PRESS RELEASE The distinguished American violist Jerry Horner will be guest artist with Mallorca's Serafino Trio in a concert at the Deia International Music Festival on Saturday 12 May at 2030h. The performance of music by Mozart, Brahms and Rebecca Clarke will be given at Son Marroig. The concert will be repeated on Saturday 19 May at 2100h at the Oratori de San Miquel in Campanet. For the past 20 years, Horner has performed worldwide with one of America's most well-known chamber groups, the Fine Arts Quartet. Prior to that, he was the violist of several other noted American string quartets as well as principal violist of the Pittsburgh and Dallas symphonies. As a soloist and chamber musician he has performed more than 500 concerts in the major musical centers of the United States, Europe and the Far East. He was also professor of viola and chamber music at the University of Wisconsen in Milwaukee. He recently retired from the Fine Arts Quartet to devote himself to teaching viola and chamber music and giving guest performances and master classes, and travelling. Horner became interested in the Serafino Trio after hearing their recordings on their internet website (www.mp3.com/serafinotrio) and through email correspondence with the Serafino's cellist, David Runnion. In February he spent two weeks in Deia rehearsing with the trio at Son Marroig and returned to Mallorca last week for further rehearsals. Featured on the program will be Mozart's Piano Quartet in E-flat and Johannes Brahms' Piano Quartet in A Major. The Serafino will also play a trio by British composer Rebecca Clarke. The Son Marroig concert will be the Serafino's sixth performance at the Deia festival. Since their debut two years ago in Cala Millor they have performed frequently throughout Mallorca as well as in Menorca and on the Spanish Peninsula. Members of the trio, besides cellist Runnion, are violinist Jennifer Peck and pianist Suzanne Bradbury. Although all share American roots, they now reside year-round in Mallorca, where Peck, formerly a member of the Madrid Symphony, now plays with the Balearic Symphony. Runnion formerly was principal cellist in the Barcelona Symphony and now teaches and performes frequently in chamber ensembles here and on the Peninsula. Bradbury, who has lived in Deia since the age of four, has given numerous solo concerts in Europe and the United States. More information on the internet at: http://www.srcbr.com/serafinotrio http://mp3.com/serafinotrio http://www.jerryhorner.com David Runnion