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2019-2020 SEASON | Volume I , Is sue I II

F L O R I D A ’ S G R A M M Y ® N O M I N A T E D V O C A L E N S E M B L E

ANNOUNCING 2020-2021 SEASON

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SERAPHIC FIRESETS THE STAGE FOR A DECADE OF GROWTH

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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.

Thomas C. BoydThomas C. Boyd, Chair

A LETTER FROM THE BOARD

Seraphic Fire presents the highest quality performances of historically significant and under-performed music, and advances art through the professional development,

refinement, and documentation of our musicians’ talents while promoting community connectivity through educational programs.

C O N T E N T SPre-Concert Conversations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Chorus America 2020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-9Artists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-152020-21 Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-18March Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19April Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Aspen Music Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22May Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Education Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24-25Looking Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26-29Donor List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32-33Hosts & Volunteers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35


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

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.

Patrick Dupré Quigley, Founder & Artistic Director

A LETTER FROM OUR FOUNDER

ABOUT SERAPHIC FIRE

Seraphic Fire brings together professional vocal and instrumental artists from around the country to perform repertoire ranging from medieval chant and Baroque masterpieces to commissions by leading living composers. The Seraphic Fire media catalog contains 16 releases. In 2012, two of the ensemble’s recordings, Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem and A Seraphic Fire Christmas, were nominated for GRAMMY® Awards.

Seraphic Fire’s artistic accomplishments also have translated to partnerships with The Cleveland Orchestra and New World Symphony, among others. At the forefront of Seraphic Fire’s mission is a commitment to community well-being and musician advancement through educational programs for South Florida’s underserved elementary students, as well as rising music professionals at University of Miami, Florida International University, UCLA, and the Aspen Music Festival and School.

PATRICK DUPRÉ QUIGLEY

Patrick Dupré Quigley is the Founder and Artistic Director of Seraphic Fire. He has guest conducted

San Francisco Symphony, The Cleveland Orchestra, Utah Symphony, Indianapolis

Symphony Orchestra, Grand Rapids Symphony, and New World

Symphony, among others. This season, Quigley debuts with

the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and New

Jersey Symphony.In his 18 years as Artistic

Director, Seraphic Fire has grown to present

an annual, multi-venue subscription concert series.

Seraphic Fire’s multiple educational outreach programs

– including the Seraphic Fire Youth Initiative, Seraphic Fire-

UCLA Ensemble Artist Program, and the Professional Choral Institute at the

Aspen Music Festival – reach thousands of students, from elementary to graduate school.

Quigley holds a master’s degree from the Yale School of Music, an undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame, and

has pursued further professional studies at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy’s Fundraising School.

PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION2019-2020 SCHEDULE

MARCH 2020NORTHERN LIGHTS: MUSIC OF SCANDINAVIAPresentation by James K. Bass

MAY 2020BIEBL: AVE MARIA – MUSIC FOR MEN’S CHORUSPresentation by James K. Bass

APRIL 2020HANDEL: MESSIAHPresentation by Brad Diamond

ABOUT THE PROGRAMSeraphic Fire’s Pre-Concert Conversation series is an adult education initiative offered at no additional cost to concertgoers.

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.

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Alvaro Bermudez commission made possible by:

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.

A limited number of $60 tickets will be available starting in April

Generously Sponsored By:The Clinton Family Fund, Bruce and Martha ClintonRex and Beryl Hamilton Joanne and John SchulteWilliam JaumeRhett M. Del CampoThomas Boyd and Donald Hill

SERAPHIC FIRE HOSTS:

CHORUS AMERICA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

JUNE 17-20, 2020

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SOPRANO CAIT FRIZZELL City: New York, NYSeasons with SF: 3Artistic Highlights:Debut solo recital at Weil Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall, featured soloist alongside Dawn Upshaw and Stephanie Blythe for Phyllis Curtin’s memorial recital at the Tanglewood Festival, Barbara Bonney Lieder Prize Winner (AIMS Festival)

SARA GUTTENBERGCHORUS MASTERCity: Byron, IL Seasons with SF: 12Artistic Highlights: Oregon Bach Festival, Mozart’s Requiem with Aspen Music Festival and School, GRAMMY® winner

