2021-22 Season Brochure

SOUTH FLORIDA’S GRAMMY® NOMINATED VOCAL ENSEMBLE

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WELCOME

TO OUR 2021-2022 SEASON! The Seraphic Fire Experience: Hear the finest vocal artists perform engaging and uplifting programming in South Florida’s reverberant and intimate spaces

C O N T E N T S 2021-2022 Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11 Subscriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13 Venues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Support Seraphic Fire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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NOVEMBER 2021

Immortal Genius:

PERGOLESI’S

STABAT MATER Seraphic Fire returns for Season 19 with Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s celebrated sacred work Stabat Mater. Completed in Pergolesi’s final weeks of life as the young composer battled tuberculosis, the Baroque work is tender and expressive. The solo talents of Seraphic Fire artists Lauren Snouffer, soprano, and Reginald Mobley, countertenor, illuminate in this chamber work featuring arias and duets with strings and organ.

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Miami | Nov 4, 7:30 pm Coral Gables | Nov 5, 7:30 pm Ft. Lauderdale | Nov 6, 7:30 pm Boca Raton | Nov 7, 4:00 pm Learn more:

SeraphicFire.org/Pergolesi • 305.285.9060 Made possible by William Jaume

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DECEMBER 2021

A Seraphic Fire CHRISTMAS James K. Bass, conductor South Florida’s favorite holiday tradition, A Seraphic Fire Christmas, will return for Season 19 led by Associate Conductor James K. Bass. In what promises to be a joyful celebration of the holiday season, Seraphic Fire singers will serenade audiences with classics like Silent Night and Jesus Christ the Apple Tree, along with new favorites.

Dec 7, 7:00 pm | Naples Dec 8, 7:00 pm | Sarasota Dec 10, 7:30 pm | Coral Gables Dec 11, 7:30 pm | Miami Beach Dec 12, 7:00 pm | Ft . Lauderdale Dec 14, 7:00 pm | Boca Raton Dec 15, 7:30 pm | Miami Dec 17, 7:30 pm | Coral Gables Dec 19, 4:00 pm | South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center Learn more:

SeraphicFire.org/Christmas • 305.285.9060 Made possible by the Meredyth Anne Dasburg Foundation

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Featuring:

O Come, All Ye Faithful (John Francis Wade) Jesus Christ, the Apple Tree (Elizabeth Poston) Silent Night (Franz Xavier Gruber)

Featuring:

Staging by Francesca Zambello

JANUARY 2022

CD RELEASE

CONCERT

Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor Seraphic Fire celebrates the release of its newest recording, Hildegard von Bingen: Ordo virtutum, with a performance of the work in a new production by internationally-lauded opera and Broadway stage director Francesca Zambello. The women of Seraphic Fire portray the struggle of the sweet-voiced Virtues against the songless, shouting Devil. Celebrate as the women of Seraphic Fire bring this nearly millennia-old masterpiece back to life.

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Naples | Jan 20, 7:00 pm Coral Gables | Jan 21, 7:30 pm Ft. Lauderdale | Jan 22, 7:30 pm Miami Beach | Jan 23, 4:00 pm Learn more:

SeraphicFire.org/Hildegard • 305.285.9060 Made possible by Marty Davis and Alix Ritchie

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THE ENLIGHTENMENT FESTIVAL II Seraphic Fire’s Enlightenment Festival returns by popular demand in 2022 with engaging programs of 18th century music. The musicians of Seraphic Fire will explore the music of Johann Sebastian Bach – along with the compositions and poetry of Henry Purcell and Thomas Moore.

These concerts will paint a vivid portrait of some of history’s most remarkable music innovators.

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FEBRUARY 2022

WEEK I If Music Be the Food of Love: A VALENTINE’S DAY CONCERT

WEEK II Johann Sebastian Bach: JESU, JOY OF MAN’S DESIRING

Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor

Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor

Henry Purcell’s charming and intimate love songs take center stage for this concert featuring soprano Margot Rood and the Seraphic Fire chorus. “If music be the food of love,” the Seraphic Fire ensemble will “sing on” with playful English madrigals in a delightful concert for the love minded in the audience. Thomas Moore’s Irish Melodies round out this program. Bring your special Valentine for this serenade!

