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Serafin Summer Music 2023 - June 9-25, 2023
Wilmington (Fridays at 7pm, Sundays at 5pm)
Lewes/Millsboro (Saturdays at 5pm)

Artists:

Kate Ransom, violin and artistic director
Hal Grossman, violin
Eric Pritchard, violin
Amadi Azikiwe, viola
Luke Fleming, viola
Charae Krueger, cello
Jacques-Pierre Malan, cello
Miles Brown, double bass
Eileen Grycky, flute
John Dee, oboe
Marci Gurnow, clarinet
Victor Asuncion, piano
Read Gainsford, piano
Augustine Mercante, countertenor
Gabe Benton, harpsichord

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Serafin Summer Music Festival Schedule

Week 1
June 9-11, 2023
(Ransom, Fleming, Malan, Gainsford):

PROGRAM I - FINESSE, FLASH, and FLAIR
Friday, June 9, 2023 at 7pm
Schubert "Arpeggione" Sonata for Viola and Piano in A Minor, D.821 (Fleming, Gainsford)
Cassadó Suite for Solo Cello (Malan)
Brahms Piano Quartet in G Minor, Op. 26 (Ransom, Fleming, Malan, Gainsford)

LEWES PROGRAM I - FINESSE, FLASH, and FLAIR
Saturday, June 10, 2023 at 5pm
Bethel UMC, Lewes, DE
Mozart Duo for violin and viola, Cassado Suite for solo cello, Dohnanyi Serenade for Strings

PROGRAM II - MAGNIFICENCE
Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 5pm
Mozart Duo for Violin and Viola in Bb, K. 424 (Ransom, Fleming)
Schumann Five Pieces in Folk Style (Malan, Gainsford)
Mendelssohn D Minor Trio (Ransom, Malan, Gainsford)

Week 2
June 16-18, 2023
(Pritchard, Ransom, Azikiwe, Krueger, Brown, Mercante, Asuncion, Benton):

PROGRAM III - ITALIANA!
Friday, June 16, 2023 at 7pm
Wolf Italian Serenade (Pritchard, Ransom, Azikiwe, Krueger)
Boccherini Quintet (bass) (Pritchard, Ransom, Azikiwe, Krueger, Brown)
Rossini Duet in D Major for Cello and Bass (Krueger, Brown)
Cavalli aria from La Calisto
Rossini aria from Tancredi
Stravinsky Suite Italienne (Krueger, Asuncion)
Bach Italian Concerto for Harpsichord in F, BWV 971 (Benton)

LEWES PROGRAM II - ITALIANA!
Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 5pm
The Clubhouse at Baywood, Millsboro, DE
Cavalli aria, Wolf Italian Serenade, Bach Italian Concerto, Rossini Du, Boccherini String Quintet
Optional Italian Style reception follows (Add $20/person)
RESONANCE photo exhibit by Flavia Loreto

PROGRAM IV - PURE ROMANCE
Sunday, June 18, 2023 at 5pm
Dvorak Romance, Op. 11, for Violin and Piano (Ransom, Asuncion)
Dohnanyi Piano Quintet No.2 in Eb Minor, Op. 26 (Pritchard, Ransom, Azikiwe, Krueger, Asuncion)
Gliere Duets, Op. 30, for Violin and Cello: Gavotte, Canzonetta, Scherzo (Pritchard, Krueger)
Faure Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 120 (Pritchard, Krueger, Asuncion)

Week 3
June 23-25, 2023
(Grossman, Ransom, Azikiwe, Malan, Grycky, Dee, Gurnow, Asuncion):

PROGRAM V - MOZART to MODERNISM
Friday, June 23, 2023 at 7pm
Malcolm Arnold Divertimento for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet (Grycky, Dee, Gurnow)
Mozart Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370 (Dee, Ransom, Azikiwe, Malan)
Stravinsky L’Histoire du Soldat Suite for Violin, Clarinet, Piano (Ransom, Gurnow, Asuncion)
Mendelssohn String Quartet in E minor Op. 44 #2 (Grossman, Ransom, Azikiwe, Malan)

LEWES PROGRAM III - MOZART to MODERNISM
Saturday, June 24, 2023 at 5pm
Bethel UMC, Lewes, DE
Mozart Oboe Quartet; Malcolm Arnold Trio for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet; Mendelssohn String Quartet

PROGRAM VI - FIREWORKS!
Sunday, June 25, 2023 at 5pm
Dring Trio for Flute, Oboe, and Piano (Grycky, Dee, Asuncion)
Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K.581 (Gurnow, Grossman, Ransom, Azikiwe, Malan)
Dohnanyi Piano Quintet No.1 in C Minor, Op. 1 (Grossman, Ransom, Azikiwe, Malan, Asuncion)

Serafin Master Classes
Each class is held at The Music School of Delaware, Room 224 - 4101 N. Washington Street, Wilmington, DE 19802
Classes are free (reserve in advance or register at the door)

Tuesday, June 6, 2023, 5-7pm
Viola, Cello, Piano, Chamber Music

Tuesday, June 13, 2023, 5-7pm
Violin, Cello, Piano, Chamber Music

Tuesday, June 20, 2023, 5-7pm
Violin, Clarinet, Chamber Music

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