Within a serene candle-lit setting, the hustle and bustle of the holiday season will quiet and the a capella voices of Seraphic Fire will fill the room with musical peace and joy. Enjoy familiar favorites such as the hauntingly simple, yet lush Jesus Christ the Apple Tree and the enchanting Silent Night, and come away cherishing a newly discovered gem. Associate Conductor James K. Bass and the ensemble are pleased to present seasonal carols and heart-warming music in the 20th season of A Seraphic Fire Christmas.
Sun, Dec 4, 7:00pm Vanderbilt Presbyterian, Naples
Program to include: Elizabeth Posten Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Franz Xaver Gruber Silent Night
Made possible by the Meredyth Anne Dasburg Foundation
JAMES K. BASS, ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR SeraphicFire.org/ChristmasGuest conductor Jason Max Ferdinand leads a program that sees contemporary composers breathing new life into traditional melodies and texts. Aaron Copland’s Old American Songs blur the line between historic and contemporary. Originally written for baritone William Warfield and tenor Peter Pears, the Old American Songs dress traditional tunes in 20th-century clothing. Masterpieces by modernist Betty Jackson King and Renaissance man Thomas Tomkins meld with arresting contemporary gems by Ken Burton and Stacy Gibbs, sparkling against a backdrop of bedrock works by William Dawson, Moses Hogan, and Hal Johnson.
Thu, Jan 19, 7:00pm Vanderbilt Presbyterian, Naples
Program to include: Aaron Copland Old American Songs Roland Carter Lift Every Voice and Sing Betty Jackson King Psalm 57
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This concert is part of the third annual Enlightenment Festival, which returns with two back-to-back weeks of choralorchestral works, the second week of which will be performed in Naples. This year’s Festival will celebrate the music of Bach with programs highlighting the enduring composer’s sacred cantatas and oratorios.
BEGINNING I END
Joyous arrivals and awe-inspiring departures feature in the closing concert of Seraphic Fire’s third annual Enlightenment Festival. Chamber orchestra and students from the UCLA Ensemble Artist Program join Seraphic Fire singers to perform two of Bach’s great works in a burst of sonic glory in this arresting program.
Thu, Feb 23, 7:00 pm Vanderbilt Presbyterian, Naples
Program to include:
Johann Sebastian Bach Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 Johann Sebastian Bach Ascension Oratorio, BWV 11
Join us for a Pre-Concert Conversation one hour before the concert. Learn more SeraphicFire.org/Beginning-End
María Guinand, internationally lauded director of the Schola Cantorum de Venezuela, joins Seraphic Fire to weave a program that contrasts the heavenly love of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Jesu, meine Freude with secular, Spanish-language Renaissance and contemporary works on earthly themes of humor, desire, and the sea. Disparity and contradiction are on display in this thought-provoking program. Mar 23, 7:00 pm Vanderbilt Presbyterian, Naples
PATRICK DUPRE QUIGLEY, CONDUCTOR
To honor the conclusion of our 20th Anniversary season, Seraphic Fire celebrates with a program containing both the oldest and newest pieces in our repertoire. The ensemble’s first performance of Thomas Tallis’ massive 40-voice motet Spem in alium is the icing on the birthday cake for this celebration of 20 years of glorious music.
Thu, Apr 27, 7:00 pm Vanderbilt Presbyterian, Naples
Program
Shawn Crouch Road from Hiroshima Guillaume Commission Bermudez del Silencio* Olson of the Sky** Tallis in alium by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation by the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University
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Made possible by The Clinton Family Fund, Bruce and Martha Clinton, Funding Arts Network, and William Jaume. Learn more at SeraphicFire.org/First-Last
