Coastal Concerts season tickets sales open July 15
Coastal Concerts announced a diverse array of performers will fill its lineup for 2025-26, when all five shows will take place at Bethel United Methodist Church Hall, Fourth and Market streets, Lewes.
The Rosamunde String Quartet will take the stage at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25. Its internationally renowned musicians from some of the world’s leading orchestras are: Noah Bendix-Balgley, first concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic; Shanshan Yao, a member of the Kammerakademie Potsdam and former violinist in the New York Philharmonic; Teng Li, principal viola of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; and Nathan Vickery, a cellist in the New York Philharmonic. Rosamunde was formed in 2015 as a passion project of its all-star members. The quartet creates a distinctive sound and unanimity of expression by uniting their experiences as internationally touring soloists and orchestra musicians.
Merging the music genres of classical, folk, bluegrass and Americana, Invoke string quartet will play at 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 10. Musicians are Nick Montopoli on violin, banjo and vocals; Zach Matteson on violin and vocals; Karl Mitze on viola, mandolin and vocals; and Geoff Manyin on cello and vocals. The performers play Appalachian fiddle tunes, jazz and other styles, featuring original works composed by and for the group.
WindSync quintet will play at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 14. The group includes founding member and flutist Garrett Hudson, oboist Noah Kay, clarinetist Graeme Steele Johnson, bassoonist Kara LaMoure, and French horn player Anni Hochhalter, who is also a Windsync founding member and executive director. The group embraces the classics and a growing contemporary repertoire. In the span of a single concert, WindSync might cover revitalized standards, freshly inked works, folk and songbook.
Seraph Brass will take the stage at 7 p.m., Saturday, March 28. The quintet showcases five women brass players who highlight musicians from marginalized groups, both in personnel and in programming. The ensemble tours internationally and performs a diverse body of repertoire, ranging from original transcriptions to newly commissioned works and core classics. Members hold teaching positions at the University of North Texas, Shenandoah Conservatory, Texas State University and Texas Lutheran University.
ArcoStrum will play at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 18. The dynamic violin-guitar duo reimagines traditional Chinese music, modern rock and classical masterworks. The duet’s award-winning musicians are Strauss Shi on violin, erhu and dizi; and TY Zhang on classical guitar and electric guitar.
Discounted season subscriptions will go on sale Tuesday, July 15, at coastalconcerts.org. Single tickets for all concerts will be available via the website Monday Sept. 1.
Coastal Concerts is supported in part by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.
