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Seraphic Fire presents the highest quality performances of historically significant and under-performed music, and advances art through the professional development, refinement, and documentation of our musicians’ talents while promoting community connectivity through educational programs.
CONTENTS Artist Roster. . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Guest Artists . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Text & Translations. . . . . . . 8 Season 20 Preview. . . . . . 14 Our Donors. . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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“Extraordinary… mellifluous and crystalline artistry” – Gramophone
ARTIST ROSTER TENOR
BASS DOUGLAS DODSON COUNTERTENOR City: Boston, MA Seasons with SF: 8
ERIC ALATORRE City: San Francisco, CA Seasons with SF: 3
BLAKE BECKEMEYER City: Indianapolis, IN Seasons with SF: 2
JOHN BUFFETT City: Los Angeles, CA Seasons with SF: 10
ANDREW CRANE City: American Fork, UT Seasons with SF: 5
RYNE CHERRY City: Boston, MA Seasons with SF: 1
BRAD DIAMOND City: Birmingham, AL Seasons with SF: 10
STEVEN EDDY City: New York, NY Seasons with SF: 6
NICKOLAS KARAGEORGIOU City: New York, NY Seasons with SF: 3
MICHAEL HAWES City: Chicago, IL Seasons with SF: 4
PATRICK MUEHLEISE City: Miami, FL Seasons with SF: 12
JARED JONES City: Los Angeles, CA Seasons with SF: 1
ARTIST HIGHLIGHT MICHAEL HAWES BASS
Currently based in Chicago, Michael Hawes hails from Detroit, MI. Michael is the Music Director at St. Cornelius Church in Chicago, where he leads music from the piano as Cantor, Choir Director and Trumpeter. He sings frequently with GRAMMY®-nominated Clarion Choir of New York City, Crossing Choir in Philadelphia, Seraphic Fire of Miami, and Skylark of Boston. As a trumpet player, he also is a member of Axiom Brass Quintet, and has performed with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Grand Rapids Symphony, the Music of the Baroque Orchestra in Chicago, and the National Symphony of Taiwan. Recent performances have taken him to Taiwan, Russia, the Dominican Republic, France, England, Canada and all across the United States. In his spare time you’ll likely find him chasing frisbees into Lake Michigan, as thrown by his wife Nini.
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S E A S ON 2 0 2 1 - 2 2 GUEST ARTISTS Cuban-born composer Ileana Perez Velázquez lives in upstate NY and is a Professor of Music Composition at Williams College, MA. The New York Times has praised the “imaginative strength and musical consistency” and the “otherworldly quality” of her compositions. Her music has been heard in concerts and international festivals in Cuba, the United States, and throughout South and Central America, Europe, China, and the Middle East.
Ileana Perez Velázquez
Perez Velázquez was awarded a 2015 Commission from the Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard University. She has written works for numerous performers and ensembles, including Continuum, Momenta String Quartet, Cassatt Quartet, Ensemble Dal Niente from Chicago, Flux Quartet, Seraphic Fire, International Contemporary Ensemble, Eureka Ensemble, the instrumental ensemble Nuestro Tiempo from the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba, and Nodus Ensemble from Florida International University. Other performances included the New World Symphony and American Composers Orchestra Chamber Players.
Perez Velázquez received her B.A. in piano and composition from the Higher Institute of Arts (ISA), Havana, Cuba. After obtaining her master’s in electroacoustic music from Dartmouth College, Perez Velázquez began her doctoral studies at Indiana University, studying with Claude Baker, Eugene O’Brien, and Marta Ptaszynska, receiving her DMA in 2000. Perez Velázquez was a recipient of a 1999 Cintas Fellowship in Composition. Albany Records released two CD portraits of her music in January 2008 and September 2017. Recordings of her music have also been released by Innova Recordings, and Urlicht Audiovisual.
Melissa D’Albora
Melissa D’Albora is a Miami-based composer whose works are performed throughout the United States and Canada. Recent performances are Respire for flute and guitar by Duo Sequenza and Leaves for baritone and piano by Fresh Squeezed Opera members Andrew Wannigman and Felix Jarrar. She has had readings of her works by professional musicians and ensembles such as members of the Cleveland Orchestra and Robert Black. Currently, Melissa is working on her dissertation, a chamber opera, under the guidance of Dorothy Hindman at the Frost School of Music. The opera addresses the extreme divide in women’s bodily rights through the larger theme of family. She is also a teaching assistant for the Frost undergraduate Experiential Music Theory courses. Melissa holds two Bachelor of Music degrees in viola performance and composition at the University of Connecticut. She received her Master in Music Composition at the University of Miami Frost School of Music. Her composition mentors have been Kenneth Fuchs and Charles Mason.
