Mosaic String Duo at Seaford library Jan. 8

The Friends of the Seaford District Library will present the Mosaic String Duo in concert at 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 8. The free concert will be held in the Woodruff Room of the Seaford District Library.

 The eclectic and dynamic ensemble incorporates musical influences including flamenco, Middle Eastern, classical and rock genres. Infectious rhythms and exotic harmonies combined with instrumental virtuosity complete Mosaic's signature sound. Christopher Braddock plays guitar, oud, dobro and mandolin, and Douglas Seth plays classical, flamenco and electric guitars. They bring to life sophisticated compositions, free form, improvisational style and technical precision.

Seth enjoys a diverse career as a performer, arranger, composer and teacher. He has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Venezuela, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, and has appeared on TV and radio. His guitar works have been published through Mel Bay Publications and arrangements featured in professional off-Broadway productions. He has been a featured clinician and performer at various classical guitar festivals covering wide-ranging topics from flamenco guitar to baroque ornamentation. He will be releasing a solo classical guitar recording this year premiering original compositions and baroque arrangements.

Seth has also served on the faculty of Delaware State University and Salisbury University. Currently, he is teaching at the Guitar Academy of Southern Delaware which he founded in 2010, and the Music School of Delaware. Seth's students have won competitions and gained admission into university guitar programs.

Braddock has been an active member of the Delaware arts community for close to 20 years. He teaches at the Wilmington and Milford branches of the Music School of Delaware, where he is guitar department head, director of four student ensembles and coordinator of the school's Cultural Crossroads Series. He is a past recipient of an individual artist fellowship in music composition and a 2010 opportunity grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts.

Following the concert, the Friends of the Seaford District Library will serve refreshments. For more information, call 302-629-2524 or follow Friends of the Seaford District Library on Facebook.