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TABLE OF CONTENTS About Seraphic Fire . 4 About Patrick Dupré Quigley . .. 5 About James K . Bass . 6 About Kyle Nielsen . 7 Program . 9 Text & Translations . .. 10 Artists . 19 Artist Biographies . 20 Administration . 28 Our Supporters . 31 Two-Time GRAMMY® Nominee Subscriptions Now on Sale SeraphicFire.org/Subscribe or 305.285.9060 Oct 2017 Nov 2017 Dec 2017 Jan 2018 Feb 2018 Mar 2018 Apr 2018 May 2018 ABOUT SERAPHIC FIRE Led by Founder and Artistic Director Patrick Dupré appearance by conductor Elena Sharkova . The Quigley, Seraphic Fire brings top ensemble singers season also featured collaborations with organist and instrumentalists from around the country to Nathan Laube and violinist Matthew Albert . perform repertoire ranging from Gregorian chant and Baroque masterpieces, to Mahler and newly Recognized as “one of the best excuses for commissioned works by this country’s leading living in Miami” (el Nuevo Herald) because of its composers . Two of the ensemble’s recordings, “vivid, sensitive performances” (The Washington Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem and A Seraphic Post), Seraphic Fire’s artistic accomplishments Fire Christmas, were nominated for 2012 have translated to chart-topping album sales . GRAMMY® Awards, making Seraphic Fire the The ensemble’s September 2014 release, only choral ensemble in North or South America Reincarnations: A Century of American Choral to be nominated that year and the only classical Music, soared to No .6 on the Billboard Traditional ensemble in the world to be nominated for two Classical Chart and the ensemble’s GRAMMY® separate projects . nominated recording of Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem debuted at No .7 on the Billboard Seraphic Fire has put South Florida at the center Traditional Classical Chart . of artistic innovation during its 15th Anniversary Season with eight world premieres by established Seraphic Fire has a partnership with Naxos of and emerging American composers, appearances America for the distribution of Seraphic Fire Media . with The Cleveland Orchestra, and a guest Seraphic Fire aims to present high-quality performances of under-performed music with cultural significance. Simultaneously, Seraphic Fire encourages the occupational advancement of musicians by providing a forum for the development and presentation of their talents, and promotes community well-being through musical education programs. 4 | SERAPHIC FIRE - 15th ANNIVERSARY SEASON ABOUT PATRICK DUPRÉ QUIGLEY Proclaimed “extraordinary” (Gramophone), Award nomination for his recording of Brahms’ “authoritative” (Philadelphia Inquirer), Romantic masterpiece Ein Deutsches Requiem . “inspirational” (Chicago Sun-Times), and displaying “transformative brilliance” (New This season, Quigley appeared with San Francisco York Lucid Culture), Patrick Dupré Quigley Symphony, The Cleveland Orchestra, and Grand has established himself as an exemplary Rapids Symphony . Previous guest conducting conductor, creative programmer, and lauded arts engagements include appearances with New World entrepreneur whose skills as a musician transcend Symphony, Mobile Symphony, Naples Philharmonic, traditional genre boundaries . Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, and San Antonio Founder and Artistic Director of Seraphic Fire, Symphony . Quigley receives rave reviews for his work with the music of contemporary American composers; Quigley received his Master of Music in is celebrated for his exacting, historically- Conducting from the Yale School of Music and informed interpretations of Classical and Baroque his undergraduate degree in musicology from the repertoire; and was honored with a GRAMMY® University of Notre Dame . ALLEGRI'S MISERERE | 5 ABOUT JAMES K. BASS James K . Bass, three-time GRAMMY® nominated singer and conductor, is Director of Choral Studies at the Herb Alpert School of Music at UCLA and Associate Conductor & Director of Education of Seraphic Fire . He was previously on faculty at Western Michigan University and the University of South Florida in Tampa, where he served as Artistic Director of Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, the official chorus of the Florida Orchestra . Bass received his Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Miami-Florida, where he was a doctoral fellow, and received his Master of Music and Bachelor of Science from the University of South Florida . He is a graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy . Bass was selected by the master conductor of Amsterdam Baroque Soloists, Ton Koopman, to be one of only 20 singers for a presentation of Cantatas by J . S . Bach in Carnegie Hall, and was an auditioned member of