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 .

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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 to your great mercy et secundum multitudinem and according to the abundance miserationum tuarum dele iniquitatem meam . of your compassion blot out my transgressions .

Amplius lava me ab iniquitate mea Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity et a peccato meo munda me . and cleanse me from my sin . Quoniam iniquitatem meam ego cognosco For I acknowledge my offence et peccatum meum contra me est semper . and my sin is ever before me .

Tibi soli peccavi Against you only have I sinned, et malum coram te feci, and done what is evil in your sight ut justificeris in sermonibus tuis that you may be justified in your sentence et vincas cum judicaris . and vindicated when you judge . Ecce enim in iniquitatibus conceptus sum Behold, in guilt was I conceived et in peccatis concepit me mater mea . and in sin did my mother conceive me .

Ecce enim veritatem dilexisti: Behold, you delight in sincerity of heart, incerta et occulta sapientiae tuae and in my inmost being manifestasti mihi . you teach me wisdom . Asperges me hyssopo et mundabor; Cleanse me with hyssop and I shall be purified; lavabis me et super nivem dealbabor . wash me and I shall be whiter than snow .

Auditui meo dabis gaudium et laetitiam Let me hear the sounds of joy and gladness et exsultabunt ossa humiliata . the bones which you have crushed shall rejoice . Averte faciem tuam a peccatis meis, Avert your face from my sins, et omnes iniquitates meas dele . and blot out all my iniquity .

Cor mundum crea in me, Deus, Create in me a clean heart, O God, et spiritum rectum innova in visceribus meis . and renew in me a righteous spirit . Ne proiicias me a facie tua, Cast me not out from your presence, et spiritum sanctum tuum ne auferas a me . and take not your holy spirit from me .

Redde mihi laetitiam salutaris tui Give me the joy of your salvation et spiritu principali confirma me . and sustain me in a willing spirit . Docebo iniquos vias tuas, I shall teach transgressors your ways, et impii ad te convertentur . and sinners shall return to you .

10 | SERAPHIC FIRE - 15th ANNIVERSARY SEASON Libera me de sanguinibus, Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, Deus, Deus salutis meae, O God, God of my salvation, et exultabit lingua mea justitiam tuam . and my tongue shall exalt your justice .

Domine, labia mea aperies, O Lord, open my lips, et os meum annuntiabit laudem tuam . and my mouth shall proclaim your praise .

Quoniam si voluisses sacrificium For you are not pleased with sacrifices, dedissem utique; else would I give them to you; holocaustis non delectaberis . neither do you delight in burnt offerings . Sacrificium Deo spiritus contribulatus: The sacrifice of God is a contrite heart: cor contritum et humiliatum, a broken and sorrowful heart, Deus, non despicies . O God, you will not despise .

Benigne fac, Domine, Be favourable and gracious in bona voluntate tua Sion, unto Sion, O Lord, ut aedificentur muri Jerusalem . build again the walls of Jerusalem . Tunc acceptabis Then you shall be pleased sacrificium justitiae, with the sacrifice of righteousness, oblationes, et holocausta; oblations and burnt offerings; tunc imponent super altare tuum vitulos . they shall offer young bulls upon your altar .

Ecce quomodo moritur justus Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613)

Ecce quomodo moritur justus Behold how the righteous man dies et nemo percipit corde . and no one understands . Viri justi tolluntur Righteous men are taken away et nemo considerat . and no one considers . A facie iniquitatis sublatus The righteous man has been taken away est justus from present iniquity et erit in pace memoria eius: and his memory shall be in peace . Tamquam agnus coram tondente se obmutuit, As a sheep before her shearers is dumb, et non aperuit os suum: so he opened not his mouth: de angustia, et de judicio sublatus est . he was taken from prison and from judgment . Et erit in pace memoria ejus . And his memory shall be in peace .

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O vox omnes

O vos omnes qui transitis per viam, O all that pass by the way, attendite et videte attend and see si est dolor sicut dolor meus . if there is any sorrow like my sorrow .

O vos omnes qui transitis per viam, O all ye that pass by the way, attendite et videte . attend and see . Si est dolor similis sicut dolor meus . If there is any sorrow like my sorrow .

Attendite, universi populi, Attend, all ye people, et videte dolorem meum . and see my sorrow . Si est dolor similis sicut dolor meus . If there is any sorrow like my sorrow .