Born in Marietta, GA, Sydney Doemel is an acoustic and electro-acoustic composer and violinist. Her music has been performed by Transient Canvas, The Bent Frequency Duo, Sonic Apricity, The Departure Duo and The UGA Symphony Orchestra. Sydney was selected as the 2018-19 Student Composer-in-Residence with the UGA Symphony Orchestra; her work “Synapse” was performed in UGA’s Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall. This year, her piece “In the Teeth Of” was performed on Transient Canvas’ virtual tour at Virginia Tech, Miami University, Hamilton College and Lawrence University. Sydney has degrees in music composition and violin performance from the University of Georgia and is currently completing her master’s in composition at the University of Miami.
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Miami | Naples | Coral Gables | Ft. Lauderdale | Miami Beach
BIEBL: AVE MARIA Brothers, Sing On!
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) arr. Howard McKinney
The Lamentations of Jeremiah: Part II
Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)
Finlandia Hymnen
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Selections from Armenian Divine Liturgy 1. Khorhood Khorin 2. Marmin Deroonakan 3. Soorb, Soorb
Komitas Vardapet (1869-1935)
Salvation is Created
Pavel Chesnokov (1877-1944) arr. Timothy C. Takach
Grab und Mond Die Nacht
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
A Fantasy Again it is September Viaje
Melissa D’Albora (b.1992) Sydney Doemel (b.1996) lleana Perez Velázquez (b. 1964)
Quatre petites prières de Saint François d’Assise
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Ave Maria
Franz Biebl (1906-2001)
COUNTERTENOR Douglas Dodson TENOR Blake Beckemeyer Andrew Crane Brad Diamond Nickolas Karageorgiou Patrick Muehleise
BASS Eric Alatorre John Buffett Ryne Cherry Steven Eddy Michael Hawes Jared Jones
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CONDUCTOR James K. Bass
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TEXT & TRANSLATIONS | BIEBL: AVE MARIA Brothers, Sing On!
Edvard Grieg, arr. Howard McKinney Text by Herbert Dalmas Let us raise the Welcome Song, Brothers, toward the joyous parade. Let us display high on the banner the harp in its own tongue. Light a foot, cheerful in mind, Traveling Singers, come in, come in! Sing together, fellow singers, in a united richness of tones. Before scattering in your return journey, we will blend soul to soul. Therefore to our Music Fest, Fellow singers, a most hearty Welcome!
The Lamentations of Jeremiah: Part II Thomas Tallis
De lamentatione Jeremiae prophetae
The Lamentations of the Prophet Jeremiah
Ghimel Migravit Judas propter afflictionem, et multitudinem servitutis; habitavit inter gentes, nec invenit requiem;
Ghimel Judah has gone into exile because of affliction and hard servitude; she dwells now among the nations, but finds no resting place;
Daleth Omnes persecutores ejus apprehenderunt eam inter angustias: Lugent, eo quod non sint qui veniant ad solemnitatem. Omnes portæ ejus destructæ, sacerdotes ejus gementes; virgines ejus squalidæ, et ipsa oppressa amaritudine.
Daleth Her pursuers have all overtaken her in the midst of her distress: The roads to Zion mourn, for none come to the appointed feasts. all her gates are desolate, her priests groan; her maidens have been dragged away, and she herself suffers bitterly.
Heth Facti sunt hostes ejus in capite; inimici ejus locupletati sunt: quia Dominus locutus est super eam propter multitudinem iniquitatum ejus; parvuli ejus ducti sunt in captivitatem ante faciem tribulantis.
Heth Her foes have become the head, her enemies prosper: because the Lord has made her suffer for the multitude of her transgressions; her children have gone away, captives before the foe.
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, convertere ad Dominum Deum tuum.
Jerusalem, return to the Lord thy God.
