Festival Russia’S Choral Masterworks PATRICK DUPRÉ QUIGLEY SPEAKS on BACH, HAYDN, HANDEL, and MORE - PAGE 16 to the Majesty of Handel’S Immortal Messiah
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2019-2020 SEASON | Volume I, Issue I MAGAZINE FLORIDA’S GRAMMY® NOMINATED VOCAL ENSEMBLE NEW THIS SEASON ENLIGHTENMENT CELEBRATING 18 SEASONS From the ethereal beauty of festival Russia’s choral masterworks PATRICK DUPRÉ QUIGLEY SPEAKS ON BACH, HAYDN, HANDEL, AND MORE - PAGE 16 to the majesty of Handel’s immortal Messiah... 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 cotton-rich linens. 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To book, call 305-575-5300 or CONTENTS visit SpringhillSuitesMiami.com About Seraphic Fire .................... 5 About Patrick Dupré Quigley ............. 5 Season at a Glance .................... 7 SpringHill Suites Miami Downtown/Medical Center 1311 NW 10th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136 Artists ........................... 8-12 305-575-5300, SpringhillSuitesMiami.com November Program ................ 13-14 Enlightenment Festival ............. 16-19 Restrictions apply. ©2019 Marriott International, Inc. Education Programs ................ 20-21 Pre-Concert Conversation Schedule ...... 22 WILLIAMSON CADILLAC December Program ................ 23-24 January Program .................. 25-26 Third row envy is officially a thing. The first ever 3-row Guest Artists ....................... 27 crossover Cadillac XT6. Looking Back ..................... 28-30 Support Seraphic Fire ................. 31 Donors .......................... 32-33 Hosts & Volunteers ................... 34 Administration ...................... 35 A LETTER FROM THE BOARD Welcome to Seraphic Fire’s 18th season of making the world’s most beautiful choral music. I am sure you share my gratitude for all they do to raise the quality of professional choral singing in North America while also leading the field in educating, training, and mentoring the next generation of great singers, composers, and conductors. Seraphic Fire’s profound impact on choral music is a testament to the talent and dedication of our artists, staff, and supporters and I could not be more proud to be a part of this amazing organization. Please join me in assuring that this incredible music is available to future generations. 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. 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He has guest conducted LRN perform repertoire ranging from medieval San Francisco Symphony, The Cleveland Public Media 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 So,You Like releases. In 2012, two of season, Quigley debuts with the ensemble’s recordings, the Philharmonia Baroque Brahms: Ein Deutsches Orchestra and New Requiem and A Seraphic Jersey Symphony. Fire Christmas, were In his 17 years as Artistic nominated for Director, Seraphic Fire Cultural ® GRAMMY Awards. has grown to present an annual, multi-venue Seraphic Fire’s artistic subscription concert series. accomplishments also have Seraphic Fire’s multiple Events? 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 Seraphic Fire’s mission is a commitment the Professional Choral Institute at the to community well-being and musician Aspen Music Festival – reach thousands advancement through educational programs of students, from elementary to graduate school. 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 1, ISSUE 1 5 | SEASON EIGHTEEN 2019-2020 PREMIER EXPERIENCES SEASON AT A GLANCE February 12-23, 2020 It’s “the SMARTEST, most CREATIVE, consistently excellent classical PATRICK DUPRÉ QUIGLEY, CONDUCTOR A celebration of music of some of this world’s greatest minds, Seraphic Fire’s music ticket in South Florida” (Sun-Sentinel). Seraphic Fire Premier Subscriptions Enlightenment Festival focuses on the music that Handel, Haydn, and Bach offer premier access throughout the year to a premier musical experience. wrote with an emphasis on Classicism and dramatic works. Haydn: Arianna a Naxos Ft. Lauderdale | Miami Bach: Coffee and Wedding Cantatas Coral Gables | Ft. Lauderdale | Boca Raton Bach: Cello Suites Miami | Ft. Lauderdale SERIES SHARED FIREPASS SELECT Handel: Acis and Galatea Coral Gables | Ft. Lauderdale | Naples PREMIER BENEFITS PREMIER November 6-10, 2019 PATRICK DUPRÉ QUIGLEY, CONDUCTOR BENEFITS BENEFITS Hildegard of Bingen is universally revered as one of the greatest minds of the Middle Ages. The women of Seraphic Fire bring her nearly millennium-old masterpiece back to life. Reserved open seating Ordo Virtutum Miami | Boca Raton | Coral Gables | Ft. Lauderdale | Miami Beach Invitation to a post-concert reception to March 11-15, 2020 meet the artists of Seraphic Fire RAGNAR BOHLIN, GUEST CONDUCTOR Ragnar Bohlin, director of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, conducts an Complimentary ticket Invitation to a post-concert talk-back with evening of choral music from Scandinavia, featuring fresh harmonies, pulsing to a special chamber Patrick Dupré Quigley rhythms, and fantastical choral effects. concert in February 2020 Miami | Naples | Coral Gables | Ft. Lauderdale | Miami Beach Invitation to a “town hall” conference call with Invitation to select Patrick Dupré Quigley and the artists of Seraphic Fire December 7-22, 2019 JAMES K. BASS, GUEST CONDUCTOR Seraphic Fire open Create your own rehearsals Autographed Seraphic Fire CD signed by The incomparable voices of Seraphic Fire resound in carols, ancient and Patrick Dupré Quigley three- to eight-concert modern, in this new Christmas program, featuring Gregorian chant, subscription package Renaissance motets, English carols and the traditional singing of Access to Seraphic Fire Silent Night and others. Youth Initiative education Live CD recording of Seraphic Fire with American Brass Quintet, November 2018 Grafton, VT | Sarasota | Miami | Boca Raton |Coral Gables concerts Miami Beach Ft. Lauderdale | Naples | Cutler Bay April 15-19, 2020 Flexible ticket exchanges for Seraphic Fire PATRICK DUPRÉ QUIGLEY, CONDUCTOR Upgrade certificate to For the first time since 2004, Seraphic Fire and Patrick Dupré Quigley perform performances throughout South Florida Reserved-by-Name Handel’s complete Messiah in concerts to benefit Seraphic Fire’s education and Seating for one musician advancement programs. subscription concert No processing fees on subscription packages Boca Raton | Naples | Coral Gables | Ft. Lauderdale | Cutler Bay or additional tickets purchased Tickets donated back to Seraphic Fire will be transferred to community January 15-19, 2020 organizations ELENA SHARKOVA, GUEST CONDUCTOR Russia’s choral tradition comes to life under the baton of acclaimed conductor Elena Sharkova. In her return to Seraphic Fire, Sharkova conducts a program of exceeding beauty that is so characteristic of Russian choral music. Miami | Naples | Coral Gables | Ft. Lauderdale | Miami Beach May 5-10, 2020 JAMES K. BASS, GUEST CONDUCTOR Franz Biebl wrote his iconic