All Creatures Now Are Merry-Minded John Bennet (1570-1615)

All creatures now are merry-minded, The shepherd's daughters playing, the nymphs are falalaing . Yon bugle was well winded . At Oriana's presence each thing smileth . The flow'rs themselves discover, Birds over her do hover, Music the time beguileth, See where she comes, with flow'ry garlands crowned, Queen of all queens reknowned . Then sang the shepherds and nymphs of Diana, "Long live fair Oriana!"

When David Heard Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623)

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!

12 | SERAPHIC FIRE - 15th ANNIVERSARY SEASON Salve Regina a 8 Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)

Salve Regina, Mater Misericordiae, Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of mercy, Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, Salve! Our life, our sweetness and our hope! Ad te clamamus, exsules filii [H]evae, To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve, Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes, to thee do we send up our sighs, In hac lacrimarum valle . mourning and weeping in this valley of tears . Eja ergo, Advocata nostra, Turn, then, most gracious advocate, Illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte thine eyes of mercy toward us, Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui, and after this, our exile, Nobis, post hoc exilium, ostende, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus . O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria . O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary .

The Blue Bird Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)

The lake lay blue below the hill . O'er it, as I looked, there flew Across the waters, cold and still, A bird whose wings were palest blue .

The sky above was blue at last, The sky beneath me blue in blue . A moment, ere the bird had passed, It caught his image as he flew .

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My Soul, There Is a Country Charles H . H . Parry (1848-1918)

My soul, there is a country Far beyond the stars, Where stands a winged sentry All skillful in the wars:

There, above noise and danger Sweet Peace sits crowned with smiles And One, born in a manger Commands the beauteous files .

He is thy gracious friend And, O my soul, awake! Did in pure love descend To die here for thy sake .

If thou canst get but thither, There grows the flow'r of Peace, The Rose that cannot wither, Thy fortress and thy ease .

Leave then thy foolish ranges, For none can thee secure But One who never changes, Thy God, thy life, thy cure .

O Sacrum Convivium Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)

O sacrum convivium! O sacred banquet! in quo Christus sumitur, in which Christ is received, recolitur memoria passionis eius, the memory of his Passion is renewed, mens impletur gratia, the mind is filled with grace, et futurae gloriae nobis pignus datur . and a pledge of future glory to us is given . Alleluia . Alleluia .

14 | SERAPHIC FIRE - 15th ANNIVERSARY SEASON The Eyes of All Wait Upon Thee Jean Berger (1909-2002)

The eyes of all wait upon thee; And thou givest them their meat in due season .

Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire Of ev’ry living thing .

Oh, What A Beautiful City arr . Stacey V . Gibbs (b . 1961)

Halelu, halelu, glory hallelujah .

Oh, what a beautiful city Twelve gates a to de city . Ahalelu, halelu, glory, halelu .

Three gates in a de eas Three gates in a de wes Three gates in a de north Three gates in a de south, yes . Makin’ it twelve gates a to de city Ahalelu, halelu, glory, halelu .

My God built a de city He said it was jus’ a fou’ square . He said He wanted you sinnuh To meet Him in a de air, yes . Twelve gates a to de city . Ahalelu, halelu, glory, halelu .

Oh, what a beautiful city Twelve gates a to de city . Ahalelu, halelu, glory, halelu .

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Nearer, My God, to Thee arr . René Clausen (b . 1953)

Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee .

E’en though it be a cross that raiseth me; Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my God, to Thee .

Though, like the wanderer, the sun gone down, Darkness be over me, my rest a stone; Yet in my dreams shall be, Nearer, my God, to Thee .

There let the way appear steps unto heav’n; All that you send to me in mercy giv’n; Angels to beckon me Nearer, my God, to Thee .

Or if on joyful wing, cleaving the sky, Sun, moon, and stars forgot, upwards I fly, Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my God, to Thee .

Chichester Mass William Albright (1944-1998)

I. Kyrie

Kyrie eleison . Lord, have mercy upon us . Christe eleison . Christ, have mercy upon us . Kyrie eleison . Lord, have mercy upon us .

II. Gloria Glory be to God on high, and in earth peace, good will towards men . We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to Thee for Thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty . O Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesu Christ:

16 | SERAPHIC FIRE - 15th ANNIVERSARY SEASON O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us . Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer . Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us . For thou only art holy, thou only art the Lord, Thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Spirit, art the most high, in the glory of God the Father . Amen .