The Festival will continue with a concert dedicated to one of the world’s most enduring composers: Johann Sebastian Bach. The program will feature the lively Advent cantata Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, the intricate Mass in G minor, and Bach’s cantata Hertz und Mund und Tat und Leben, which features the recognizable chorale “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring.”

Join us for a Pre-Concert Conversation one hour before each concert

Join us for a Pre-Concert Conversation one hour before each concert

Miami | Feb 17, 7:30 pm Coral Gables | Feb 18, 7:30 pm Ft. Lauderdale | Feb 19, 7:30 pm Miami Beach | Feb 20, 4:00 pm

Naples | Feb 24, 7:00 pm Coral Gables | Feb 25, 7:30 pm Ft. Lauderdale | Feb 26, 7:30 pm Boca Raton | Feb 27, 4:00 pm Learn more:

SeraphicFire.org/Enlightenment • 305.285.9060

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MARCH 2022

BIEBL: AVE MARIA Music for Men’s Chorus

James K. Bass, conductor Associate Conductor James K. Bass leads the men of Seraphic Fire in a rousing concert of sea shanties, German partsongs, and the centerpiece of Franz Biebl’s iconic Ave Maria. Biebl wrote Ave Maria for an allmale Bavarian Firemen’s Chorus in the summer of 1959. Seraphic Fire now performs the Biebl and explores the tradition of music for men’s choirs that inspired this singular work. This stirring concert showcases the men of Seraphic Fire in a presentation of favorites as well as new compositions from Ileana Velazquez and Seraphic Fire University of MiamiStudent Composers-inResidence, Melissa D’Albora and Sydney Doemel.

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Mar 23, 7:30 pm | Miami Mar 24, 7:00 pm | Naples Mar 25, 7:30 pm | Coral Gables Mar 26, 7:30 pm | Ft. Lauderdale Mar 27, 4:00 pm | Miami Beach Learn more:

SeraphicFire.org/Biebl • 305.285.9060 Made possible by an anonymous donor

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Featuring:

Franz Biebl’s Ave Maria and three world premieres: A Fantasy by Composer-In-Residence Melissa D’Albora Viaje by Ileana Perez Velazquez TBD by Sydney Doemel

APRIL 2022

HANDEL

MESSIAH

Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor For the first time since 2004, Seraphic Fire will perform the complete Handel’s Messiah. From the excitement of “For Unto Us a Child is Born” to the magnificence of the “Hallelujah” chorus, Messiah is one of the consummate masterpieces of the Baroque canon. Though now most commonly performed at Christmas-time, Seraphic Fire will perform the masterwork in April as a tribute to its original composition for the Easter season.

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Naples | Apr 28, 7:00 pm Coral Gables | Apr 29, 7:30 pm Ft. Lauderdale | Apr 30, 7:30 pm Boca Raton | May 1, 4:00 pm Learn more:

SeraphicFire.org/Messiah • 305.285.9060 Made possible by The Clinton Family Fund, Bruce and Martha Clinton

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SUBSCRIBER BENEFITS PREMIER SUBSCRIBERS have access to the best seats and are given unparalleled opportunities to engage with our artists throughout the year.

Benefits applicable to those who subscribe to a minimum of 4 concerts.

PREMIER BENEFITS • Reserved open seating • Invitation to a post-concert reception to meet the artists of Seraphic Fire • Invitation to a post-concert talk-back with Artistic Director Patrick Dupre Quigley • Invitation to a “town hall” conference call with Artistic Director Patrick Dupre Quigley and the artists of Seraphic Fire • Access to Seraphic Fire Youth Initiative education concerts • UPGRADE CERTIFICATE to Reserved-by-Name Seating for one subscription concert • Autographed Seraphic Fire CD signed by Artistic Director Patrick Dupre Quigley • Signed copy of Seraphic Fire’s newest recording, Hildegard von Bingen: Ordo Virtutum ** • Additional Christmas tickets for just $55 (save up to $10 per ticket) • Special recording CD of a select 2020-2021 Season performance • FLEXIBLE TICKET EXCHANGES for Seraphic Fire performances throughout South Florida • NO PROCESSING FEES on subscription packages or additional tickets purchased

