As the musical son of a Serbian father and a Bosnia Croatian mother, classical guitarist Goran Ivanovic has crossed many boundaries in his life and in his music.  While he was studying at Mozarteum in Salzburg, his parents, driven from Croatia by civil strife, were granted political asylum in the United States.  After joining them here, Goran’s broad grounding in classical music has been enriched by influences from jazz, Blakan and international sources. 

                Besides his frequent performances at major festivals, concert halls, noted jazz clubs, as well as on TV and radio programs, Goran has taught classical guitar as a guest artist at the universities of Cargonie Mellon, Princeton, Michigan, De Paul and Truman.  He has been the lead performer in the six albums so far released, and published by Lemoine Publications in Paris under the direction of Sergio Assad, a Grammy winning artist. 

Violinist Desiree Ruhstrat made her orchestral debut at the age of twelve with Lukas Foss and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.  At 16, she was invited by Sir George Solti to perform Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in Chicago’s Orchestra Hall.  In the years since then she has been active as a soloist with leading orchestras in the United States and throughout the world.  Among other venues she has performed in the White House at the invitation of President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan. 

Ms. Ruhstrat, a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, is a member of the Lincoln Trio, the ensemble-in-residence of the Music Institute of Chicago of which she is also a faculty member.  She has lately recorded the Stamitz Duo for Violin and Viola for Centaur Records and the Ravel Duo for Violin and Cello for Albany Records. 

Cellist, David Cunliffe at the age of nine began his studies on the cello in his native England and at the age of 12 he received a scholarship in the Royal College of Music  in London.  Later, while studying at the Royal Northern College of Music, he founded the Arguile Strong Quartet that won top award for chamber music. 

Mr. Cunliffe completed his studies at the Yehudi Menuhin Music Academy in Switzerland, where he toured throughout Europe with Yehudi Menuhin  and the Camerata Lysy.

In 1995 , as a member of the Balanescu Quartet, Mr. Cunliffe toured throughout Austrailia , Europe and the United States.  He has also been the principal cellist with the RNCM Chamber Symphony Orchestra, and has performed with the BBC Philharmonic, BBC Scottish and Royal Scottish Orchestras.  He is a founding member of theVirtuosi Chamber Orchestra and is now a member of the Lincoln Trio, the ensemble- in- residence at the Music Institute of Chicago, of which he is a faculty member.  The records on where David Cunliffe can be heard include Cedille, Enja, DMB and Albany.