III. Sanctus Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, Heaven and earth are full of thy glory . Glory be to thee, O Lord most high .

IV. Benedictus Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord . Hosanna in the highest .

V. Agnus Dei O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us .

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us .

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, grant us thy peace .

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Seraphic Fire

Founder & Artistic Director Soprano Tenor Patrick Dupré Quigley Cait Frizzell Steven Bradshaw Sara Guttenberg Patrick Muehleise Associate Conductor Sarah Moyer Steven Soph & Director of Education Brenna Wells James K . Bass Alto Bass Guest Conductor Amanda Crider John Buffett Kyle Nielsen Mary Gerbi Charles Evans Virginia Warnken Timothy C . Takach

19 | SERAPHIC FIRE - 15th ANNIVERSARYALLEGRI'S SEASON MISERERE | 19 ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES

Frizzell, soprano, earned her master’s degree with distinction from the Royal College of Music in London in July 2015 . She actively pursues her work in contemporary music and folk literature by working with living composers in the United States and abroad . Tackling projects that feature vastly different genres, she gave her debut recital at Carnegie Hall with exclusively contemporary repertoire in the same month that she recorded the soundtrack of the X-Box game Wander . She also recently completed a fellowship residency at Tanglewood Institute where she studied with such singers as Dawn Upshaw and Stephanie Blythe . As a professional chorister, Frizzell sings with Irish folk ensemble Anúna and works closely with the group’s resident composer and artistic director Michael McGlynn .

Sara Guttenberg, soprano, is highly sought after as a soloist and chamber artist, charming critics and audiences with her “vocal finesse” South( Florida Sun-Sentinel) and “soaring tones” (Miami Herald) . Guttenberg is a member of critically-acclaimed Seraphic Fire and the Berwick Chorus of the Oregon Bach Festival . Known for her vocal versatility, she has performed and recorded music of multiple vocal genres . She is a featured ensemble soloist on Naxos recordings of William Bolcom’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience, which earned four GRAMMY® Awards . She has sung under the batons of Nicholas McGegan, Michael Tilson Thomas, John Nelson, Leonard Slatkin, and Helmuth Rilling . Guttenberg is pursuing a doctoral degree in choral conducting at the University of Wisconsin-Madison . Previously, she spent seven years teaching at Southern Utah University, where she conducted multiple ensembles in addition to teaching choral music education classes and voice . Originally from Wisconsin, she received her bachelor’s degree in music education and voice performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her master’s degrees in voice performance and choral conducting from the University of Michigan .

20 | SERAPHIC FIRE - 15th ANNIVERSARY SEASON Sarah Moyer, soprano, was exclusively featured in The Boston Globe Magazine for her work as a professional singing artist and deemed her “the kind of church singer who will rock your sacred-music world .” As a soloist, Moyer's recent repertoire includes the world premiere of Theofanidis’ Four Levertov Settings with Seraphic Fire, American premieres of Nørgård’s Nova Genitura and Seadrift with Lost Dog New Music Ensemble, world premiere of Runestad’s The Hope of Loving with Seraphic Fire, and Foss' The Prairie with Boston Modern Orchestra Project . Moyer appears frequently with Skylark, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, True Concord, Vox Humana, and Berwick Chorus of Oregon Bach Festival .

Brenna Wells, soprano, has been praised for her “angelic,” “soaring,” and “captivating” voice . Her operatic roles include Galatea in Acis and Galatea, First Witch in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, La Musique in Charpentier’s Les Plaisirs de Versailles, and she was Première Nymphe de l’Acheron in the Boston Early Music Festival’s production and GRAMMY® nominated recording of Lully’s Psyché . Wells has sung and recorded with such acclaimed ensembles as the BEMF Orchestra, Blue Heron, Britten-Pears Baroque Orchestra, Boston Baroque, Opera Boston, L’Académie, and the Handel and Haydn Society . She has appeared in many festivals world-wide including the London Handel Festival, Aldeburgh Festival, Amherst Early Music Festival, BBC Proms, and in both 2008 and 2009, she was selected to perform in the Early Music Seminars at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini in Venice, Italy . Recent season highlights include solo appearances with the Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, Collage New Music, Connecticut Early Music Festival, Boston Baroque, Yale Choral Artists, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, The Metropolitan Chorale, Boston Early Music Festival, Ensemble VIII, Early Music Underground, Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Sammamish Symphony Orchestra, and Emmanuel Music as their Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Fellow . Her 2016-17 Season includes appearances in the Seattle St . Cecilia Music Festival with works including Mozart’s Exultate Jubilate and Vivaldi’s Gloria as well as appearances with Vancouver Early Music Festival, and Pacific Musicworks’ production ofDido and Aeneas .