Finlandia Hymnen
Jean Sibelius, Text by Veikko Antero Koskenniemi Oi Suomi, katso, sinun päiväs koittaa Yön uhka karkoitettu on jo pois Ja aamun kiuru kirkkaudessa soittaa Kuin itse taivahan kansi sois Yön vallat aamun valkeus jo voittaa Sun päiväs koittaa, Oi synnyinmaa
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Finland, behold, thy daylight now is dawning, the threat of night has now been driven away. The skylark calls across the light of morning, the blue of heaven lets it have its sound, and now the day the powers of night is scorning: thy daylight dawns, O Finland of ours!
Oi nouse Suomi, nosta korkealle Pääs seppelöimä suurten muistojen Oi nouse Suomi, näytit maailmalle Sä että karkoitit orjuuden Ja ettet taipunut sä sorron alle On aamus alkanut, Oi Synnyinmaa
Finland, arise, and raise towards the highest thy head now crowned with mighty memory. Finland, arise, for to the world thou criest that thou hast thrown off thy slavery, beneath oppression’s yoke thou never liest. Thy morning’s come, O Finland of ours!
Selections from Armenian Divine Liturgy Komitas Vardapet
1. Khorhurd khorin Khorhurd khorin, anhas, an skizben
1. Khorhurd khorin Mystery profound, unfathomable, without beginning,
2. Marmin Terunakan Marmin terunakan yev aryun perkchakan ka araji, yerknayin zorutyookn hanerevuyts Yergen yev asen anhangist barbarov: Soorb, soorb, soorb, Ter zorutyants.
2. Marmin Terunakan The body of the Lord and the blood of the saviour are laid up before us. The heavenly hosts invisibly sing and say with unceasing voice: Holy, holy, holy, Lord of hosts.
3. Soorb, Soorb Soorb, Soorb Ter zorutyants. Li en yerkink yev yerkir pharok Ko. Orhnutyun i bardzuns, orhnyal, vor yekir yev galotsd es anvamb Tyarn. Ovsanna i bardzuns.
3. Soorb, Soorb Holy, holy, holy Lord of hosts; heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Blessing in the highest. Blessed art thou that didst come and art to come in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
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Salvation is Created
Pavel Chesnokov, arr. Timothy C. Takach Spaséñiye, sodélal yesí posredé zemlí, Bózhe. Allilúiya.
Salvation is created, in midst of the earth, O God, O our God. Alleluia.
Grab und Mond
Franz Schubert,Text by Johann Gabriel Seidl Silberblauer Mondenschein fällt herab, senkt so manchen Strahl hinein in das Grab. Freund des Schlummers, lieber Mond, schweige nicht, ob im Grabe Dunkel wohnt, oder Licht.
Silver-blue moonlight falls down, Lowers many beams down into the grave. Friend of slumber, dear moon, don’t be silent, if in the grave, darkness lives, or light.
Alles stumm? Nun stilles Grab rede du, zogst so manchen Strahl hinab in die Ruh, birgst gar manchen Mondenblick, silberblau, gib nur einen Strahl zurück! Komm und schau!
All is quiet? Now, silent Grave, speak, You drew so many beams down into the stillness, You hold so many glances of the moon, silver-blue, Just give one beam back. Come and see!
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TEXT & TRANSLATIONS | BIEBL: AVE MARIA Die Nacht
Schubert, Text by Friedrich Adolf Krummacher Wie schön bist du, freundliche Stille, himmlische Ruh! Sehet, wie die klaren Sterne wandeln in des Himmels Auen, und auf uns herniederschauen schweigend aus der blauen Ferne.
How beautiful you are, friendly silence, heavenly peace! See how the clear stars walk in the meadows of heaven, and look down on us silently from the blue distance.
Wie schön bist du, freundliche Stille, himmlische Ruh! Schweigend naht des Lenzes Milde sich der Erde weichem Schoß, kränzt den Silberquell mit Moos, und mit Blumen die Gefilde.
How beautiful you are, friendly silence, heavenly peace! Spring’s mildness approaches in silence the earth’s soft bosom, wreaths the silver spring with moss, and the fields with flowers.
A Fantasy
Melissa d’Albora,Text by Sara Teasdale Her voice is like clear water That drips upon a stone In voices far and silent where Quiet plays alone. Her thoughts are like the lotus Abloom by sacred streams Beneath the temple arches Where Quiet sits and dreams. Her kisses are the roses That glow while dusk is deep In Persian garden closes Where Quiet falls asleep.
