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2019-2020 SEASON | Volume I, Issue III FLORIDA’S GRAMMY® NOMINATED VOCAL ENSEMBLE MAGAZINE SERAPHIC FIRE SETS THE STAGE FOR A DECADE OF GROWTH READ MORE - PAGE 26 COMING JUNE 2020 SERAPHIC FIRE HOSTS CHORUS AMERICA LEARN MORE - PAGE 8 ANNOUNCING 2020-2021 SEASON READ MORE - PAGE 16 BOCA RATON | CORAL GABLES | FT. LAUDERDALE | MIAMI | MIAMI BEACH | NAPLES 1 | SEASON EIGHTEEN IT’S A SUITE NEW STAY Springhill Suites Miami Downtown/Medical Center It’s a space all your own at the SpringHill Suites® Miami Downtown/ Medical Center. Our recently completed head-to-toe remodel features an all-new lobby, common spaces and meeting rooms. Unwind in our newly redesigned, over-sized suites featuring new carpet, paint and decor as MISSION well as free WiFi, a mini-refrigerator, microwave and plush bedding with Seraphic Fire presents the highest quality performances of historically significant cotton-rich linens. Enjoy a Complimentary hot breakfast each morning, and later in the day savor casual American fare & cocktails at 13 Eleven. and under-performed music, and advances art through the professional development, And with shuttle service throughout the medical district, Bayside and refinement, and documentation of our musicians’ talents while promoting Port of Miami, you can spend less time driving and more time making community connectivity through educational programs. the most of your stay. BOOK AHEAD AND SAVE UP TO 20% BY USING CODE “ADP”. CONTENTS To book, call 305-575-5300 or Pre-Concert Conversations .............. 4 visit SpringhillSuitesMiami.com Chorus America 2020 .................7-9 Artists ...........................10-15 2020-21 Season ...................16-18 SpringHill Suites Miami Downtown/Medical Center March Program ...................... 19 1311 NW 10th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136 April Program ....................... 21 305-575-5300, SpringhillSuitesMiami.com Aspen Music Festival ................... 22 Restrictions apply. ©2019 Marriott International, Inc. May Program ........................ 23 Education Programs ................24-25 Looking Forward ...................26-29 WILLIAMSON CADILLAC Donor List ........................32-33 Third row envy is officially a thing. The first ever 3-row Hosts & Volunteers ................... 34 Administration ...................... 35 crossover Cadillac XT6. A LETTER FROM THE BOARD As we approach the completion of our 18th Season I am so very grateful to Seraphic Fire for providing a time and space where we all can experience peace, beauty, and in- spiration no matter our backgrounds, politics, or beliefs. This is our shared safe space to appreciate beautiful art, and I want to thank all of the people who make it possible through their contributions. Seraphic Fire is growing and evolving. We have ambitious goals for the future to assure that we share this amazing art with everyone who wants to experience it. Your contributions and purchase of season tickets allow us to plan for better and more engaging performances, so thank you for your support in all its forms. LOCATION SALES SERVICE 7815 SW 104TH St. 1-877-579-0775 1-866-372-8217 Miami, FL Mon.-Fri. 9am - 8pm Mon.-Fri. 7:30am - 7pm Thomas C. Boyd Sat. 8am - 5pm Sat. 9am - 6pm 2 | VOLUME I, ISSUE III Sun. Closed 3 Thomas| SEASON C. Boyd, EIGHTEEN Chair Sun. 11am - 5pm WilliamsonCadillac.com ©2019 General Motors. All Rights Reserved. Cadillac® A LETTER FROM OUR FOUNDER PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION Seraphic Fire is an ensemble for the thinking concertgoer. From music both ancient and contemporary, Seraphic Fire’s programs engage our listeners’ ears and minds 2019-2020 SCHEDULE in the aural treasures of history and today. Thank you for joining us for this ongoing musical adventure: we are most grateful to have you in the audience today. ABOUT THE PROGRAM Seraphic Fire’s Pre-Concert Conversation series is an adult education initiative offered at no additional cost to concertgoers. Patrick Dupré Quigley, Founder & Artistic Director Seraphic Fire Associate Conductor James K. Bass and other guest lecturers guide audiences through engaging discussions about the musicological and sociological issues surrounding the pieces being performed by the ensemble. MARCH 2020 ABOUT SERAPHIC FIRE PATRICK DUPRÉ QUIGLEY NORTHERN LIGHTS: MUSIC OF SCANDINAVIA Seraphic Fire brings together professional vocal and Patrick Dupré Quigley is the Founder and Artistic Director instrumental artists from around the country to of Seraphic Fire. He has guest conducted Presentation by James K. Bass perform repertoire ranging from medieval San Francisco Symphony, The Cleveland chant and Baroque masterpieces to Orchestra, Utah Symphony, Indianapolis commissions by leading living Symphony Orchestra, Grand Rapids