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Amanda Crider, mezzo-soprano, has sung with Dallas Opera, New York City Opera, Florida Grand Opera, The Castleton Festival, Glimmerglass Opera, Opera Boston, Opera Omaha, Des Moines Metro Opera, Anchorage Opera, Gotham Chamber Opera, and Eugene Opera . Her current season includes a debut with Boston Lyric Opera and a return to Apollo's Fire as a soloist in Handel's Messiah . Crider has also appeared as a soloist with ensembles including Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Symphony, New World Symphony, Bach Festival Society of Florida, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, and the International Contemporary Ensemble . She has been a prize winner and finalist in the José Iturbi International Voice Competition, Jensen Foundation Voice Competition, Joy in Singing Debut Artist Competition, Shreveport Opera Singer of the Year Competition, Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition, Oratorio Society of New York Vocal Competition, Center for Contemporary Opera Competition, and is a recipient of a Richard F . Gold Career Grant from the Shoshana Foundation . Crider is also the Founder and Artistic Director of Miami's Art Song and Vocal Chamber Music concert series, IlluminArts .

Mary Gerbi, mezzo-soprano, has been praised for her “earthy tone and crisp diction,” “trumpet-like projection,” and “impressive control,” (Boston Musical Intelligencer); and for “projecting emotion with easy power” (Boston Globe) . She has appeared as soloist in Oratorio literature with Handel and Haydn Society, Emmanuel Music, Arcadia Players, Berkshire Bach Society, Boston Cecilia, and Maryland Choral Society . On the operatic stage, she has performed Baroque roles with Connecticut Early Music Festival, Amherst Early Music, and La Donna Musicale . Gerbi has recorded with Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, True Concord, Cut Circle, Boston Secession, and Lorelei Ensemble . Gerbi studied at Boston University .

22 | SERAPHIC FIRE - 15th ANNIVERSARY SEASON Virginia Warnken, alto, is hailed by The New York Times as an “elegant,” “rich-toned alto” with a “riveting presence ”. Warnken appears with numerous other ensembles as a soloist, including Philharmonia Baroque, Carmel Bach Festival chorale and recitals, American Classical Orchestra, TENET, Green Mountain Project, and others . She has appeared on the main stages of Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center numerous times as alto soloist in major works such as Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s Mass in B Minor, Mozart’s Mass in C Minor, and Handel’s Samson . Warnken holds a master’s degree from the Yale School of Music . During her time there she worked with renowned conductors including Masaaki Suzuki, Nicholas McGegan, and Simon Carrington .

Steven Bradshaw, tenor, has appeared as a soloist with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Tempesta di Mare, Piffaro, Bang on a Can, Old City Baroque, The Bach Collegium of Philadelphia, and Network for New Music . In addition to performing with Seraphic Fire and his sextet, Variant 6, he's been performing and recording with the GRAMMY® Award winning Roomful of Teeth, the Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Spire, The Thirteen, Fuma Sacra, Opera Philadelphia, Yale Choral Artists, and Apollo's Fire . Bradshaw is a founding member of The Crossing - a Philadelphia-based new music ensemble with upcoming collaborations with ICE, Quicksilver, The American Composers Orchestra, and PRISM saxophone quartet .

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Patrick Muehleise, tenor, is in demand throughout the country as a versatile singer in opera, choral, and concert repertoire . Muehleise regularly collaborates with nationally acclaimed ensembles such as Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Tucson Chamber Artists, and Music of the Baroque . Last season, he performed Carmina Burana with Tucson Chamber Artists, recorded an inaugural disc with the new Apollo Master Chorale in Minneapolis, and took the stage at the 2015 National ACDA Convention in Salt Lake City with Santa Fe Desert Chorale . During his 2014-2015 season, Muehleise made his Lyric Opera of Chicago debut in the chorus of Wagner’s Parsifal; and made soloist appearances in Bach’s St. Matthew Passion and St. John Passion, Mozart’s Mass in C minor and Coronation Mass, Handel’s Messiah, David Lang’s The Little Match Girl Passion, Copland’s The Tender Land as the role of Martin, and Britten’s Albert Herring as the title role .

