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Serenade to Music OCTOBER 15-18, 2026 JAMES K. BASS, CONDUCTOR
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Choir SOPRANO
ALTO
TENOR
BASS
Elisse Albian Brooklyn, NY 8 Seasons
Alexandra Colaizzi Washington, DC 7 Seasons
Brad Diamond Birmingham, AL 15 Seasons
Eric Alatorre San Francisco, CA 8 Seasons
Jessica Beebe Kennett Square, PA 6 Seasons
Amanda Crider Miami, FL 17 Seasons
Erik Gustafson Chattanooga, TN 2 Seasons
John Buffett Los Angeles, CA 15 Seasons
Rebecca Myers Philadelphia, PA 12 Seasons
Doug Dodson Atlanta, GA 13 Seasons
Jacob Perry Jr. New York, NY 1 Season
Charles Evans Macon, GA 13 Seasons
Addy Sterrett Los Angeles, CA 5 Seasons
Emily Marvosh Boston, MA 12 Seasons
John Ramseyer New York, NY 1 Season
Jonathan Woody Brooklyn, NY 5 Seasons
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Musicians
Dina Kostic, concertmaster Ft. Lauderdale, FL 9 Seasons Violin
Chauncey Patterson Boca Raton, Florida 1 Season Viola
Juan Carlos Peña W. Palm Beach, FL 1 Season Bass
Michelle Skinner Miami, FL 1 Season Violin
Aaron Merritt Miami, FL 6 Seasons Cello
Kevin Knowles Miami, FL 1 Season Piano
James K. Bass, conductor
To read full artist bios, scan the QR code below or visit SeraphicFire.org/Artists
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Welcome to Seraphic Fire’s 24th Season and a New Chapter in Our Journey. When I originally conceived this program, I thought of calling it “Premieres” because, although the pieces exist already, it’s the first time Seraphic Fire is performing them. And, although I have been with Seraphic Fire for a long time, it will be my premiere as the Artistic Director. I also wanted a program that really shows the incredible range of the ensemble, and so these pieces represent Baroque music, modern music—meaning 20th century, romantic music—19th century, and then contemporary music—a piece that was written only five years ago. Serenade to Music is music that was written to honor and celebrate music. It's like the mirror inside the mirror. The text is a beautiful play on words that Shakespeare created for The Merchant of Venice. The English composer Vaughan Williams wrote the piece in the early 20th century with 16 parts. He was thinking of his friends that were singers, and, in the original score, he wrote their initials next to the vocal line that they would sing. So, this wasn't just a piece he was writing to put out in the universe. He was writing this for his own friends. And I think of Seraphic Fire like that. Our singers are people that we know. You've seen them over and over again. And so these lines of music are essentially assigned to a friend, and I thought that would be a wonderful way to replicate and honor Vaughan Williams' initial focus. The fabric of the music in Serenade to Music is absolutely gorgeous. If you remove the words and just listen to the notes that the orchestra plays, it's perfectly beautiful. Vaughan Williams was known for writing extremely lyric, harmonic pieces, and this is some of the most beautiful music that he ever composed. I was in high school listening to a piece by Thomas Tallis and on that same recording was this piece and I didn't know what it was, but I was immediately awed. I've had a chance to sing it, but never with Seraphic. So, I'm excited to bring it to Miami. Rachmaninoff said he actually wept when he listened to it. There are several different versions of the instrumental accompaniment that Vaughan Williams created. The vocal parts never really change, but he wrote it initially for a large string orchestra, and then a full orchestra. There's a version for string orchestra and a version for harp and piano. He did these versions because people wanted to hear this piece in different contexts, from as big as a concert hall to as small as a chamber music hall. In my mind, this allowed us to do this piece with smaller instrumental forces. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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Buxtehude was a composer that lived a little bit before Bach’s time. But of all the composers during Bach's lifetime, Buxtehude was the one that Bach loved the most and he was a major influence. It won't sound exactly like Bach, but listen for the similarities. The last two pieces on the program are linked. We’re doing a movement from the Buxtehude cantatas, called “Ad Manus” in Latin, which means ‘to the hands,’ and it comes from his larger work called Membra Jesu Nostri, ‘the Limbs of our Jesus.’ Caroline Shaw uses musical material from that Buxtehude piece as the seed of the piece she composed, which is called "To the Hands.” Those two pieces are connected, and we're going to do them without a break. So, you'll hear how this female composer, living today, borrowed music from a composer living 350 years ago. Seraphic Fire has never performed Eric Whitacre's masterpiece When David Heard. Eric Whitacre is probably one of the most recognizable names in choral composition within our lifetime. He is as close as you get to a rock star in choral composing with a long career spanning more than 30 years. This particular piece, in my opinion, is his best a cappella work. It's 12 ½ minutes and uses very little text, although the text is very, very powerful. It's the line in which King David’s son, Absalom, has been killed in battle. The Bible says when David heard that Absalom was slain, he went up to his chamber and wept. He said, ‘O Absalom my son, would God I had died for thee!’ It is an extremely powerful a cappella realization of a father’s grief at losing his child. There's a beautiful tenor solo, and the choir uses gorgeous repetitive lines that almost emulate someone quietly weeping to themselves. I thought this would be an amazing way to expose our audience to Whitacre’s music. This year, we're sourcing high-level instrumentalists from our very talented local community. Dina Kostic, violinist, has performed with us in the past, and has helped put together this incredible group, some of whom played with the Florida Philharmonic. They're going to be performing with us on the entire program: violins, viola, cello, double bass, and piano. There are 16 singers on this program since the music is written this way; three more singers than what is typical for us. So, everyone will have their own part at some point, and what a wonderful way to kick off Seraphic Fire’s 24th season.