STANDARD BENEFITS

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• Signed copy of Seraphic Fire’s newest recording, Hildegard von Bingen: Ordo Virtutum ** • Additional Christmas tickets for just $55 (save up to $10 per ticket) • Special recording CD of a select 2020-2021 Season performance • FLEXIBLE TICKET EXCHANGES for Seraphic Fire performances throughout South Florida • NO PROCESSING FEES on subscription packages or additional tickets purchased

** Exclusive opportunity for those who subscribe by May 31st

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CD RELEASE

OUR VENUES BOCA RATON

MIAMI

St. Gregory’s Episcopal 100 NE Mizner Blvd, Boca Raton, FL 33432 Complimentary parking available on site

St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral 2401 SW 3rd Ave, Miami, FL 33129 Complimentary parking available on site

Nov 7 • Dec 14 • Feb 27 • May 1*

Nov 4 • Dec 15 • Feb 17 • Mar 23

*May 1st Boca Raton will not be at St. Gregory’s Episcopal – location TBD

CORAL GABLES

First United Methodist 536 Coral Way, Coral Gables, FL 33134 Complimentary parking available on site Dec 17 • Jan 21 • Feb 25 • Apr 29

MIAMI BEACH

All Souls Episcopal 4025 Pine Tree Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33140 Complimentary valet parking available 45 minutes before performances Dec 11 • Jan 23 • Feb 20 • Mar 27

St. Philip’s Episcopal 1121 Andalusia Ave, Coral Gables, FL 33134 Complimentary valet parking available 45 minutes before performances

NAPLES

Nov 5 • Dec 10 • Feb 18 • Mar 25

Dec 7 • Jan 20 • Feb 24 • Mar 24 • Apr 28

FT. LAUDERDALE

All Saints Episcopal 333 Tarpon Dr, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 Complimentary parking available on site Nov 6 • Dec 12 • Jan 22 • Feb 19 Feb 26 • Mar 26 • Apr 30

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Vanderbilt Presbyterian 1225 Piper Blvd, Naples, FL 34110 Complimentary parking available on site

For accessibility information or to request materials in an accessible format, please call 305.285.9060 or email info@SeraphicFire.org. TTY users may also call 711, Florida’s Relay Service.

HILDEGARD VON BINGEN: ORDO VIRTUTUM COMING THIS JUNE *Subscribe to our 2021-22 Season by May 31st and receive a complimentary CD This recording was made possible by a generous gift from Frank & Carolyn Pichardo

SUPPORT SERAPHIC FIRE Seraphic Fire’s supporters are integral to our music-making and transformative education initiatives in Miami-Dade County’s most challenged communities.

TREAT YOURSELF TO VIP SEATING! Reserve the best seats in the house by contributing $1,000 or more to receive PREMIUM RESERVED-BY-NAME SEATING for up to 4 patrons.

Donor Levels FOUNDER’S CIRCLE: $50,000+

SPONSOR: $2,500

NATIONAL SPONSOR: $20,000

PATRON: $1,000

Recognition as a Season Sponsor, and all benefits listed below.

Private dinner with Patrick Dupre Quigley, and all benefits listed below.

UNDERWRITER: $10,000

Name recognition in all materials for one Seraphic Fire program, and all benefits listed below.

MAESTRO CIRCLE: $5,000

An exclusive post-concert reception with select Seraphic Fire artists, and all benefits listed below.

Invitation for two to a private season opening reception, and all benefits listed below.

Reserved-by-Name Seating, and all benefits listed below.

SUSTAINER: $500

Invitation for two to the Season Announcement, and all benefits listed below.

DONOR: $250

Name recognition on Seraphic Fire website, and all benefits listed below.

FRIEND: $100

Name recognition in Seraphic Fire Magazine.

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Naples performances made possible by the Jeri L. Wolfson Foundation & Charles L. Marshall, Jr. and Richard L. Tooke. Seraphic Fire performances in Miami-Dade and Broward counties sponsored by:

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Made possible with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners, the support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the support of the City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council, the support of Funding Arts Network, Funding Arts Broward, as well as with the support of the City of Coral Gables, Coral Gables Community Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Seraphic Fire is funded by The Children’s Trust. The Trust is a dedicated source of revenue established by voter referendum to improve the lives of children and families in Miami-Dade County by making strategic investments in their future. Funding for Seraphic Fire is provided in part by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council. Seraphic Fire is sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.

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