Patrick Muehleise’s appearances are made possible through a generous donation by an Anonymous Donor.

Steven Soph, tenor, has been lauded as a “superb vocal soloist” (The Washington Post) possessing a “sweetly soaring tenor” (The Dallas Morning News) of “impressive clarity and color” (The New York Times). The 2016-17 season marks Soph's return to The Cleveland Orchestra and Seraphic Fire for Stravinsky’s Threni; Voices of Ascension (NYC) for arias in Bach’s St. John Passion; the Chicago Chorale for Bach’s Mass in B minor; and the Bach Society of St . Louis for Mozart’s Mass in C minor. Recent seasons’ highlights include appearances with The Cleveland Orchestra in an all-Handel program led by Ton Koopman; New World Symphony and Seraphic Fire in Reich’s Desert Music; Symphony Orchestra Augusta in Bach’s Mass in B minor; the Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra (San Diego) in Mozart’s “Orphanage” Mass and Mass in C minor; and the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra in Handel’s Messiah. Soph remains active with top American ensembles including Seraphic Fire; GRAMMY® Award winning Conspirare; GRAMMY® Award winning Roomful of Teeth; GRAMMY® nominated True Concord Voices & Orchestra; Trident; Yale Choral Artists; Cut Circle; Santa Fe Desert Chorale; Colorado Bach Ensemble; Apollo Master Chorale of Minneapolis; American Classical Orchestra Chorus; Spire Chamber Ensemble; and the Choir of St . John’s Cathedral, Denver .

24 | SERAPHIC FIRE - 15th ANNIVERSARY SEASON John Buffett, bass, has been praised by the Salt Lake Tribune for his “warm tone and ringing top notes” . Buffett has sung with Utah, San Antonio, and Syracuse symphonies; Rochester Philharmonic; Apolloʼs Fire; Mark Morris Dance Group; Santa Fe Desert Chorale; Bach Collegium San Diego; Oregon Bach Festival; and Ars Lyrica . Equally comfortable on the operatic stage, he has sung with opera companies of Utah, Sarasota, and Memphis; Utah Festival Opera; Ohio Light Opera; and Eastman Opera Theater . Buffett has worked with conductors including Robert Tweten, Josh Habermann, Jeannette Sorrell, Craig Jessop, Victor DeRenzi, Barbara Day Turner, and Paul OʼDette . Other career highlights include appearances at Tanglewood Music Festival, Boston Early Music Festival, and Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center . Buffett received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Eastman School of Music and is currently on faculty at the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University .

Charles Evans, bass, has been applauded by The New York Times for his “elegant, mellifluous and expressive baritone .” Evans began singing professionally as a chorister at The American Boychoir School in Princeton, NJ, where he toured nationally and internationally singing under the batons of notable conductors such as John Williams, Zubin Mehta, James Levine, Kurt Masur, Vladimir Spivakov, and Lorin Maazel . Evans maintains an active career as a concert soloist and professional choral singer and has recently made his Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall debuts . His singing has been heard on a variety of broadcasts throughout the United States and recorded on a number of notable recording labels . He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Brewton-Parker College in Mt . Vernon, GA, with further study at the Boston Conservatory of Music and the Westminster Choir College of Rider University . Evans is currently Visiting Assistant Professor of Voice at the University of South Florida .

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Timothy C. Takach, bass, is a co-founder of vocal ensemble Cantus, He has performed more than 70 concerts each season between 2000 and 2013, and has appeared with Bobby McFerrin, Doc Severinsen, Trio Mediaeval, Minnesota Orchestra, and James Sewell Ballet . He has also appeared as a soloist with St . Catherine Choral Society, Schubert Club, Madison Bach Musicians, The Apollo Club Master Chorale, VocalEssence, Bach Society of Minnesota, St . Paul Chamber Orchestra Chorale, and Minnesota Beethoven Festival Chorale . An active composer, Takach has written more than 80 commissions . His music has been featured on NPR and performed in major international concert halls . He is frequently a composer-in-residence at universities and has worked with thousands of young musicians throughout his career . Takach graduated from St . Olaf College with degrees in composition and studio art .