Robert Shaw’s workshop choir at Carnegie . He has appeared with numerous professional vocal ensembles including Conspirare, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Apollo Master Chorale, Vox Humanae, and Spire . He is one of 13 singers on the GRAMMY® nominated disc A Seraphic Fire Christmas . He is an active bass soloist and has performed at Winchester Cathedral in London, has sung 15 world premieres and appears on CD recordings on the Harmonia Mundi, Naxos, Albany, and Seraphic Fire Media labels . He will be making his Cleveland Orchestra debut as bass soloist in 2016 and has appeared with the New World Symphony under Michael Tilson Thomas, The Florida Orchestra, Grand Rapids Symphony, Back Bay Chorale and Orchestra, Firebird Chamber Orchestra, and the Sebastians as bass soloist . Bass was appointed choirmaster for the Classical Music Festival in Eisenstadt, Austria . During the summer of 2011, he co-founded the Professional Choral Institute at the University of South Florida . In its inaugural year of recording, Seraphic Fire and PCI received the GRAMMY® nomination for Best Choral Performance for their recording of Johannes Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem . During his tenure as Artistic Director for Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, he was responsible for five recordings and three world premieres . He has prepared choirs for Sir Colin Davis, Sir David Willcocks, Jahja Ling, Michael Tilson Thomas, Gerard Schwarz, Giancarlo Guerrero, Michael Francis, Marcelo Lehninger, Stefan Sanderling, Evan Rogister, Danail Rachlev, Joshua Weilerstein, Markus Huber, Michael Francis, and Robert Shaw, among others . He has served on the Executive Board of the American Choral Directors Association’s Central Division as College Repertoire and Standards Chairperson . Bass’ professional affiliations include American Choral Directors Association, Music Educators National Conference, League of American Orchestras, Pi Kappa Lambda national music honor society, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity . 6 | SERAPHIC FIRE - 15th ANNIVERSARY SEASON ABOUT KYLE NIELSEN Kyle Nielsen holds a doctoral degree in Choral Conducting from University of Miami . At UM he taught experiential music courses, manages directing, marketing, and recording services for the choral studies area; and served as the senior teaching assistant to Director of Choral Studies Karen Kennedy . Nielsen holds a Master of Music from East Carolina University with concentrations in Choral Conducting and Voice Performance and Pedagogy, and a Bachelor of Arts from Southern Virginia University with concentrations in Voice Performance and Theater . Nielsen also collaborates in a variety of capacities with some of the country’s leading vocal ensembles . Currently, he is Seraphic Fire's conducting apprentice as part of the ensemble's partnership with University of Miami's Frost School of Music . He also serves as Artistic Coordinator with Santa Fe Desert Chorale where he works directly with Artistic Director Joshua Habermann in coordinating all artistic operations as well as supervising the artistic wing of the community outreach program . Recently, Nielsen spent time as Master Chorale of South Florida's Associate Conductor, where he prepared the ensemble for performances with such artists as James Judd, Constantine Kitsopoulous, Eugene Kohn, and Andrea Bocelli . ALLEGRI'S MISERERE | 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 2016_WLRN_FullPG_Ads.indd 1 8/24/16 12:00 PM PROGRAM May 10-14, 2017 Miami • Coral Gables Ft. Lauderdale • Miami Beach Miserere Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652) Ecce quomodo moritur justus Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613) O vox omnes All Creatures Now Are Merry-Minded John Bennet (1570-1615) When David Heard Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623) Salve Regina a 8 Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611) The Blue Bird Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) My Soul, There Is a Country Charles H . H . Parry (1848-1918) O Sacrum Convivium Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) The Eyes of All Wait Upon Thee Jean Berger (1909-2002) Oh, What A Beautiful City arr . Stacey V . Gibbs (b . 1961) Nearer, My God, to Thee arr . René Clausen (b . 1953) Chichester Mass William Albright (1944-1998) I. Kyrie II. Gloria III. Sanctus IV. Benedictus V. Agnus Dei This program is made possible through generous gifts by Robert W. Baylis, MD & Christopher D. Gaba; and David L. Webb & W. Lynn McLaughlin. TEXT & TRANSLATIONS Miserere Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652) Miserere mei, Deus, Have mercy upon me, O God, secundum magnam misericordiam tuam according