We invite you to experience world-renowned musical ensembles and brilliant emerging artists in intimate concert settings.
Sean Chen, solo piano
Thursday, October 16, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Martha Ellen-Tye Recital Hall, Iowa State University
Winner in 2013 of both the Van Cliburn Competition Bronze Medal, and the American Piano Award, Sean Chen excels not only as a pianist, but also as composer, arranger, and transcriber.
A Juilliard and Yale graduate, his virtuosic playing has been described as “alluring, colorfully shaded” (New York Times) and “genuinely sensitive” (L.A. Times).
He is currently an endowed associate professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and was recently the featured guest artist at the Iowa Music Teachers Association State Conference.
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Ames Town & Gown depends on donations from patrons like you.
Our season is presented with the cooperation of the Department of Music and Theatre at Iowa State University.
Ames Town & Gown is supported in part through local option tax funds provided by the City of Ames through the Commission on the Arts.