26 | SERAPHIC FIRE - 15th ANNIVERSARY SEASON COASTAL VIEWS ARE JUST STEPS AWAY

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Board of Directors Joanne N . Schulte, Founding Chair

Alaina Fotiu-Wojtowicz, Chair Robert “Bob” Brinker, Vice Chair Margaret “Peggy” Rolando, Treasurer Dr . Thomas C . Boyd, Secretary

Matthew Anderson Daniel Copher William Jaume Alaina Fotiu-Wojtowicz, Ana Marmol Chair, Board of Directors Carolyn Pichardo Claudia Polzin Mark Trowbridge

Edmundo Pérez-de Cobos, Director Emeritus

Patrick Dupré Quigley, Artistic Director, ex-officio Rhett M . Del Campo, Executive Director, ex-officio James K . Bass, Director of Education, ex-officio Sara Guttenberg, Artist Representative, ex-officio Patrick Muehleise, Artist Representative, ex-officio Rhett M . Del Campo, Executive Director Board of Advisors Staff Misty Leah Bermudez Rhett M . Del Campo, Executive Director Alicia Castilla Ross Chuchla, Director of Finance Marisol Tamargo Collins Lisa Husseini, General Manager Ken Easterling, M .D . Carlos Howard, Marketing & Public Relations Manager Juan Carlos Espinosa, Ph .D . Jude Fox, Patron Services Manager Martha Ann Haas Candace Fitzpatrick, Grants Manager Raul Iglesias James K . Bass, Associate Conductor & Director of Education Susan P . Kelley Suzanne Floyd, Education Administrator Bobbi Litt Joey Quigley, Artistic Consultant Daniel Perron Gene Sobczak, Strategic Consultant Audrey Pinney Audrey Ross, Ph D. . William R . Roy, Ph D. . Marvin A . Sackner, M .D . David L .Webb

28 | SERAPHIC FIRE - 15th ANNIVERSARY SEASON SPONSORS

Seraphic Fire performances in Miami-Dade and Broward counties sponsored by:

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 .

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 .

Rehearsal space is provided by First Miami Presbyterian Church . Artist accommodations are provided by Marriott’s SpringHill Suites .

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Your contribution matters

This season, Seraphic Fire presented more than 40 concerts in South Florida, premiered eight new American works by leading composers, and collaborated with The Cleveland Orchestra in Miami and Cleveland . Through our Youth Initiative, we have engaged and inspired more than 1,000 students in underserved Miami-Dade communities .

Our patrons cover 44% of the costs for these programs.

We need your support! Donate by May 31 to help make this season a success.

Individual Giving 44% Media Sales 2% Single Tickets 10% 2015-16 REVENUE Subscriptions 14%

Concert Fees Foundation, Corporate, Government Support 4% 26%

No matter how large or small, your contribution allows us to envision a strong and soaring future for Seraphic Fire . The experience will continue—your generosity will ensure that .

To donate, visit SeraphicFire.org/Donate or call 305.285.9060 SUPPORTERS (MAY 1, 2016 – MAY 1, 2017)

NATIONAL SPONSOR ($20,000+) MAESTRO CIRCLE ($5,000 - $9,999)

Anonymous Robert W . Baylis, M .D . & Christopher D . Gaba Robert R . Brinker & Nancy S . Fleischman Nirupa Chaudhari & Steve Roper Broward County Cultural Division The City of Coral Gables Bruce & Martha Clinton, Harry F . Duncan Foundation, Inc . The Clinton Family Fund Dr . Ken Easterling & Diego Cardenas Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation Alaina Fotiu-Wojtowicz The John S . & James L . Knight Foundation Martha Ann Haas Meredyth Anne Dasburg Foundation Diana Hammerstein The Miami-Dade County Joe & Suzy Lacher Department of Cultural Affairs Ana & Raul Marmol Marvin Sackner Friedrike Merck in memory of Dr . Robert Jay Jaffe Marilyn A . Moore State of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Carolyn Pichardo Quest Foundation Leonard Smith UNDERWRITER ($10,000 - $19,999) The Stonesifer/Kinsley Family Fund at The Seattle Foundation Dr . Thomas C . Boyd David L . Webb & W . Lynn McLaughlin Alicia Celorio, Do Unto Others Trust, Inc . Jody Wolfe, The Mailman Foundation Martha R . Davis & Alix Ritchie in honor of Daniel Perron Michael & Cheryl Del Campo Joseph C . Dimino & Michael Guida Funding Arts Broward SPONSOR ($2,500 - $4,999) Funding Arts Network William Jaume Matthew Anderson The City of Miami Beach A . Peter Burleigh Cultural Affairs Program Daniel Copher Miami-Dade County P .R . Farnsworth & J .C . Gill Tourist Development Council Susan & Richard Goldman Miami-Dade County Jim & Billie Hairston Youth Arts Enrichment Program Grace Heising Edmundo Pérez-de Cobos Key Biscayne Community Foundation, Inc . Margaret A . Rolando Mark Mandel & Allan Yudacfuski Sara Solomon Linda Morgan WLRN Public Radio 91 .3 FM The James G . Pepper Fund of the Stonewall Community Foundation Luis Ramirez & Kimberly Thompson Dr . Audrey Ross Dr . William R . & Susan Kelley Roy Frank & Susan Salinger Cultural Initiative Howard S . Apperman & John D . Siegfried, M .D .

