Ensemble Serafin is a recently formed chamber group based in London, bringing together some of the finest musicians in the UK.

Each member brings a wealth of experience from their independent solo careers and projects, and they unite to come together and perform chamber music.

Melanie Woodcock grew up in Ipswich. She was a prize-winning student first at Leeds University and then at the Royal Academy of Music where she studied with Alexander Baillie and Jennifer Ward-Clarke.

She has performed, recorded and toured with many orchestras, chamber ensembles and period instrument groups including the London Handel Orchestra, Wren Baroque Soloists, Florilegium, The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra and the Parley of Instruments.

Ian Ray is Director of Music at Lion Walk Church in the Centre of Colchester and directs the Colchester Choral Society. He is well known as an accompanist, ensemble pianist, organist and choral director throughout East Anglia.

The Hertford based string quartet ‘Anything Goes’ are joined by Colin Eldred to perform one of the great chamber works by Johannes Brahms.

During March 1891, Brahms first encountered the clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld. Brahms had retired from composing prior to hearing Mühlfeld play. That summer he was inspired to compose again and completed the Clarinet Quintet and Clarinet Trio, both for Mühlfeld to perform.

International Concert Pianist and Steinway Artist, Robin Colvill, born in Scotland, is one of the busiest and most popular pianists performing in Britain and Europe today.

His musical activities are diverse encompassing solo, duo and chamber concerts: he also gives masterclasses and has appeared on British, German, Austrian and Spanish TV and radio. Today, as a soloist he is particularly in demand in Scotland, Ireland, Spain, Norway, Denmark and Austria and returns each year with his innovative concert programmes.

The Erasmus Chamber Ensemble specialises in vocal solo, consort and instrumental chamber music from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, with a particular interest in unusual and neglected repertoire.

Join us on a lunchtime journey entitled ‘Sweeter than Roses’, moving through Baroque music from Italy, England and France and peering into the musical life of theatres, churches and aristocratic homes along the way. Like the original audience, we also take time to withdraw into the elegant private sphere of chamber music; in this case, works for viola da gamba and harpsichord written to display the talents of virtuoso players.

Founded officially in May 2025, Duo Diesis is the collaboration of pianists Sarah Chung and Pietro Vinciguerra, a dynamic ensemble devoted to the rich repertoire for piano four-hands and two pianos. Though newly established, the duo builds on a strong artistic lineage: both Sarah and Pietro studied with distinguished pianists Charles Owen and Katya Apekisheva, one of today’s leading piano duos, and bring this tradition forward with their own distinctive voice. The two pianists balance their partnership with active solo and chamber careers across Europe, with upcoming engagements in Ireland, Denmark and Italy. Duo Diesis is driven by a shared curiosity for storytelling through sound, uniting technical brilliance with a commitment to explore both the intimate and symphonic dimensions of piano duo playing.

Emil was awarded a British Council Scholarship to study at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, with Professor Ifrah Neaman. Here he completed the Advanced Instrumental Studies Course, with Distinction. Emil has built a successful career as an orchestral, chamber and session musician. He is one of the leaders of the Orchestra of the English National Ballet and also performs regularly with the BBC Concert Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the English Chamber Orchestra and others.

In 1982, Francis Rayner he won major prizes in the Alessandro Casagrande competition in Terni and in the Claude Debussy competition in Paris. He moved to London in 1983, where he benefitted from the professional advice of Murray Perahia and Charles Rosen, and continued to perform and to teach both in the U.K and abroad, visiting Switzerland, Spain, Sweden and the U.S.A. He has also broadcast on Italian television, French radio and the BBC.

Multi-instrumentalists and composers Alastair Penman and Jenni Watson - present eclectic and engaging performances of nature-inspired works, from classical transcriptions and unique arrangements through to their own original compositions. Performing predominantly on saxophones, flute, clarinet and piano, their programmes journey from works by Debussy and Chopin to beautiful folk melodies and arrangements of popular music including Joni Mitchell’s Big Yellow Taxi. A wide-ranging journey of emotion, colour and expression through an uplifting exploration and appreciation of our green earth!

Alastair is Professor of Saxophone at the Guildhall School of Music and a Henri Selmer Paris, Vandoren UK, Buffet Crampon and Key Leaves Artist.

Jenni is co-founder of lockthesaxdown, an internationally commissioned composer, and runs her self-publishing business.

Recently graduated from the Royal College of Music, Benjamin enjoys a busy and varied freelance playing schedule. Recent engagements include work with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland with conductors John Wilson and Alexander Shelley, and he is the regular cellist for ‘Lumos Experiences’ candlelight concerts.