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Again it is September Sydney Doemel ,Text by Jessie Redmon Fauset Again it is September! It seems so strange that I who made no vows Should sit here desolate this golden weather And wistfully remember— A sigh of deepest yearning, A glowing look and words that knew no bounds, A swift response, an instant glad surrender To kisses wild and burning! Ay me! Again it is September! It seems so strange that I who kept those vows Should sit here lone, and spent, and mutely praying That I may not remember!
Viaje lleana Perez Velázquez, Text by Alfonsina Storni Hoy me mira la luna blanca y desmesurada. Es la misma de anoche, la misma de mañana.
Today the white and boundless moon looks at me She is the same as last night, the same as tomorrow
Pero es otra, que nunca fue tan grande y tan pálida. Tiemblo como las luces tiemblan sobre las aguas. Tiemblo como en los ojos suelen temblar las lágrimas. Tiemblo como en las carnes sabe temblar el alma.
But she is another that was never so large and so pale. I tremble as lights tremble over water. I tremble as tears tremble in the eyes. I tremble as the soul knows how to tremble in the body.
¡Oh! la luna ha movido sus dos labios de plata. ¡Oh! la luna me ha dicho las tres viejas palabras: Muerte, amor y misterio... ¡Oh, mis carnes se acaban! Sobre las carnes muertas alma mía se enarca.
Oh! the moon has moved her two silver lips. Oh! the moon has told me those three old words: Death, love and mystery.... Oh! my flesh is dying! Over my dead flesh, my soul is arching.
Alma gato nocturno sobre la luna salta. Va por los cielos largos triste y acurrucada. Va por los cielos largos sobre la luna blanca.
Soul nocturnal cat jump over the moon. Go across the long skies, sad and shriveled. Go across the long skies and over the white moon.
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TEXT & TRANSLATIONS | BIEBL: AVE MARIA Quatre petites prières de Saint François d’Assise Francis Poulenc I. Salut, Dame Sainte Salut, Dame Sainte, reine très sainte, Mère de Dieu, ô Marie qui êtes vierge perpétuellement, élue par le très saint Père du Ciel, consacrée par Lui avec son très saint Fils bien aimé et l’Esprit Paraclet. Vous en qui fut et demeure toute plénitude de grâce et tout bien!
I. Hail, Holy Lady Hail, Holy Lady, Most Holy Queen, Mother of God, O Mary who is a perpetually virgin, elected by the Most Holy Father in Heaven, consecrated by him with his most holy beloved Son and the Paraclete Spirit. You in whom was and remains all fullness of grace and all good!
Salut, palais; salut, tabernacle; salut, maison; salut, vêtement; salut servante; salut, mère de Dieu! Et salut à vous toutes, saintes vertus qui par la grâce et l’illumination du Saint Esprit, êtes versées dans les cœurs des fidèles et, d’infidèles que nous sommes, nous rendez fidèles à Dieu.
Hail to the palace; Hail to the tabernacle; Hail to the home; Hail to the vestments; hail handmaiden; Hail, Mother of God! And Hail to all of you, holy virtues who by the grace and illumination of the Holy Spirit, are poured into the hearts of the faithful and, infidels that we are, we make ourselves faithful to God.
II. Tout puissant Tout puissant, très saint, très haut et souverain Dieu; souverain bien, bien universel, bien total; toi qui seul es bon; puissions-nous te rendre toute louange, toute gloire, toute reconnaissance, tout honneur, toute bénédiction; puissions-nous rapporter toujours à toi tous les biens. Amen.
II. Almighty Almighty, Most Holy, Most High and Sovereign God; sovereign good, universal good, total good; you who alone are good; may we give you all praise, all glory, all recognition, all honor, all blessing; may we always relate to you all the goods. Amen.
III. Seigneur, je vous en prie Seigneur, je vous en prie, que la force brûlante et douce de votre amour absorbe mon âme et la retire de tout ce qui est sous le ciel. Afin que je meure par amour de votre amour, puisque vous avez daigné mourir par amour de mon amour.
III. Lord, please Lord, please, May the burning and sweet force of your love absorb my soul and withdraw it from all that is under heaven. So that I die for the sake of your love, since you have deigned to die for the love of my love.