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Coming Up at Seraphic Fire Blue Notes
Backed by a small jazz combo, Seraphic Fire explores the close harmonies and unmistakable American “cool” of jazz standards made famous by Nat King Cole, Etta James, and Cole Porter. November 19-22, 2026 NAPLES | CORAL GABLES | FT. LAUDERDALE | BOCA RATON
Noel: An Old-World Christmas
Seraphic Fire’s beloved candlelit holiday concert returns with cherished carols whose roots stretch back to the Medieval and Renaissance eras, alongside contemporary seasonal favorites. December 11-20, 2026 NAPLES | CORAL GABLES | PALMETTO BAY | FT. LAUDERDALE | BOCA RATON
One for All
The tenors and basses of Seraphic Fire take center stage in a powerful program tracing more than 1,000 years of music written for men’s voices. January 14-17, 2027 NAPLES | CORAL GABLES | FT. LAUDERDALE | BOCA RATON
Northern Lights
This program explores luminous choral music inspired by the vast landscapes and quiet transcendence of Northern Europe, featuring works by Ola Gjeilo, Arvo Pärt, Henryk Górecki, and selections from Philip Glass’s groundbreaking opera Einstein on the Beach. February 18-21, 2027 NAPLES | CORAL GABLES | FT. LAUDERDALE | BOCA RATON
American Poets
America’s greatest voices ring out in a program featuring musical settings of texts by writers honored in the National Garden of American Heroes, including Walt Whitman, Robert Frost, and Emily Dickinson. March 18-21, 2027 NAPLES | CORAL GABLES | FT. LAUDERDALE | COCONUT GROVE
Misa Criolla
Season 24 closes with a vibrant celebration of Latin American music, featuring Ariel Ramírez’s beloved Misa Criolla, a groundbreaking work that blends the traditional Mass with the rhythms and folk instruments of Argentina. April 8-11, 2027 MIAMI | CORAL GABLES | FT. LAUDERDALE | PALMETTO BAY
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Serenade to Music Thu, Oct 15, 2026 | 7:00 pm | Moorings Presbyterian, Naples Fri, Oct 16, 2026 | 7:30 pm | First United Methodist, Coral Gables Sat, Oct 17, 2026 | 7:30 pm | All Saints Episcopal, Ft. Lauderdale Sun, Oct 18, 2026 | 4:00 pm | St. Gregory’s Episcopal, Boca Raton
James K. Bass, conductor
Serenade to Music
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
When David Heard
Eric Whitacre (b.1970)
“Ad Manus” from Membra Jesu Nostri
Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707) Caroline Shaw (b.1982)
To the Hands
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Serenade to Music
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank! Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears: soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony. … Look how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with patines of bright gold: There's not the smallest orb that thou behold'st But in his motion like an angel sings, Still quiring to the young-ey’d cherubins; Such harmony is in immortal souls; But, whilst this muddy vesture of decay Doth grossly close it in, we cannot hear it. Come, ho! and wake Diana with a hymn: With sweetest touches pierce your mistress' ear, And draw her home with music. I am never merry when I hear sweet music. The reason is, your spirits are attentive: … The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not mov'd with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils; The motions of his spirit are dull as night, And his affections dark as Erebus: Let no such man be trusted. Music! Hark! … It is your music of the house. Methinks it sounds much sweeter than by day. Silence bestows that virtue on it… How many things by season season'd are To their right praise and true perfection! Peace, ho! the moon sleeps with Endymion, And would not be awak'd. … Soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony.
When David Heard
Eric Whitacre (b.1970) When David heard that Absalom was slain he went up into his chamber over the gate and wept, and thus he said: my son, my son, O Absalom my son, would God I had died for thee!
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“Ad Manus” from Membra Jesu Nostri Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707) III. Ad manus Quid sunt plagae istae In medio manuum tuarum?
III. Unto the hands What are these wounds In the midst of thy hands?
Salve Jesu, pastor bone, Fatigatus in agone, Qui per lignum es distractus Et ad lignum es compactus Expansis sanctis manibus.
Hail Jesus, good shepherd, wearied by the struggle, who are stretched upon the tree and art nailed to the tree by thy holy hands outstretched.
Manus sanctae, vos amplector Et gemendo condelector. Grates ago plagis tantis Clavis duris, guttis sanctis Dans lacrimas cum oculis.
Holy hands, I thee embrace and sighing, I am delighted in thee. I give thanks for such great wounds, for the hard nails, the sacred drops granting tears with kisses.
