BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:Serafin String Ensemble Winter Selections BEGIN:VEVENT UID:38382019-12-12 DTSTART:20191213T000000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20191212T050000Z SUMMARY:Serafin String Ensemble Winter Selections CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Internationally Beloved String Ensemble Returns to the Milton T heatre\nthis Winter\n\nAbout the Milton Theatre\nThe historic Milton Theat re is a uniquely diverse venue where you will\nfind the best local\, regio nal\, national\, and international talent.\nFree municipal and on-street p arking are available. Full bar and light\nfood options available. This fac ility is fully accessible.\n\nAbout the Serafin Ensemble\nHailed for \"sil ken finesse and gritty vibrancy\" by Gramophone Magazine\nand for \"playin g with style and sophistication\" by The Strad Magazine\,\nSerafin String Quartet debuted at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall\nin 2004 and has co nsistently received superlatives in the press and\novations from audiences around the nation. The Quartet returned to\nWeill Recital Hall in March 2 016 to perform the New York premieres of\ntwo works by composer Julia Adol phe\, along with works by Grieg and\nShostakovich. Serafin String Quartet recordings on Naxos (2013) and\nCentaur (2010) have received overwhelming critical acclaim in Fanfare\,\nThe Strad\, American Record Guide and Gramo phone. The Quartet's Naxos\nworld premiere recording featuring works by Je nnifer Higdon was listed\namong the \"Top Ten Classical Albums in 2013\" i n Philadelphia's City\nPaper. New York Concert Review lauds the Quartet's live performances\nfor \"ensemble and intonation ... above reproach\,\" an d describes their\nDebussy as \"a shapely\, finely conceived account\" and their Haydn as\nhaving \"rhythmic vitality and taut ensemble…\" The Qua rtet performs\nfrequently around the United States and internationally. In June 2015\,\nthey opened the Highlands- Cashiers Chamber Music Festival ( NC)\, with\ntwo performances including early classical \"Americana\" by co mposers of\nthe Hudson River region. The Serafins joined flute duo ZAWA! f or a\nperformance of a new work by Cynthia Folio at the 2015 National Flut e\nConvention (DC)\, and were selected to perform a special presentation\n at the 2015 American String Teachers Association National Conference\n(UT) . Other recent performances include Philadelphia's Annenberg\nCenter for t he Arts\, Chamber Music Now (PA)\, Classicopia (VT)\, Fanfare\n(LA)\, Dela ware Chamber Music Festival\, and St. John's Smith Square\n(United Kingdom ). SSQ has been featured on WHYY-TV\, and as repeat\nguests on WRTI radio' s Crossover. Featured by Strings Magazine for\ninnovation in concert progr amming (July 2015)\, Serafin String Quartet\ndesigns a unique series of \" collage concerts\" which incorporate\nreadings\, mixed-media experiences a nd collaborative artists presented\nin intimate venues such as World Cafe Live (Philadelphia and\nWilmington\, DE) and at Kennett Flash (PA). The Qu artet probes and\nperforms the entire range of repertoire for string quart et\, from Haydn\nto Higdon. They collaborate frequently with international ly acclaimed\nmusic performing artists\, and with actors\, dancers\, poets \, and experts\nin other fields. The individual members of the quartet hav e been\nheralded around the globe for concerts and recordings\, acclaimed in\nthe press\, and received international prizes and awards. As Quartet i n\nResidence for the University of Delaware\, and in visiting residencies\ nat colleges\, universities and high schools around the nation\, the\nSera fins work with young musicians in a variety of settings including\ncoachin g\, master classes\, \"informances\" and workshops. Reflecting the\nQuarte t's egalitarian viewpoint\, Serafin violinists share equally the\nresponsi bility for playing the first and second violin parts. Serafin\nString Quar tet takes its name from master violin maker\, Sanctus\nSerafin\, who in 17 28 crafted the violin currently played by Kate\nRansom. The other members play Testore instruments from the same era\,\nthanks to generous support f rom Dr. William Stegeman.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Internationally Beloved String Ensemble Ret urns to the Milton Theatre this Winter

\nAbout the Milton Theat re
\nThe historic Milton Theatre is a uniquely diverse venue where yo u will find the best local\, regional\, national\, and international talen t. Free municipal and on-street parking are available. Full bar and light food options available. This facility is fully accessible.

\nAb out the Serafin Ensemble
\nHailed for \"silken finesse and gritty vib rancy\" by Gramophone Magazine and for \"playing with style and sophistica tion\" by The Strad Magazine\, Serafin String Quartet debuted at Weill Rec ital Hall at Carnegie Hall in 2004 and has consistently received superlati ves in the press and ovations from audiences around the nation. The Quarte t returned to Weill Recital Hall in March 2016 to perform the New York pre mieres of two works by composer Julia Adolphe\, along with works by Grieg and Shostakovich. Serafin String Quartet recordings on Naxos (2013) and Ce ntaur (2010) have received overwhelming critical acclaim in Fanfare\, The Strad\, American Record Guide and Gramophone. The Quartet's Naxos world pr emiere recording featuring works by Jennifer Higdon was listed among the \ "Top Ten Classical Albums in 2013\" in Philadelphia's City Paper. New York Concert Review lauds the Quartet's live performances for \"ensemble and i ntonation ... above reproach\,\" and describes their Debussy as \"a shapel y\, finely conceived account\" and their Haydn as having \"rhythmic vitali ty and taut ensemble…\" The Quartet performs frequently around the Unite d States and internationally. In June 2015\, they opened the Highlands- Ca shiers Chamber Music Festival (NC)\, with two performances including early classical \"Americana\" by composers of the Hudson River region. The Sera fins joined flute duo ZAWA! for a performance of a new work by Cynthia Fol io at the 2015 National Flute Convention (DC)\, and were selected to perfo rm a special presentation at the 2015 American String Teachers Association National Conference (UT). Other recent performances include Philadelphia' s Annenberg Center for the Arts\, Chamber Music Now (PA)\, Classicopia (VT )\, Fanfare (LA)\, Delaware Chamber Music Festival\, and St. John's Smith Square (United Kingdom). SSQ has been featured on WHYY-TV\, and as repeat guests on WRTI radio's Crossover. Featured by Strings Magazine for innovat ion in concert programming (July 2015)\, Serafin String Quartet designs a unique series of \"collage concerts\" which incorporate readings\, mixed-m edia experiences and collaborative artists presented in intimate venues su ch as World Cafe Live (Philadelphia and Wilmington\, DE) and at Kennett Fl ash (PA). The Quartet probes and performs the entire range of repertoire f or string quartet\, from Haydn to Higdon. They collaborate frequently with internationally acclaimed music performing artists\, and with actors\, da ncers\, poets\, and experts in other fields. The individual members of the quartet have been heralded around the globe for concerts and recordings\, acclaimed in the press\, and received international prizes and awards. As Quartet in Residence for the University of Delaware\, and in visiting res idencies at colleges\, universities and high schools around the nation\, t he Serafins work with young musicians in a variety of settings including c oaching\, master classes\, \"informances\" and workshops. Reflecting the Q uartet's egalitarian viewpoint\, Serafin violinists share equally the resp onsibility for playing the first and second violin parts. Serafin String Q uartet takes its name from master violin maker\, Sanctus Serafin\, who in 1728 crafted the violin currently played by Kate Ransom. The other members play Testore instruments from the same era\, thanks to generous support f rom Dr. William Stegeman.

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