IV. Ô mes très chers frères Ô mes très chers frères et mes enfants bénis pour toute l’éternité, écoutez-moi, écoutez la voix de votre Père: Nous avons promis de grandes choses, on nous en a promis de plus grandes; gardons les unes et soupirons après les autres; le plaisir est court, la peine éternelle. La souffrance est légère, la gloire infinie. Beaucoup sont appelés, peu sont élus; tous recevront ce qu’ils auront mérité. Ainsi soit-il.
IV. O my dear brothers O my dear brothers and my children blessed for all eternity, listen to me, listen to the voice of your Father: We have promised great things, Yet greater things have been promised to us; let us keep some and aspire after the other; the pleasure is short, the pain eternal. The suffering is light, glory is infinite. Many are called, few are chosen; All will receive what they deserve. Amen.
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Ave Maria Franz Biebl Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae, Et concepit de Spiritu sancto.
The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary, and she conceived by the Holy Spirit
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum, Benedicta tu in mulieribus Et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Maria dixit: Ecce ancilla Domini, Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum.
Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord: be it unto me according to thy word.
Ave Maria…
Hail Mary…
Et verbum caro factum est Et habitavit in nobis.
The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us.
Ave Maria…
Hail Mary…
Sancta Maria, mater Dei, Ora pro nobis peccatoribus Nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.
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presenting:
2022-23 SEASON LOVE | WAR
NOVEMBER 3-6, 2022 Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor
To open its 20th Anniversary Season, Seraphic Fire explores the juxtaposition and intersection of love and war. Paul Crabtree’s When David Heard sets the tragic biblical love story of David sending his son Absalom to war in aching contrast with disgraced Cardinal Bernard Law’s exclamations upon meeting Catholic victims of abuse. Peace comes in human form in Ileana Perez Velazquez’s Tu Paz Mia, a Seraphic Fire-commissioned work. Selections from Claudio Monteverdi’s Madrigals of War and Love round out the program. Miami | Coral Gables | Ft. Lauderdale | Boca Raton
A SERAPHIC FIRE CHRISTMAS
DECEMBER 4-18, 2022 James K. Bass, associate conductor
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. Naples | Sarasota | Coral Gables | Miami Beach | Ft. Lauderdale | Boca Raton | Miami
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JANUARY 19-22, 2023 Jason Max Ferdinand, guest conductor
Guest conductor Jason Max Ferdinand, of Oakwood University’s Aeolians and the Jason Max Ferdinand Singers, 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. 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. Naples | Coral Gables | Ft. Lauderdale | Miami Beach
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Celebrating 20 Years of Seraphic Fire subscriptions now available! THE ENLIGHTENMENT FESTIVAL
Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor
FEBRUARY 16-26, 2023
The third annual Enlightenment Festival returns with two back-to-back weeks of choral-orchestral works. This year’s Festival will celebrate the music of Bach with programs highlighting the enduring composer’s sacred cantatas and oratorios. During week one, Seraphic Fire sings two of Bach’s haunting cantatas on death. During week two, chamber orchestra and students from the UCLA Ensemble Artist Program join Seraphic Fire singers to perform two of Bach’s great works– the Christmas and Ascension oratorios— in a burst of sonic glory in this arresting program. Miami | Coral Gables | Ft. Lauderdale | Miami Beach | Boca Raton
SACRED | PROFANE
María Guinand, guest conductor MARCH 22-26, 2023
