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American Hymns Rediscovered MONTEVERDI: SELVA MORALE ET SPIRITUALE | 1 Jose Luis Pere Realtor 305.588.6498 [email protected] Every home has its harmony. Seraphic Fire is nurturing a passion for classical music in our community, through excellence and innovation. With similar zeal, Compass - a national pioneer in real estate technology - is charting a new course in our area. As a long-time South Florida resident, realtor, and proud supporter of Seraphic Fire, I am seeking to harmoniously help my clients make informed real estate decisions. Please contact me to discuss how your real estate transaction can also be music to your ears. 2016 Top Producer at Compass Florida 2 | SERAPHIC FIRE: 2017 - 2018 SEASON TABLE OF CONTENTS About Seraphic Fire . 4 About Patrick Dupré Quigley . .. 5 About Beth Willer . 5 Artists . 6 Program . 9 Texts & Translations . 10 Education . 18 Institutional Sponsors . 20 Donors . 22 Administration . 26 Two-Time GRAMMY® Nominee DON’T MISS A Seraphic Fire Christmas WED, DEC 6 - SUN, DEC 17 Tickets SERAPHICFIRE.ORG/CHRISTMAS 305.285.9060 MONTEVERDI: SELVA MORALE ET SPIRITUALE | 3 SERAPHIC FIRE Led by Founder and Artistic Director Patrick Dupré Quigley, Seraphic Fire brings top ensemble singers and instrumentalists from around the country to perform repertoire ranging from Gregorian chant and Baroque masterpieces, to Mahler and newly commissioned works by this country’s leading composers . Two of the ensemble’s recordings, Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem and A Seraphic Fire Christmas, were nominated for 2012 GRAMMY® Awards, making Seraphic Fire the only choral ensemble in North or South America to be nominated that year and the only classical ensemble in the world to be nominated for two separate projects . Seraphic Fire continues to put South Florida at the center of artistic innovation during its 2017 - 2018 Season through masterworks of cultural significance like Brahms’ timeless Liebeslieder Waltzes, as well as through high-quality under-performed music like David Lang’s The Little Match Girl Passion . Guest appearances include collaborations with Lorelei Ensemble Artistic Director Beth Willer and Boston’s Back Bay Chorale Music Director Scott Allen Jarrett . Recognized for its “spellbinding, hypnotic” sound (South Florida Classical Review), Seraphic Fire’s artistic accomplishments have also translated to orchestral collaborations with The Cleveland Orchestra and New World Symphony, and chart-topping album sales . The ensemble’s September 2014 release, Reincarnations: A Century of American Choral Music, soared to No .6 on the Billboard Traditional Classical Chart and the ensemble’s recording of Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem debuted at No .7 on the Billboard Traditional Classical Chart . 4 | SERAPHIC FIRE: 2017 - 2018 SEASON PATRICK DUPRÉ QUIGLEY FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Proclaimed “extraordinary” (Gramophone), “authoritative” (Philadelphia Inquirer), “inspirational” (Chicago Sun-Times), and displaying “transformative brilliance” (New York Lucid Culture), Patrick Dupré Quigley has established himself as an exemplary conductor, creative programmer, and lauded arts entrepreneur whose skills as a musician transcend traditional genre boundaries . Founder and Artistic Director of Seraphic Fire, Quigley receives rave reviews for his work with the music of contemporary American composers; is celebrated for his exacting, historically informed interpretations of Classical and Baroque repertoire; and was honored with a GRAMMY® Award nomination for his recording of Brahms’ Romantic masterpiece Ein Deutsches Requiem. This season, Quigley takes the podium at The Cleveland Orchestra with Mozart, Utah Symphony with Haydn, and Seraphic Fire with masterworks of Bach, Monteverdi, Pärt, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning David Lang . In 2016 - 2017, Quigley appeared with San Francisco Symphony, The Cleveland Orchestra, and Grand Rapids Symphony . Previous guest conducting engagements include appearances with New World Symphony, Mobile Symphony, Naples Philharmonic, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, and San Antonio Symphony . Quigley received his master’s degree in conducting from the Yale School of Music and his undergraduate degree in musicology from the University of Notre Dame . BETH WILLER CONDUCTOR Beth Willer is Founder and Artistic Director of Boston’s Lorelei Ensemble . She has led the ensemble to local and national recognition, recently receiving Chorus America’s prestigious Louis Botto Award for Innovative Action and Entrepreneurial Zeal, and Boston University’s Kahn Career Entry Award . Committed to fulfilling Lorelei’s mission to elevate and expand the repertoire for women’s vocal ensembles, Willer initiates collaborations with