composers. The Seraphic Fire Symphony, and New World media catalog contains 16 Symphony, among others. This releases. In 2012, two of season, Quigley debuts with the ensemble’s recordings, the Philharmonia Baroque Brahms: Ein Deutsches Orchestra and New APRIL 2020 Requiem and A Seraphic Jersey Symphony. HANDEL: Fire Christmas, were In his 18 years as Artistic MESSIAH nominated for Director, Seraphic Fire Presentation by Brad Diamond GRAMMY® Awards. has grown to present an annual, multi-venue Seraphic Fire’s artistic subscription concert series. accomplishments also have Seraphic Fire’s multiple translated to partnerships educational outreach programs with The Cleveland Orchestra – including the Seraphic Fire and New World Symphony, Youth Initiative, Seraphic Fire- among others. At the forefront of UCLA Ensemble Artist Program, and MAY 2020 Seraphic Fire’s mission is a commitment the Professional Choral Institute at the to community well-being and musician Aspen Music Festival – reach thousands BIEBL: AVE MARIA – MUSIC FOR MEN’S CHORUS advancement through educational programs of students, from elementary to graduate school. Presentation by James K. Bass for South Florida’s underserved elementary students, as Quigley holds a master’s degree from the Yale School of Music, well as rising music professionals at University of Miami, Florida an undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame, and International University, UCLA, and the Aspen Music Festival has pursued further professional studies at the Lilly Family School of and School. Philanthropy’s Fundraising School. 4 | VOLUME I, ISSUE III 5 | SEASON EIGHTEEN South Florida’s trusted source of news and CHORAL SINGING information. Made possible with BUILDS COMMUNITY. Corporate support. Choral singing in America is stronger than ever, with 54 million Learn more at Americans singing together today. That’s good news because WLRN.org new data from the Chorus Impact Study shows that singing has a powerfully positive impact on people across generations, as well as on the communities in which they live. THE SOUTH FLORIDA ROUNDUP To learn about how your organization can support WLRN call Brendan Glynn at 305.350.7978 Learn more at chorusamerica.org. advocacy, research and leadership development for choruses, choral leaders, and singers 6 | VOLUME I, ISSUE III SERAPHIC FIRE HOSTS: CHORUS AMERICA NATIONAL CONFERENCE Seraphic Fire presents a concert of musical highlights from past seasons, including music that Vivaldi wrote for the famed Ospedale della Pietà, Monteverdi’s ravishing Selva Morale et Spirituale, and the joyous and rhythmic music of the Baroque traditions of Cuba, Peru, and Mexico. A highlight of this concert will be the world premiere of Alvaro Bermudez’s Danzas del Silencio for chorus and guitar, played by the composer. JUNE 17-20, 2020 A limited number of $60 tickets will be available starting in April Generously Sponsored By: The Clinton Family Fund, Bruce and Martha Clinton Rex and Beryl Hamilton Joanne and John Schulte William Jaume Rhett M. Del Campo Thomas Boyd and Donald Hill Alvaro Bermudez commission made possible by: 8 | VOLUME I, ISSUE III 9 | SEASON EIGHTEEN SOPRANO SARAH MOYER NOLA RICHARDSON City: Boston, MA City: New York, NY 2019-2020ARTIST ROSTER Seasons with SF: 5 Seasons with SF: 2 CAIT FRIZZELL Artistic Highlights: Artistic Highlights: Opera City: New York, NY Handel’s Messiah with Lafayette, Radamisto at the Seasons with SF: 3 Variant 6 + Bourbon Baroque, Kennedy Center, Grand Rapids Symphony, Artistic Highlights: soloist on the GRAMMY® nominated Skylark First Prize winner of the Linn Maxwell Keller Bach Debut solo recital at Weil “...a taut, mellifluous force.” CD Seven Words from the Cross, performing Competition, Bach Cantatas at Alice Tully Hall, Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall, featured soloist with the Rolling Stones Arvo Pärt’s Passio, with Yale Schola Cantorum alongside Dawn Upshaw and Stephanie – Cleveland Plain Dealer Blythe for Phyllis Curtin’s memorial recital KATHRYN MUELLER MARGOT ROOD at the Tanglewood Festival, Barbara Bonney City: Raleigh, NC City: Alexandria, VA Lieder Prize Winner (AIMS Festival) Seasons with SF: 11 Seasons with SF: 9 Artistic Highlights: Artistic Highlights: SARA GUTTENBERG Singing Monteverdi’s Recording “La Paix” in CHORUS MASTER Vespers with Seraphic Fire in Charpentier’s Les Arts City: Byron, IL Mexico City’s cathedral and Palacio de Bellas Florissants with BEMF in Germany, singing Seasons with SF: 12 Artes, soloist for Mozart’s Vespers in Carnegie Stravinsky’s Threni with The Cleveland Artistic Highlights: Hall, Messiah as a soloist with Portland Orchestra, self-producing my debut solo Oregon Bach Festival, Baroque Orchestra under Monica Huggett, album of art song by Heather Gilligan, Mozart’s Requiem with Aspen Music Festival commission project