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Charles & Sandra Simon Dr . Leila Morris Dr . & Mrs . Michael Troner Kathleen Newell Mark Trowbridge Stanley Newman & Dr . Brian Rosenthal Williamson Automotive Michael & Mary Ellen Peyton Nicholas J . Pisaris PATRON John Preston ($1,000 - $2,499) Fred & Karen Reichheld Jane Robinson The Seraphic Fire Staff Tim Rodgers & Jeffrey Harakal Dr . & Mrs . Ronnie Arad Col . & Mrs . Robert W . Rust Helene Berger Charles Sacher Margrit & Roger Bernstein Maeve-Anne Sandiford William A . Bonn & Ruben A . Ceballos J .J . Schmidt Drs . Blaine Branchik & Christopher Rudman Karl & Susan Shell Coral Gables Community Foundation Alice & Joe Smith Tracey Corwin, Paul Smith & Michael Dennis Corwin Family Charitable Foundation Murry Stegelmann* Robert Crane & Shirley Muñoz Erling T . Thoresen Gerhard Dahl Jana & Tom Tift Dick & Marcy Dupere Betty Vandenbosch Enterprise Holdings Barbara & Mel Vanderbrug John & Maria Farrey M . Therese Vento & Peter M . MacNamara Mr . & Mrs . Jack Firestone Teresa Galang-Viñas & Joaquín Viñas Suzanne & Lawrence Fishman Marjorie Weber Candace Fitzpatrick Ted Wolf & Frank Decolator in honor of Edie Wolf in honor of the Seraphic Fire Staff Jeri Wolfson Foundation* Suzanne Floyd Jane Worley Dory Fox & Scott Brown* Maria José Wright Mary Beth & Gerardo Garcia Beau Genovese & Tom Cabelka Dr . Pedro & Mrs . Janus Greer SUSTAINER ($500 - $999) Alfredo & Luz Maria Gutierrez Timothy & Elizabeth Iszler Marj Adler Dr . & Mrs . Joseph R . Jannach Dr . Abraham & Helene Benyunes Carin Kahgan in memory of Marc Kahgan Michael & Sheila Berke Linda Heller Kamm Kristi Bettendorf Joan Kasner Rachael Bloomfield Dr . Suzanne & Brian Keeley Bruce Bolton Dennis & Patti Klein Alfred C . Brooks & Peter C . Lombardo, M .D . Gloria Kline Maurice & Ruth Burg Mr . & Mrs . George Knapp Dr . Clinton Bush Mr . & Mrs . Stephen Kutler Clark & Ann Cochran John Landers The Rev . Dr . Mary E . Conroy Marvin & Isabel Leibowitz Rhett Del Campo