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. Miami | Naples | Coral Gables | Ft. Lauderdale | Miami Beach
FIRST | LAST
Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor APRIL 27-30, 2023
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. Shawn Crouch’s The Road From Hiroshima was the first piece of music commissioned and premiered by Seraphic Fire. Representing Seraphic Fire’s newest projects are three world premiere performances of works by Alvaro Bermudez, Sydney Guillaume, and Tawnie Olson. The ensemble’s first performance of Thomas Tallis’ massive 40-voice motet Spem in alium is the icing on the birthday cake in this celebration of 20 years of glorious music. Naples | Coral Gables | Ft. Lauderdale | Boca Raton
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Betty Vandenbosch Cathy VanderBrug* in memory of Earl VanderBrug Rick Vaughan & Walter Sherman M. Therese Vento & Peter M. MacNamara Adrian Villaraos & Marika Lynch Teresa Galang-Viñas & Joaquín Viñas Dr. Robert Warren Ted Wolf & Frank Decolator in honor of Edith Wolf Maria José Wright Gregg Zavodny
SUSTAINER $500 - $999 Alexander / Bassett Charitable Fund Alfred Arbogast† Nadine Asin & Thomas van Straaten in honor of Rhett Del Campo & Patrick Quigley Michael & Sheila Berke Sylvia Blau Maurice & Ruth Burg John & Gina Despres Katie Conley & Jim Glick Mr. Richard DiRenzo & Rev. Charles Humphries† § Peter & Bonnie Dockter Dr. Brian Dunn Alexis & Craig Eyler in honor of Rhett Del Campo Rev. Priscilla Felisky Whitehead § Beau Genovese & Tom Cabelka Nancy Gillespie & Ulrich Lachler Susan & Richard Goldman K. Lawrence & Maureen Gragg Frank & Roberta Helsom Kevin Hennessey Thomas & Diana Hooton Nancy & James Katzoff Suzanne & Brian Keeley in memory of Marvin Sackner Eva Landy
LSN Partners* Frank V. MacBride Jr. § Richard Mahfood Margaret & Serge Martin Sandra Mullen William P. Murphy Bernard Perron Victoria Rogers Ted & Margaret Sarafoglu Charles† & Sandra Simon Joe L. Simpson* Jim Sirbaugh Steven Soph* Darrin Stafford* Jeanann Testyon Jocelyn Watkins Robin Woodard Jane Worley § Jason Wynn* in memory of Marvin Sackner Doug & Margaret Yoder Barbara C. Zwick DONOR $250 - $499 Marj Adler Manuel Almenara* Matthew Anderson§ Jo Anne & Michael Bander Isa Barzana* Alvaro & Misty Bermudez* James Branegan* in honor of Kathryn Mueller Lisbeth & Michael Bustin Kay Casstevens David Charles Chatfield Ann & Clark Cochran George & Maureen Collins Rebecca & Philip Curtis* Roberta David Mary Sue Donohue Francis and Janette Engelhardt Todd & Lindsey Friedman* in honor of Alaina Fotiu-Wojtowicz Argelio & Sylvia Garcia
Drs. Joan & Paul Gluck § Thomas & Paulette Goetz Theodora Greanias Doug Hagerman Neill Hirst Jean M. Irwin* Marlyn Kefauver Brian Legg and Renee De Gagne* Enrique & Monica Lopez Kim Lopez Dr. & Mrs. Richard Lung Stephen Magliocco & Michael Carroll Finlay & Joan Matheson Patrick Metz* Petsy Mezey Linda Morgan Renata Morgenstern Roderick N. Petrey in honor of Lucy Petrey William A. Purdy & John M. Carter Maynard & Judith Rabinowitz* Sue & Alan Rapperport Aura Reinhardt Michael Rigsby in honor of Kenneth Easterling Brenda Richey Victoria Rogers Isabelle & Ricardo Roman Eric J. Rubio & Naomi Attaway* Robert & Theresa Rust Rosemarie Schadae Donald & Jeannett Slesnick* Paul Smith & Michael Dennis Robert J. Smith Peggy Stanley John Strasswimmer Catherine Swanson* in honor of Eric Anderson Jeremy & Marjorie Tabak Kristian Toimil Dan Topp & David Cole Adele & Leonardo Valencia Ellen & Robert Vignola in honor of Ellen Vignola Gigi Wright* in memory of Marvin Sackner SEASON 2021-22