SARAH MOYERCity: Boston, MASeasons with SF: 5Artistic Highlights: Handel’s Messiah with Variant 6 + Bourbon Baroque, soloist on the GRAMMY® nominated Skylark CD Seven Words from the Cross, performing with the Rolling Stones

KATHRYN MUELLERCity: Raleigh, NCSeasons with SF: 11Artistic Highlights: Singing Monteverdi’s Vespers with Seraphic Fire in Mexico City’s cathedral and Palacio de Bellas Artes, soloist for Mozart’s Vespers in Carnegie Hall, Messiah as a soloist with Portland Baroque Orchestra under Monica Huggett, commission project and 3-week concert tour of Indonesia with the Swara Sonora Trio

MOLLY NETTERCity: New York, NYSeasons with SF: 3Artistic Highlights: Soloist in the US and Japanese premieres of David Lang’s Prayers for Night and Sleep, roles in “Versailles” program and la Carnaval de Venise at the 2017 BEMF festival, featured on the recording of Charpentier’s Les Plaisirs de Versailles & Les Arts Florissants (2019) as “la Poesie.” Role of “Joan of Arc” in Amy Beth Kirsten’s Savior with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Choir of Trinity Wall Street

MOLLY QUINNCity: Chapel Hill, NCSeasons with SF: 8 Artistic Highlights: Soloist in historic Shostakovich Hall in St Petersburg, Russia, singing backup for The Rolling Stones

NOLA RICHARDSONCity: New York, NYSeasons with SF: 2Artistic Highlights: Opera Lafayette, Radamisto at the Kennedy Center, Grand Rapids Symphony, First Prize winner of the Linn Maxwell Keller Bach Competition, Bach Cantatas at Alice Tully Hall, Arvo Pärt’s Passio, with Yale Schola Cantorum

MARGOT ROODCity: Alexandria, VASeasons with SF: 9Artistic Highlights: Recording “La Paix” in Charpentier’s Les Arts Florissants with BEMF in Germany, singing Stravinsky’s Threni with The Cleveland Orchestra, self-producing my debut solo album of art song by Heather Gilligan, performing Polly Peachum in The Beggar’s Opera with Emmanuel Music

REBECCA MYERS City: Philadelphia, PASeasons with SF: 4Artistic Highlights: Performing the world premiere of Aniara with The Crossing in Philadelphia, Amsterdam, and Helsinki, commissioning, producing and performing in Moonlite, a piece by Wally Gunn with Variant 6, singing in a twelve voice Messiah with Variant 6 and Bourbon Baroque, performing in the world premiere of Julia Wolfe’s Fire in My Mouth with the New York Philharmonic

BRENNA WELLSCity: Seattle, WASeasons with SF: 5Artistic Highlights: Soloist with the Aspen Festival Orchestra, soloist at the Aldeburgh Festival in England, soloist with the Handel and Haydn Society, Boston

CLARA OSOWSKI, ALTOBase City: Minneapolis, MNSeasons with SF: 4 Clara Osowski, who sings “from inside the music with unaffected purity and sincerity” (UK Telegraph), is an active soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States and Europe. Recognized for her excellence in Minnesota, Clara was a recipient of the prestigious 2018-2019 McKnight Artist Fellowships for Musicians administered by MacPhail Center for Music. She has won several awards in international song competitions with pianist Tyler Wottrich, most recently Radio-Canada People’s Choice Award and third place at the 2018 Concours Musical International de Montréal. In addition to performing, Clara serves as the Associate Artistic Director of Source Song Festival. Please visit claraosowski.com for more information.

ARTIST HIGHLIGHT

2019-2020ARTIST ROSTER “...a taut, mellifluous force.”