32 | SERAPHIC FIRE - 15th ANNIVERSARY SEASON John & Gina Despres DONOR ($250 - $499) Augie Diaz Steven Dloogoff Betsy Beardsley James Doan & James Blizzard Charles Buckwalter & Vincent Lombardi Joan Glade de Pontet James F . Carlton in memory of Joseph S . Handler Argelio & Sylvia Garcia Taffy Gould Dr . Fred Jonas K . Lawrence & Maureen Gragg Nancy & James Katzoff Gerard Karen Hayes Ulrich Lachler & Nancy Gillespie Frank Helsom Lee Lennon Neill Hirst Margaret Lias Rev . Todd Hoover & Ron Michel Bobbi & Rick Litt Bernard & Marilyn Horowitz in honor of Joanne Schulte & Rhett Del Campo Dr . Jeffrey Horstmyer & Prof . Tillie Fox Aura Reinhardt Michael Hughes Brenda Richey Lisa Husseini Nelson Robaina Jr . & Keith M . Hart Joyce Kaiser Ellen Roth Mira Lehr & Donn Golden Len & Louise Schaper Enrique & Monica Lopez Joseph & Janet Shein Alberto & Maggie Manrara Ellen Siegel Serge & Margaret Martin Kristian Toimil Alison McMahan Richard L . Tooke & Charles L . Marshall, Jr . Carlo Mercuri Kate & Art Trotman Sandra Mullen John Newton* Bernard G . Perron FRIEND ($100 - $249) Darden Asbury Pyron in memory of Jo Scott Pyron Anonymous Veronika Rabitsch Miriam Abeles Andrea Lynne Rice Claire Angelozzi Ted & Margaret Sarafoglu Diane Ashley David Schrock* Marie Ann Barry in honor of Ann Marie Barry Margaret Seroppian Robert Boris† Lynne & Paul Steinfurth David Briggs John Strasswimmer Donald Edwin Broaddus & Jack Huizenga Lou Strennen Joanne Cann Jeanann Testyon Alicia Castilla & Mark Zelek Rick Vaughan & Walter Sherman John & Rebecca Cavanaugh Robert Warren Angela Clode in memory of Patrick M . Clode Nina Webber Dan Topp & David Cole Rev . Priscilla Felisky Whitehead Lane Convey William Cranshaw Deborah Day Jack & Kathleen DeFonso

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Bonnie & Peter Dockter Robert & Rita Swedroe Andrew & Jane Dolkart D . James Tagg, Jr . Sarah Doss David & Barbara Tagg Dr . Brian Dunn Karen Thompson Ryan Eikmeier & Tim Silver* Rev . Thomas Crowder & Teri Thompson in honor of Dr . Thomas C . Boyd Thomas Tyrrell* Alexis Eyler* Marc Umlas Sebastian Fiore Lyndall Urquhart Dr . Randall P . Fotiu & Ms . Josephine M . Wojtowicz Robert & Ellen Vignola Dr . Helen B . Franke Christopher Vlassopulos & Kelly Ignatoff Jacqueline Freese Paul Woehrle Ronni Gibbons Robin Woodard Drs . Joan & Paul Gluck Doug & Margaret Yoder Deborah Goldring Pauline A . Goldsmith Paul Hart Mr . & Mrs . Kevin Hennessey Donald Hill Virginia Jackson * Indicates new donor Maria Jasin & Joanne Jasin Mark Laseter Lance Lazo Gregory Lindeblom Joan & Finlay Matheson Bob & Daenira Meyer Kate Morilla William Murphy Doris Notarius Brian & Joyce Peterson* William Purdy & John Carter* Ann Raff Donna Rich Sara Robinson Janine Roth Cathy Sacasas* Ellie & Bernie Schinder Sophia Sieczkowski Barbara Singer Jim Sirbaugh J . William & Paulette Smart* Katherine & Rick Socarras Donald & Chelene Steckler Adelheid & Bruce Stryker

34 | SERAPHIC FIRE - 15th ANNIVERSARY SEASON Seraphic Fire’s Youth Initiative is a free music education and choral performance program, in partnership with the University of Miami, that offers a unique and personalized introduction to the art of singing to elementary and middle school students across Miami-Dade County’s most challenged neighborhoods .

INTERACTIVE LEARNING OUTREACH PERFORMANCES Each month, Seraphic Fire artists visit More than 1,000 students are invited different schools to engage students in to especially curated Seraphic Fire dynamic presentations that teach music performances that serve as “guided tours” theory fundamentals and vocal pedagogy . of the music performed by the ensemble .

Seraphic Fire’s Youth Initiative is endowed in perpetuity by The Clinton Family Fund. In partnership with: Seraphic Fire’s Legacy Society

Help ensure Seraphic Fire’s future through a bequest in your estate . Seraphic Fire’s Legacy Society recognizes our cherished friends who have included Seraphic Fire in their long-range financial plans with a gift or trust arrangement .

If you have made a bequest to Seraphic Fire, please let us know so that you can be recognized as a member of Seraphic Fire’s Legacy Society . Your gift will serve as an inspiration for others .

For more information about making a gift to Seraphic Fire through your will or trust, or if you have already included Seraphic Fire in your plans, please contact Patrick Quigley at 305 .285 .9060 .

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