In cruore tuo lotum Me commendo tibi totum. Tuae sanctae manus istae Me defendant, Jesu Christe, Extremis in periculis.
Washed in thy blood I commend myself wholly to thee. May these, thy holy hands, defend me, Jesus Christ, in dire danger.
Quid sunt plagae…
What are these wounds…
To the Hands
Caroline Shaw (b.1982) I. Prelude [no text — choir on vowels only] II. in medio / in the midst [text from Buxtehude’s “Ad manus” — Zechariah 13:6 — adapted by Caroline Shaw, with the addition of in medio manuum nostrarum (“in the midst of our hands”)] Quid sunt plagae istae Quid sunt plagae istae in medio manuum tuarum in medio Quid sunt plagae istae Quid sunt plagae istae in medio manuum nostrarum
What are those wounds What are those wounds in the midst of your hands in the midst What are those wounds What are those wounds in the midst of our hands CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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III. Her beacon-hand beckons [text by CS, responding to the 1883 sonnet “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus, which was mounted on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty in 1903] Her beacon-hand beckons: give give to me those yearning to breathe free tempest-tossed they cannot see what lies beyond the olive tree whose branch was lost amid the pleas for mercy, mercy give give to me your tired fighters fleeing flying from the from the from let them i will be your refuge i will be your refuge i will be i will be we will be we will IV. ever ever ever [text by CS — the final line, in caverna, is from Buxtehude’s Ad latus — the line from the Song of Songs, in foraminibus petrae, in caverna maceriae, or “in the clefts of the rock, in the hollow of the cliff”] ever ever ever in the window sills or the beveled edges of the aging wooden frames that hold old photographs hands folded folded gently in her lap ever ever in the crevices the never-ending efforts of the grandmother's tendons tending to her bread and empty chairs left for Elijah where are they now in caverna in caverna
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V. Litany of the Displaced The choir speaks global figures of internal displacement, sourced from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (http://www.internal-displacement.org/global-figures — accessed 01/03/2016). The numbers spoken are the numbers of internally displaced persons by country, in ascending order. These are people, some of whom may have legal refugee status, who have been displaced within their own country due to armed conflict, situations of generalized violence or violations of human rights. VI. i will hold you [text by CS — The final line is a reprise from the Zechariah text.] i would hold you i would hold you ever ever will i hold you ever ever will i enfold you in medio in medio in medio in medio in medio manuum tuarum
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Pure Imagination: Inspiring a New Generation Through Music Something special happened at The Parker in Ft. Lauderdale on September 13. More than 600 people joined Seraphic Fire for “Pure Imagination,” a special educational concert created to introduce young audiences and families to the possibilities of the human voice. In Seraphic Fire's 24-year history, we had never presented a concert quite like it. The audience itself was perhaps the best measure of its success. Children of all ages filled the hall alongside parents, grandparents, longtime patrons, and families experiencing Seraphic Fire for the first time. Multiple generations came together for an afternoon built around something they already shared: a love of music. Led by Dr. Matthew Brady in his Seraphic Fire conducting debut, the program paired the artistry of Seraphic Fire's professional ensemble with music immediately recognizable to audiences of all ages. Songs from Beauty and the Beast, Toy Story, Coco, Tangled, Frozen, The Sound of Music, and The Wizard of Oz appeared alongside music by Aaron Copland, Christopher Tin, and others. Some of the most memorable moments came before our artists even sang a note. As the next selection was announced, children throughout the hall reacted with excitement when they recognized a favorite song. Lanterns illuminated I See the Light. Bubbles filled the stage during Pure Imagination. Throughout the afternoon, the audience was engaged, curious, and eager to hear what came next. But behind all the fun was an important part of Seraphic Fire's mission.
Where Musical Education Begins For more than two decades, music education has been central to Seraphic Fire's nonprofit mission. Our educational programs create opportunities for young people at every stage, from children encountering professional vocal music for the first time to high school and collegiate singers developing their craft. “Pure Imagination” brought that mission out of the classroom and onto the concert stage. A familiar song can be a doorway. A child who arrives excited to hear music from a favorite movie can leave having experienced harmony, ensemble singing, and the remarkable possibilities of the human voice in an entirely new way. That is why experiences like “Pure Imagination” matter. Hundreds of children and families walked through the doors that afternoon and discovered Seraphic Fire. Some will return for Christmas or another concert this season. For others, the afternoon may have simply sparked a new curiosity about music. And somewhere in that audience may have been a young person whose relationship with music changed that afternoon. Sometimes, all it takes is one song.
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Seraphic Fire is sponsored by the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, MiamiDade County Tourist Development Council, Miami-Dade County Youth Arts Enrichment Program, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; Coral Gables Community Foundation; The Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation; Hutson-Wiley Echevarria Foundation; Funding Arts Network; Funding Arts Broward; The Kirk Foundation; Peacock Foundation, Inc; Quest Foundation; and the National Endowment for the Arts. With the support of the City of Coral Gables Cultural Arts Division. Programs in Broward County are made possible with the support of the Broward County Cultural Division. 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.