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OUR DONORS FOR DONATIONS BETWEEN DECEMBER 2019 & DECEMBER 2021 Friend $100 - $249 Anonymous (3) Nancy Ameglio Cathryn Anderson* Steven Austin* Mollie Babize & Mary T. Quigley Sylvia Baltin Sally & Frank Baron Betsy Beardsley Christopher & Sally Beaton Charles Beavin Rochelle Beck Robert Bennett* Robert E. Bickers Linda Binder* James Bernhardt* Geoffrey & Mary Bloom Samuel J. Boldrick Malcolm C. Bosma* Carol J. Boyd David Briggs Donald Edwin Broaddus & Jack Huizenga † Barbara Ann Brown Charles Buckwalter† & Vincent Lombardi Robert Bryant* Alvin & Lynn Bunis* Laura Calzolari in honor of all Seraphic Fire artists Marilyn Campbell* Joanne Cann § Anne Carlucci* Michael Carpenter* Agnes Castera* Alicia Castilla and Mark Zelek Erich Cauller John & Rebecca Cavanaugh Candace Childrey Julie & Terence Connor Lane Convey Noble Cook* John Cooper* 18
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Tracey Corwin Shirley & Bo Crane Michele Croft in honor of Suzanne Floyd Mr. & Mrs. James Crosland John Cruickshank* Leon Cuervo* Nellie Cummins Nancy Cylke* Martha N. Dare Mary Davidson Suzanne Delehanty* in memory of Marvin Sackner Louise Delphus Pascale Denis Burke Dillon Jane & Andrew Dolkart Sarah Doss§ Christopher & Karen Dudley Todd Estabrook James Fairbum* Stephen Felsen* Rev. James Fetscher Carol Fifield Sebastian Fiore Betty Fleming* Helen Franklin Carol Frei Shawnee Fross in memory of Lisa Schlueter Jim Gensel Phyllis & Michael George Barbara & Joseph Gerstein Margaret Gibson John Giganti Marcia Gill Ron & Joanne Goldfarb Rosina & Cosme Gomez Laura Green & Steven Christianson Ingrid Griffin John & Lois Grundhauser in memory of Jeanne E. Sapp Steven G. Grupe Gregory & Shelagh Gunder* Suzanne Gunzburger Nancy Halula*
Marina Hannwacker* Alyson Hardin* Paul Hart Julie Held Arnett C. Hepburn* Joe Herko & Carol Esser Jim Herron & Sara Czaja Robert & Rosslyn Hicks Mary Hladky* Robert & Dianne Hudder Daniel Jacobson Joanne & Maria Jasin Christian & Wendy Johannsen* Barry Johnston* Federico R. Justiniani Carole & Sam Karsch* in memory of Marvin Sackner Victoria Kirsch & Michael Alexander in honor of James Bass Carl Kuehner* Gerald Laskey* Lorenzo Lebrija Tom Leness Lee Lennon Richard Lilley & Carmen Letelier Gregory Lindeblom & Michael Stiles Maxine Long in honor of Joanne Schulte Euridice Miranda Lopez* Veronica Lopez-Lopez* William Lord Diane Lupean* Ronald MacDonald Clare S. Mackey* Marta E. Magellan* J. Fred & Joy Malakoff* in memory of Marvin Sackner Fred & Susan Mattes William McKinley* James & Meg McLane* Peter Medvin Ulrich Merten Flora Metrick* Daniel & Nadine Moore Randall Moore
Kathleen Moorman Kate Morilla Patrick Muehleise Joan & Tim Mueller* in honor of Kathryn Mueller Phillis Oeters* Diana Ohman Rachel Ozols in honor of Rhett Del Campo Carter Parsley* Ms. Linnea Perelli-Minetti* on behalf of Michael Hawes Larry & Janet Peterson* Patricia Phares Karen Picciano Stephen & Nicolene Polyak* in honor of Suzanne Floyd Claudia Polzin Clara Presser Sue Purcell & Gary Niethamer* in memory of their parents Sandra Reynolds in honor of Dr. James K. Bass Carla & James Robb Olga Rodriguez Virginia Rosen Johanna Rousseaux Anne Russell* Bronwen Rutter Arlene & Chester Salomon* Sebastian Salvo Rosemarie N. Schadae Ellie & Bernie Schinder Hugh Schmidt Margaret Seroppian Sandra Shaw* Kathryn Shepard & Jack Mervine Harry Sheski* in honor of Kathryn Mueller Bickley Simpson* Barbara Singer § Michael Smith Robert Smith Sharon Smith Cynthia Smyth*
Gene Sobczak John Sowell Ronald & Patricia Sperano Lucie & Jay Spieler Carol Stanfill* Edwin Stansell* Milana Strezava J.J. Szukala Barbara & David Tagg Karen Thompson Teri Thompson & Thomas Crowder § Jennie O. Tracey Thomas Tyrrell Lyndall Urquhart Christopher J. Vlassopulos & Kelly C. Ignatoff Christine Wahlquist § Adam Wanner Hugh A. Westbrook Michael & Ruth Wiegand Evalina Williams-Bestman Julie Williamson Kathe G. Williamson* Robert & Marylynne Winstead Paul Woehrle Donald Workman Alice Yurke & Robert Davis in honor Drs. Christopher Rudman and Blaine Branchik Henry and Marie-Elena Zarb * new donor † deceased § GenS Society
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