Hailed by the Edinburgh Music Review as a “violinist with a flawless intonation, expressive vibrato, and sweetest tone”, Diomedes Saraza Jr. is one of the most prominent violinists in the country. Born in the Philippines, Mr. Saraza started playing the violin at the age of 3 with his father. His formal training started in St. Scholastica’s College Manila under the PREDIS program under Virna Valerio, Basilio Manalo, and Arturo Molina. He received both his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degree from the Juilliard School. Granted a full scholarship in the prestigious institution, he studied with dean emeritus Stephen Clapp, Lewis Kaplan and Joseph Lin. He was then accepted as a full scholar in Yale University to pursue a Master of Musical Arts degree under the tutelage of Prof. Hyo Kang. During his time in Yale, he received two prestigious awards from the school; the Brodus Erle Prize 2016 and the Alumni Association Prize 2017.

Mr Saraza was accepted at the Perlman Music Program, Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival, and Bowdoin International Music Festival. Outside music, he was a recipient of President Obama’s Outstanding Academic Achievement Award for Academic Excellence.

In 2016, he had a successful Carnegie Hall solo debut with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr. Saraza’s extensive solo and chamber performances include prestigious venues that span from The Philippines, USA, Europe and Russia. He has been a member of Sejong Soloists. In March 2024, he performed in a month-long US Tour with Steinway artist and founder of FilAm Music Foundation based in Chicago, Mr. Victor Asuncion.

Hailed by The Washington Post for his “poised and imaginative playing,” Filipino-American pianist Victor Santiago Asuncion has appeared in concert halls in Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Mexico, the Philippines, Spain, Turkey and the USA, as a recitalist and concerto soloist. He played his orchestral debut at the age of 18 with the Manila Chamber Orchestra, and his New York recital debut in Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall in 1999. In addition, he has worked with conductors including Sergio Esmilla, Enrique Batiz, Mei Ann Chen, Zeev Dorman, Arthur Weisberg, Corrick Brown, David Loebel, Leon Fleisher, Michael Stern, Jordan Tang, and Bobby McFerrin.

A chamber music enthusiast, he has performed with artists such as Lynn Harrell, Zuill Bailey, Andres Diaz, James Dunham, Antonio Meneses, Joshua Roman, Cho-Liang Lin, Giora Schmidt, the Dover, Emerson, Serafin, Sao Paulo, and Vega String Quartets. He was on the chamber music faculty of the Aspen Music Festival, and the Garth Newel Summer Music Festival. He was also the pianist for the Garth Newel Piano Quartet for three seasons. Festival appearances include the Amelia Island, Highland-Cashiers, Music in the Vineyards, and Santa Fe.

Mr. Asuncion is the Founder, and Artistic and Board Director of FilAm Music Foundation, a non-profit foundation dedicated to promoting Filipino classical musicians through scholarship and performance. He received his Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in 2007 from the University of Maryland under the tutelage of Rita Sloan. Victor Santiago Asuncion is a Steinway artist. Marian holds degrees from the University of South Florida, DePaul University, and the University of the Philippines. Her primary teachers include Dr. Carolyn Stuart, Dr. Olga Kaler, and Prof. Arturo Molina.