Adam LaMotte is becoming well known to audiences throughout the country as a leader of both period and modern ensembles. He has appeared as soloist, concertmaster, and conductor of numerous orchestras throughout the country, including the Northwest Sinfonietta in Seattle, String Orchestra of the Rockies, Astoria Festival Orchestra, Portland Baroque Orchestra, and the Maggini String Orchestra in Houston.
As violinist and violist, Adam has been hailed by critics as an "especially compelling" and "superb violinist" with "exceptional talent," whose performances are "energetic and exquisite." This past season he performed as soloist in the Beethoven Violin Concerto, as well as both of Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerti. He has co-founded two critically-acclaimed ensembles, in Portland and in Houston, and continues to produce many chamber music and chamber orchestra performances.  Adam can be found on recordings of various repertoire on the Cinnabar, Koch, and Warner Brothers Classics labels. In collaboration with ensembles such as American Bach Soloists, Portland Baroque Orchestra, and Trinity Consort, Mr. LaMotte performs on period instruments, using a fine Italian instrument made in 1730 by Bernardo Calcagni, for which he is indebted to his generous patrons who made the purchase possible.

Marlon Chen is Music Director of the Maggini String Orchestra of Houston and Philharmonic Conductor of the Youth Orchestras of San Antonio. Previous positions include staff conductor at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, conductor at the University of Incarnate Word, Music Director of the Southeast Texas Youth Symphony, and Resident Conductor of the Kingston Opera Festival in London, England. Mr. Chen completed his graduate studies at Rice University with a Master of Music as a conducting student of Larry Rachleff.
He has conducted the Silesian Philharmonic, the San Antonio Symphony, National Chamber Orchestra of Moldova, and the Shepherd School Symphony at Rice University. He has attended the Aspen Music Festival and the Academia Chigiana in Siena, Italy. He has been a National Presser Foundation Grant Recipient and in May of 2007 he was awarded a grant by the Hispanic Cultural Institute of Houston to research music in Argentina. Mr. Chen was a recent participant of the 8th Grzegorz Fitelberg and 9th Cadaques International Competition for Conductors in 2008.