music has always been at the heart of Keigan’s life; she is driven by a deep desire to uplift others—to inspire, connect, and empower, through teaching, performing, and collaborating.

Violinist Atticus Margulis-Ohnuma has a particular interest in how musical environments shape attention and emotional experience. Currently pursuing a Master of Music degree at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music, studying with Jinjoo Cho, Atticus previously studied with Wendy Sharp at Yale University, where he completed degrees in music and psychology. His academic work on attention, memory, and perception continues to inform his artistic practice and interest in immersive concert formats and the psychology of listening. Atticus has performed across North America and Europe, including appearances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Megaron Concert Hall in Athens.

A dedicated chamber musician, Atticus spent four years as first violinist of a Yale-based string quartet and organized a house-concert series bringing chamber music into the community. He seeks to create performances that invite audiences to connect more deeply through programming, composition, and the shaping of physical space.

Las Vegas-born Gregory C. Moix IV is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Viola Performance at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music,. He has played in orchestras in Carnegie Hall and the Mid West Clinic, and has participated in festival chamber groups and orchestras in Italy, Texas, and Las Vegas.

Gregory was first introduced to viola in 6th grade, where he fell in love with the instrument's rich sound. He became inspired by musicians like Pinchas Zukerman, Tabea Zimmerman, Justin Chanceller of Tool, among others, inspired by their art and music to develop a unique sound. He went on to win the NMEA All-State Chamber competition with a viola quartet two years in a row, and to win his school's concerto competition and perform the Hoffmeister Viola Concerto with the orchestra. As an undergraduate, Gregory continues to pursue different genres of music as well new chamber, orchestral, and solo repertoire.

Layla Morris grew up in Hinesburg, Vermont, where she began playing the cello at age 3. She earned a Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance from Oberlin Conservatory as a student of Darrett Adkins, with minors in creative writing and, as a student of Rebecca Landell, baroque cello/viola da gamba. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in cello performance at McGill University’s Schulich School of Music, under the tutelage of Brian Manker.

Layla has participated in festivals, received performance scholarships, and performed as a soloist with organizations throughout Vermont and New England, including the New England Music Festival and the Vermont Philharmonic. Past summer studies include the Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute, Kinhaven Music School, Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival, Chautauqua Institution, and NOI+F. She has served as principal cello of Oberlin Orchestra and the Oberlin Baroque Orchestra, and has participated in Oberlin’s Advanced Quartet Seminar.

In 2024, her string quartet was selected to travel to Uruguay to teach, perform, and collaborate with local musicians. Recently, she was appointed section cello of the Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra in Glens Falls, NY.

San Juan native Javier Fernando Torres Delgado is currently a New World Symphony (NWS) violin fellow. Prior to NWS, he performed with the Puerto Rico Symphony as a tenured section violinist. Other string fellowships include Chicago’s Music of the Baroque Orchestra and Grant Park Symphony Orchestra, where, according to a Chicago Classical review, “…violin fellow Javier Torres Delgado showed particularly enchanting solo turns in hushed moments.”  

Javier has been recognized in several competitions, including the MIMA Young Artist Competition (2025), the MASTA Young Artist Competition (2023), and the Lima Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition (2022). Notable summer music programs include the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA), Center Stage Strings Festival, Encore Chamber Music Festival, and the Sphinx Performance Academy. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance (SMTD), where he studied under Professor Danielle Belen.

Belle Wang is an award-winning violinist with first-place honors in the ASTA and MTNA State Solo Competitions, Arizona Musicfest Musicians Competition, American Protégé International Concerto Competition, Philadelphia International Music Festival Solo Competition, and the International Grande Music Competition. She made her solo debut with the Chandler Symphony in 2016 and has since performed at venues including Carnegie Hall and Merkin Concert Hall.

A two-time soloist with the Phoenix Symphony, Belle also served as concertmaster for the Phoenix Youth Symphony and Interlochen’s World Youth Symphony Orchestra. Belle began her studies with Professor Danwen Jiang at Arizona State University before earning her undergraduate degree at USC Thornton School of Music under Professor Margaret Batjer. At USC, she performed with the Thornton Symphony at venues like Walt Disney Concert Hall, holding both concertmaster and principal second violin roles since 2019. She is currently pursuing a Master of Music degree under Professor Ronald Copes at The Juilliard School.

Pianist Benjamin Wien, originally from Westchester, NY, has performed as a soloist and chamber musician across New York and New England, including at Merkin Hall, The Juilliard School, the Rose Studio at Lincoln Center, Steinway Hall, and Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. Ben made his concerto debut with the Symphony of Westchester as first-prize winner of its Young Artist Concerto Competition, and most recently was a winner of the Berkshire Symphony’s 2026 Soloist Competition. He has premiered multiple works commissioned by the Piano Teachers Congress of New York for its annual 20th/21st-Century Festival, and in 2024 he was invited by the New York State School Music Association to perform at the All-State Conference in Rochester as a soloist for the NYSSMA Piano Showcase.

Ben began piano lessons at age 7, and is currently a student of Doris Stevenson at Williams College, where he is pursuing a B.A. in physics. He is a graduate of the Juilliard Pre-College Division, where he studied piano with Julian Martin and French horn with Brad Gemeinhardt. Ben currently plays horn in the Berkshire Symphony and has performed with the NYSSMA All-State Symphonic Band and Westchester Youth Symphony.

Chinese violinist Manxi Xu is currently pursuing her bachelor’s degree in Violin Performance at Arizona State University, studying with Danwen Jiang. She has participated in the Montecito International Music Festival, Red Rock Chamber Music Festival, and Oracle Chamber Music Festival, playing in masterclasses given by Shmuel Ashkenazi, Glenn Dicterow, Andrés Cárdenes, IImar Gavilan, and the Prism Duo (Rieko Aizawa and Jesse Mills). Manxi and her string quartet have collaborated with the Harlem Borromeo, and Brentano Quartets, and Brooklyn Rider. As a member of the ASU Symphony Orchestra, she has served as both concertmaster and principal second violin, performing at Mesa Art Center, Tempe Center for the Arts, Orpheum theater, and ASU Gammage.

A passionate performer, Manxi also enjoys her time teaching students of all ages, fostering encouraging and nurturing study environments and applying professional teaching methods to help students achieve their musical goals.