David Lang: the little match girl passion 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 . 5 About Patrick Dupré Quigley . .. 5 Artists . 6 Program . 9 Texts & Translations . 10 Professional Choral Institute . 22 Support Education . 23 Institutional Sponsors . 24 Donors . 26 Administration . 30 Two-Time GRAMMY® Nominee DON’T MISS J. S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion THU, FEB 15 - SAT, FEB 17 Tickets SERAPHICFIRE.ORG/BACH 305.285.9060 Seraphic Fire MONTEVERDI:2153 Coral Way, SELVA Ste . 401, MORALEMiami, FL 33145 ET SPIRITUALE | 3 SeraphicFire .org | 305 .285 .9060 “Time-stopping” South Florida Classical Review 4 | SERAPHIC FIRE: 2017 - 2018 SEASON 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’ timelessLiebeslieder 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 . PATRICK DUPRÉ QUIGLEY 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 . DAVID LANG: THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL PASSION | 5 ARTISTS Soprano Alto Sara Guttenberg Margot Rood Amanda Crider Clara Osowski Chorus Master City: Washington, DC City: Miami, FL City: Minneapolis, MN City: Madison, WI Seasons with SF: 5 Seasons with SF: 7 Seasons with SF: 1 Seasons with SF: 12 Artistic Highlights: Artistic Highlights: Artistic Highlights: Artistic Highlights: Carnegie Hall, The New York City Opera, Metropolitan Opera Oregon Bach Festival, Cleveland Orchestra, Boston Lyric Opera, National Council collaborations under Boston Symphony, New Florida Grand Opera, Upper-Midwest Michael Tilson Thomas World Symphony New World Symphony Regional Finalist, and Leonard Slatkin premieres of music by Dominick Argento Sarah Moyer Meredith Ruduski Doug Dodson City: Boston, MA City: Austin, TX City: Boston, MA Seasons with SF: 3 Seasons with SF: 7 Seasons with SF: 3 Artistic Highlights: Artistic Highlights: Artistic Highlights: World Premieres of Santa Fe Desert Handel and Haydn music by Christopher Chorale, Vox Humana, Society, Boston Theofanidis, Santa Fe Santa Fe Opera, Austin Baroque, Boston Back Desert Chorale, Oregon Symphony Orchestra Bay Chorale, Aldeburgh Bach Festival Music Festival “David Lang‘s hauntingly beautiful the little match girl passion utilizes unique and complex minimalist textures. I’m thrilled to revisit this music with Seraphic Fire, where it is a privilege to work alongside the best musicians in the country. Sit back, relax, and allow the music to transport you to a contemplative state of meditation.” Patrick Muehleise, tenor 6 | SERAPHIC FIRE: 2017 - 2018 SEASON Tenor Bass Steven Bradshaw Steven Soph James K. Bass Charles W. Evans City: Philadelphia, PA City: Denver, CO Assoc. Conductor City: Iowa City, IA Seasons with SF: 4 Seasons with SF: 7 City: Los Angeles, CA Seasons with SF: 7 Artistic Highlights: Artistic Highlights: Seasons with SF: 15 Artistic Highlights: Roomful of Teeth, Choir The Cleveland Artistic Highlights: Faculty at University of Trinity Wall Street, Orchestra, New World UCLA Director of Choral of Tampa, Carnegie Yale Choral Artists, Symphony, Conspirare, Studies, The Cleveland Hall, Lincoln Center, Apollo’s Fire, Opera Santa Fe Desert Chorale Orchestra, New World collaborations under Philadelphia Symphony, The Florida James Levine and Lorin Orchestra Maazel Patrick Muehleise* John Buffett City: Chicago, IL City: Los Angeles, CA Seasons with SF: 7 Seasons with SF: 5 Artistic Highlights: Artistic Highlights: Chicago Lyric Opera, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Oregon Bach Festival, Chicago Symphony Tanglewood Music Chorus, Tucson Festival, Mostly Mozart Chamber Artists Festival Guest Instrumentalist Matthew Henderson Percussion Visit SeraphicFire.org/Artists to learn more *Appearances made possible by an Anonymous Donor DAVID LANG: THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL PASSION | 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, JAN 17 - SUN, JAN 21 Miami • Naples • Coral Gables • Ft . Lauderdale • Miami Beach Nymphes des bois Josquin des Prez (1450-1521) Super flumina Babylonis Nicolas Gombert (1495-1560) Miserere des Prez Margot Rood, soprano; Doug Dodson, alto; Steve Bradshaw, tenor; James K. Bass, bass the little match girl passion David Lang (b . 1957) i. come, daughter Steven Bradshaw, tenor ii. it was terribly cold iii. dearest heart iv. in an old apron v. penance and remorse vi. lights were shining vii. patience, patience! Charles W. Evans, speaker viii. ah! perhaps ix. have mercy, my god x. she lighted another match xi. from the sixth hour Margot Rood, soprano xii. she again rubbed a match xiii. when it is time for me to go Amanda Crider, alto xiv. in the dawn of morning xv. we sit and cry This program is made possible through a generous gift by an Anonymous Donor. TEXTS & TRANSLATIONS Nymphes des bois Josquin des Prez (1450-1521) Nymphes des bois, Nymphs of the woods, Déesses des fontaines, Goddesses of the fountains, Chantres experts de toutes nations, Expert singers from all nations, Changez voz voix tant clères et haultaines, Turn your voices, so clear and high, En cris trenchans et lamentations. To rending cries and lamentation . Car Atropos, très terrible satrape, For Atropos, the terrible ruler, A vostre Ockeghem attrapé en sa trappe. Has seized your Ockeghem in her trap . Vrai trésorier de musique The true treasurer of music et chief d’œuvre, and its masterpiece, Doct, élégant de corps Learned, elegant in body et non point trappe. and in no way old-fashioned . Grant dommage est que la terre le couvre. It is a terrible loss that the earth covers him . Acoustrez vous d’habits