serafin summer music festival

Andy Truscott speaks with Kate Ransom, the President and CEO of The Music School of Delaware and the Artistic Director of the Serafin Ensemble.

The Serafin Ensemble pays and plays tribute to 17th century composer Georg Frideric Handel nin this three-day festival. Featured Performers: Luigi Mazzocchi and Kate Ransom, violin; Amadi Azikiwe, viola; Jacques-Pierre Malan, cello; Eileen Grycky, flute; John Dee, oboe; Augustine Mercante, countertenor; Gabriel Benton, harpsichord, choir director; David Simmons, choir director; and the choirs of Grace United Methodist Church and Trinity Episcopal Parish. Hosted from February 23-25 at Grace United Methodist Church, the three-day collaborative event will culminate with a sing-along of the Hallelujah Chorus from The Messiah.

To learn more, or to buy tickets, visit https://www.musicschoolofdelaware.org/halleluja-handel

The Delaware Division of the Arts, a branch of the Delaware Department of State, is committed to supporting the arts and cultivating creativity to enhance the quality of life in Delaware. Together with its advisory body, the Delaware State Arts Council, the Division administers grants and programs that support arts programming, educate the public, increase awareness of the arts, and integrate the arts into all facets of Delaware life. Learn more at Arts.Delaware.Gov.

Delaware State of the Arts is a weekly podcast that presents interviews with arts organizations and leaders who contribute to the cultural vibrancy of communities throughout Delaware. Delaware State of the Arts is provided as a service of the Division of the Arts, in partnership with NEWSRADIO 1450 WILM and 1410 WDOV.

This week on Delaware State of the Arts Podcast, Kaitlin Ammon interviews Kate Ransom, the artistic director and violinist of Serafin Ensemble, about the group’s two upcoming performances in November. After a discussion about chamber music and an introduction to the artists who will be playing in the November performances, Ammon and Ransom dive into what pieces attendees will hear at each of the performances. Tune in to hear how the addition of guest harpsichordist Gabriel Benton allows the Serafin Ensemble to explore Baroque era music in a new way and to learn what Ransom’s favorite thing to do is as artistic director.

The Serafin Ensemble’s two upcoming performances are:

• Friday, November 12, 2021 at 7 p.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Lewes
• Sunday, November 14, 2021 at 4 p.m. at The Arts at Trinity in Wilmington

Both performances are free, but donations are welcome.

For more information on the Serafin Ensemble and its upcoming performances, visit serafinensemble.org.

The Delaware Division of the Arts, a branch of the Delaware Department of State, is committed to supporting the arts and cultivating creativity to enhance the quality of life in Delaware. Together with its advisory body, the Delaware State Arts Council, the Division administers grants and programs that support arts programming, educate the public, increase awareness of the arts, and integrate the arts into all facets of Delaware life. Learn more at Arts.Delaware.Gov.

Delaware State of the Arts is a weekly podcast that presents interviews with arts organizations and leaders who contribute to the cultural vibrancy of communities throughout Delaware. Delaware State of the Arts is provided as a service of the Division of the Arts, in partnership with NEWSRADIO 1450 WILM and 1410 WDOV.

Paul Weagraff interviews Kate Ransom, artistic director and violinist, and Luke Fleming, violist, with the Serafin Ensemble, sharing their upcoming schedule of live performances.

The Delaware Division of the Arts, a branch of the Delaware Department of State, is committed to supporting the arts and cultivating creativity to enhance the quality of life in Delaware. Together with its advisory body, the Delaware State Arts Council, the Division administers grants and programs that support arts programming, educate the public, increase awareness of the arts, and integrate the arts into all facets of Delaware life. Learn more at Arts.Delaware.Gov.

Delaware State of the Arts is a weekly podcast that presents interviews with arts organizations and leaders who contribute to the cultural vibrancy of communities throughout Delaware. Delaware State of the Arts is provided as a service of the Division of the Arts, in partnership with NEWSRADIO 1450 WILM and 1410 WDOV.

Paul Weagraff interviews Kate Ransom and Jennifer Nicole Campbell about their upcoming “Serafin & Friends” concert, kicking off the Arts at Trinity music series in Wilmington. Kate is the artistic director and violinist for the Serafin Ensemble, and Jennifer is an award-winning pianist and composer who, along with violinist Amos Fayette, will present a family-friendly concert featuring compositions by Beethoven, Gade, Lipinski, and a world premiere by David Auldon Brown.

The Delaware Division of the Arts, a branch of the Delaware Department of State, is committed to supporting the arts and cultivating creativity to enhance the quality of life in Delaware. Together with its advisory body, the Delaware State Arts Council, the Division administers grants and programs that support arts programming, educate the public, increase awareness of the arts, and integrate the arts into all facets of Delaware life. Learn more at Arts.Delaware.Gov.

Delaware State of the Arts is a weekly podcast that presents interviews with arts organizations and leaders who contribute to the cultural vibrancy of communities throughout Delaware. Delaware State of the Arts is provided as a service of the Division of the Arts, in partnership with NEWSRADIO 1450 WILM and 1410 WDOV.

Paul Weagraff interviews Kate Ransom, violinist and artistic director of the Serafin Ensemble, and Julie Coucheron, Atlanta-based Norwegian concert pianist.

The Delaware Division of the Arts, a branch of the Delaware Department of State, is committed to supporting the arts and cultivating creativity to enhance the quality of life in Delaware. Together with its advisory body, the Delaware State Arts Council, the Division administers grants and programs that support arts programming, educate the public, increase awareness of the arts, and integrate the arts into all facets of Delaware life. Learn more at Arts.Delaware.Gov.

Delaware State of the Arts is a weekly podcast that presents interviews with arts organizations and leaders who contribute to the cultural vibrancy of communities throughout Delaware. Delaware State of the Arts is provided as a service of the Division of the Arts, in partnership with NEWSRADIO 1450 WILM and 1410 WDOV.

Paul Weagraff interviews Kate Ransom about the Serafin Summer Music Festival plans and alternative programming, and the Music School of Delaware’s adjustments to distance learning through virtual instruction.

The Delaware Division of the Arts, a branch of the Delaware Department of State, is committed to supporting the arts and cultivating creativity to enhance the quality of life in Delaware. Together with its advisory body, the Delaware State Arts Council, the Division administers grants and programs that support arts programming, educate the public, increase awareness of the arts, and integrate the arts into all facets of Delaware life. Learn more at Arts.Delaware.Gov.

Delaware State of the Arts is a weekly podcast that presents interviews with arts organizations and leaders who contribute to the cultural vibrancy of communities throughout Delaware. Delaware State of the Arts is provided as a service of the Division of the Arts, in partnership with NEWSRADIO 1450 WILM and 1410 WDOV.

Paul Weagraff interviews Kate Ransom and Augustine Mercante about the upcoming Serafin Summer Music Festival, to be held at The Music School of Delaware.

The Delaware Division of the Arts, a branch of the Delaware Department of State, is committed to supporting the arts and cultivating creativity to enhance the quality of life in Delaware. Together with its advisory body, the Delaware State Arts Council, the Division administers grants and programs that support arts programming, educate the public, increase awareness of the arts, and integrate the arts into all facets of Delaware life. Learn more at Arts.Delaware.Gov.

Delaware State of the Arts is a weekly podcast that presents interviews with arts organizations and leaders who contribute to the cultural vibrancy of communities throughout Delaware. Delaware State of the Arts is provided as a service of the Division of the Arts, in partnership with NEWSRADIO 1450 WILM and 1410 WDOV.