Serafin String Quartet
The popular Serafin String Quartet returns to Festival Concerts to perform a brilliant program of chamber music, including works by Mozart, Ravel, and Mendelssohn.
- Duo in G Major for Violin and Viola - Mozart
- String Quartet in F Major - Ravel
- String Quartet in D major - Mendelssohn
Hailed by The Strad Magazine (2010) for "playing with style and sophistication" and the American Record Guide (2011) for "combining true rhythmic precision, beautiful intonation, and beautiful articulation," Serafin String Quartet debuted to a sell-out crowd at Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall in 2004. Since its debut, the Quartet has been applauded by audiences everywhere, including sell-out crowds at repeat performances in New York City's Weill Recital Hall and recent performances at St. John's, Smith Square - London, Philadelphia's Annenberg Center for the Arts, and the Delaware Chamber Music Festival.
Serafin String Quartet's 2010 debut CD on the Centaur label, "American Tapestry,” received critical acclaim and is now widely available in international release. The disc features works by American composers, and composers influenced by American sounds. The Quartet has recently been featured on WHYY TV, WRTI Radio and in Delaware and Pennsylvania print media including Delaware Today, The News Journal, and the Philadelphia Inquirer.
- Festival Concerts Outstanding full-length concerts featuring professional musicians presented on evening dates throughout the concert season.
- Thursday Noontime Concerts Presented at 12:30 pm in a format and location that fit easily into the schedules of downtown workers and shoppers. This popular and diverse series of concerts runs from October to May. Admission is free. No tickets are required.
- Mastersingers Under the direction of David Schelat, Mastersingers is a 28-voice choral ensemble of the finest professional and amateur singers in the region. Highly regarded for its choral sound and impeccable singing, the group explores classics of choral repertoire, new music and world music in its riveting winter and spring concerts.
- Center City Chorale Is a 40-50 voice amateur choral ensemble whose concerts are highlights of the Thursday Noontime series. Conducted by David Schelat, the ensemble presents lively half-hour concerts of all kinds of choral music.