composers from the US and abroad, leading the ensemble in numerous premieres since its founding in 2007, while also working to expose lesser-known works of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods . In 2016 - 2017, Lorelei performed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and delivered the US premiere of George Benjamin’s Dream of the Song with Boston Symphony Orchestra at Boston Symphony Hall and Carnegie Hall . Willer also is Director of Choral Activities and Assistant Professor of Music at Bucknell University, where she leads Bucknell University Choir and Camerata, and teaches courses in vocal chamber music, arts and entrepreneurship, choral methods, and music appreciation . Previously, she served as Resident Conductor of Radcliffe Choral Society at Harvard University and conductor of Boston Conservatory’s Women’s Chorus . Willer also has led numerous young artist choruses at Boston University’s Tanglewood Institute, New England Conservatory’s Preparatory School, Boston Arts Academy, and The Walnut Hill School . AMERICAN HYMNS REDISCOVERED | 5 ARTISTS Soprano Alto Sarah Brailey Sarah Moyer Dianna Grabowski Virginia Warnken City: New York, NY City: Boston, MA City: Harrisburg, PA City: New Haven, CT Seasons with SF: 1 Seasons with SF: 3 Seasons with SF: 3 Seasons with SF: 5 Artistic Highlights: Artistic Highlights: Artistic Highlights: Artistic Highlights: Carnegie Hall, Lorelei Premieres of music Soloist with Violon Soloist at Carnegie Hall Ensemble, Boston by Christopher d’Ingres (Paris), Apollo and Lincoln Center, Symphony Orchestra, Theofanidis, Santa Fe Master Chorale, Santa collaborations under Handel and Haydn Desert Chorale, Oregon Fe Desert Chorale Masaaki Suzuki and Society Bach Festival Simon Carrington Sara Guttenberg Brenna Wells Clara Osowski Chorus Master City: Seattle, WA City: Minneapolis, MN City: Madison, WI Seasons with SF: 2 Seasons with SF: 1 Seasons with SF: 12 Artistic Highlights: Artistic Highlights: Artistic Highlights: Boston Early Music Metropolitan Opera Oregon Bach Festival, Festival, Handel and National Council collaborations under Haydn Society, BBC Upper-Midwest Michael Tilson Thomas Proms, Yale Choral Regional Finalist, and Leonard Slatkin Artists, Aldeburgh premieres of music by Festival James Kallembach and Dominick Argento Visit SeraphicFire.org/Artists to learn more 6 | SERAPHIC FIRE: 2017 - 2018 SEASON Tenor Bass Brad Diamond Steven Soph John Buffett Enrico Lagasca City: Birmingham, AL City: Denver, CO City: Los Angeles, CA City: New York, NY Seasons with SF: 7 Seasons with SF: 7 Seasons with SF: 5 Seasons with SF: 1 Artistic Highlights: Artistic Highlights: Artistic Highlights: Artistic Highlights: Assistant Professor The Cleveland Santa Fe Desert Chorale, New York Philharmonic, of Voice at Samford Orchestra, New World Oregon Bach Festival, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, University, more than Symphony, Conspirare, Tanglewood Music Philippine Madrigal 400 solo performances Santa Fe Desert Chorale Festival, Mostly Mozart Singers, Oregon Bach Festival Festival Patrick Muehleise Charles W. Evans City: Chicago, IL City: Iowa City, IA Seasons with SF: 7 Seasons with SF: 7 Artistic Highlights: Artistic Highlights: Chicago Lyric Opera, Faculty at University Santa Fe Desert Chorale, of Tampa, Carnegie Chicago Symphony Hall, Lincoln Center, Chorus, Tucson collaborations under Chamber Artists James Levine and Lorin Maazel “Being a part of Seraphic Fire is a privilege. I am humbled to perform with musicians whose artistry and talent are world-class and to work with a supportive organization that values our craft. Seraphic Fire is a tight-knit family where I call my colleagues, friends. The immense energy we, the singers, and you, our audience, create is always unforgettable.” Enrico Lagasca, bass AMERICAN HYMNS REDISCOVERED | 7 WLRN RECOGNIZED AWARD WINNING SOUTH FLORIDA PUBLIC MEDIA ENTERPRISE 91.391.3FM WLRN WLRN - SOUTH SOUTH FLORIDA’S FLORIDA • NPR 91.5FM NEWS WKWM STATION FLORIDA AND KEYS 91.5101.9FM WKWM PALM - NPRBEACHES FOR •THE WLRN FLORIDA CLASSICAL KEYS 24 HD-2 CHANNELSouth Florida’s 17 PUBLIC source TELEVISION for intelligent FOR SOUTHnews, FLORIDA discussion and entertainment radio programming For underwriting opportunities contact 305.350.7968 For underwriting opportunities contact 305.350.7978 wlrn.org 8 | SERAPHIC FIRE: 2017 - 2018 SEASON 2016_WLRN_FullPG_Ads.indd 1 8/24/16 12:00 PM PROGRAM WED, NOV 8 - SUN, NOV 12 Miami • Miami Beach • Coral Gables • Ft . Lauderdale • Boca Raton Anthem Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) (The Dove Descending Breaks the Air) Wondrous Love from Southern Harmony William Duckworth (1943 - 2012) Sara Guttenberg, soprano O virtus sapientiae Hildegard von Bingen (1098 - 1179) Sarah Moyer, soprano Sarah Brailey, soprano arr . Alice Parker (b . 1925) Clara Osowski, mezzo-soprano