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THE DELRAY STRING QUARTET
 Now in its sixth year, the Delray String Quartet brings together world-class musicians, violinists Mei Mei Luo and Laszlo Pap, and violist Richard Fleischman. Renowned 'cellist Claudio Jaffé will be joining the quartet for the 2009-2010 Season along with a special guest appearance by pianist Tao Lin. With diverse programs including the classical works of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Arriaga; the standard romantic works of Franck, Tchaikovsky, Glazunov and Puccini and contemporary works of Gershwin, Ginastera, and Villa-Lobos, the Delray String Quartet's 2009-2010 season offers something for everyone.
World premieres, favorite masterworks and less familiar gems are included in the Delray String Quartet's repertoire. In February, 2009, the quartet "presented an exciting new piece written especially for them... The String Quartet No. 3 of Thomas Sleeper, the University of Miami-based educator and composer, is in every way an important and impressive contribution to the genre of American string-quartet writing." "...the Delray String Quartet can be proud of its new role as champion of contemporary music. One looks forward not only to the upcoming recording the group plans to do of the Sleeper Third Quartet, but to the adoption of this fine piece by enterprising string quartets everywhere."...Greg Stepanich, South Florida Classical Review.
STEPHANIE DIERICKX
 Stephanie Dierickx was born and brought up in Miami, Fl. Stephanie’s main instrument is the violin which she has been playing from the age of six. She graduated from Gulliver Preparatory High School and received the junior orange bowl award for outstanding community service. She also received the most dedicated musician award, and the orchestra award. She spent her first year of college at Texas Christian University where she studied music education, but decided it wasn’t the right place for her so she transferred to Jacksonville University for her second year of college. Stephanie then transferred to the University of Miami Frost School of Music for her third year of studying music education and is now a part of the Frost Symphony Orchestra. Stephanie has worked at the Young Musicians Camp in the past as a counselor, dorm counselor, music theory teacher, and a chamber group or private violin teacher. Stephanie has just received her Suzuki Book One teacher certification and is moving on to her junior year at the Frost School of Music.
MEI MEI LUO
 a violinist originally from China, earned her Bachelor's Degree from The Shanghai and Shenyang conservatory of music. She was the second prize winner of the National Youth Violin Competition of China, and is a recent graduate from the Master's program at the University of Miami.
Miss Luo has played as a member of the Philadelphia Concerto soloist as well as an alternate for the Philadelphia Orchestra. She is recognized as one of South Florida's finest violinists and until its closing was the assistant concertmaster of the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra, where she remained until the final concert of the orchestra on May 9, 2003 when she was given the honor of being the Concertmaster for their final performance.
Miss Luo as soloist, has performed the Tchaikovsky, Mendlessohn and Bruch Violin concertos. As a leading chamber music violinist she performs with the Palm Beach chamber music festival and the Delray String Quartet for the fifth season.
Mei Mei Luo has recorded Chamber and Orchestra music on the Klavier, Harmonia Mundi Labels, Delray String Quartet recording on Poinciana Lables.
ANTOINE KHOURI
 Antoine Khouri is a graduate of the New World School of the Arts. His primary instruments are the piano and the double bass. He received his Bachelor of Music Education with an emphasis in Strings Education from Florida State University. He holds Master degrees from FIU School of Music and is finishing his second Masters degree from The University of Miami Frost School of Music in Performing Arts Production and Media Writing and Production in which Raul Muarciano was his head professor. He has studied with Dr. Roby George, Gary Lindsay, Thomas Sleeper, Michael Allen, Robert Shaw, and Andrea Thomas. Mr. Khouri has worked for the Dade county public schools for the last seven years including The New World School of the Arts and is now an adjunct professor at Miami Dade College. Mr. Khouri has conducted Honors Orchestras throughout Florida and was selected to conduct the 2003 Florida All-State Honors Orchestra at the Florida Music Educators' Conference in Tampa. He is an adjudicator for the state of Florida and solo and ensemble and district MPA evaluations. Mr. Khouri has an extensive performing background. Mr. Antoine Khouri was the Music Director with the Greater Miami Youth Symphony for the 7 years. Mr. Khouri is now co-music director of the Miami String project a top level youth string chamber ensemble. Along with teaching private lessons in double bass, piano, music theory, sight singing, and music motivation Mr. Khouri works as a freelance producer/songwriter who produces his own music and works as a producer and music director for other artists. Mr. Khouri has also worked in the music business with Bobby McFerrin, Alicia Keys, Music Soul Child, Erikah Badu and the Isley Brothers and others doing backline gear for their concerts.
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