– Cleveland Plain Dealer

For complete artist bios, please visit www.SeraphicFire.org/About


ANDREW RADERCity: Indianapolis, INSeasons with SF: 1Artistic Highlights: Italian trecento recording with Liber, The Gospel According to the Other Mary with Los Angeles Philharmonic, Seven Days of Creation recital

ELISA SUTHERLANDCity: Brooklyn, NYSeasons with SF: 3Artistic Highlights: Performing Julia Wolfe’s Fire In My Mouth with The Crossing and the New York Philharmonic, performing a 12-voice Handel’s Messiah with my ensemble, Variant 6 & Bourbon Baroque, premiering Moonlite, a new oratorio by Wally Gunn with Variant 6 and Mobius Percussion

VIRGINIA WARNKENCity: Branford, CTSeasons with SF: 8Artistic Highlights: 2014 GRAMMY® Award for Best Chamber Album, featured soloist with the New York Philharmonic, performances with Los Angeles Philharmonic and the San Francisco Symphony

KIMBERLY LEEDSCity: Boston, MASeasons with SF: 1Artistic Highlights:Winning the 2016 Tafelmusik Vocal Competition, working with Philip Herreweghe as a Britten Pears Young Artist, performing Julia Wolfe’s Fire in my Mouth with the Crossing in collaboration with the NY Philharmonic, and attending the Carmel Bach Festival as a Virginia Best Adams Fellow

KATE MARONEYCity: Brooklyn, NY Seasons with SF: 2Artistic Highlights: World Tour of Einstein on the Beach, Missy Mazzoli’s Song From the Opera at Los Angeles Opera, Carmel Bach Festival Adams Fellow, tour of Ireland with Gare Saint Lazare Ireland in an all-Beckett pastiche with music by Paul Clark

TENORSTEVEN BRADSHAW City: Philadelphia, PASeasons with SF: 5Artistic Highlights: Premier of Ted Hearne’s PLACE at BAM, 300 performances of Lifespan by David Lang, GRAMMY® win for Bryars’ The 5th Century

ANDREW CRANECity: American Fork, UTSeasons with SF: 3Artistic Highlights: Conducted Brigham Young University Singers at the national conference of ACDA, conducted world premiere performance of composer Ivo Antognini’s major choral/orchestral work A Prayer for Mother Earth at Carnegie Hall, Tenor solos in Mozart’s Requiem with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale alongside mezzo-soprano soloist Susan Graham, performed with Seraphic Fire as part of the inaugural Professional Choral Institute at the Aspen Music Festival

PATRICK MUEHLEISE City: New York, NYSeasons with SF: 10Artistic Highlights: Monteverdi’s Vespers with Jane Glover, Reich’s Desert Music with New World Symphony, Mozart’s Requiem at Aspen Music Festival

PAUL JOHN RUDOICity: Minneapolis, MNSeasons with SF: 3Artistic Highlights: Singing Bach and Bruckner alongside the Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-Möst, Composer-in-Residence and Tenor Vocalist for the Santa Fe Desert Chorale’s 2019 Summer Season, Cantus premiere of Nico Muhly’s Luminous Body with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

STEVEN SOPHCity: Philadelphia, PASeasons with SF: 9Artistic Highlights: Stravinsky’s Threni with The Cleveland Orchestra, Bach, Handel, and Purcell with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Mozart’s Requiem with The Cleveland Orchestra,Evangelist in Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with Charlotte Bach Festival

NICK KARAGEORGIOUCity: New York, NYSeasons with SF: 1Artistic Highlights: LA Opera/Prototype Festival/Trinity Wall Street collaboration of Ellen Reid’s Pulitzer Prize-winning opera, p r i s m, International Tour to South Korea and China with Cantus, tenor Soloist of Bach’s BWV 5 under Julian Wachner at Trinity Wall Street, member of Seraphic Fire concerts in Sun Valley, ID, performing Perotin’s Sederunt

GREGORIO TANAGUCHICity: New York, NYSeasons with SF: 1Artistic Highlights: Evangelist in Bach’s St. John Passion and Christmas Oratorio, Eneas in Cavalli’s La Didone, Miles Zegner in Missy Mazzoli’s Proving Up and Septimius in Handel’s Theodora

CHELSEA HELMCity: New York, NYSeasons with SF: 2Artistic Highlights: St. Matthew Passion with the Charlotte Bach Festival, under the direction of Scott Allen Jarrett, “Bach Plus,” a program of Bach Motets and compositions by Ted Hearne with Conspirare, singing the role of Norina in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale with the Janiec Opera Company, recording a Downbeat-award-winning album of original arrangements with vocal jazz quartet Four Corners

ARWEN MYERSCity: Portland, ORSeasons with SF: 1Artistic Highlights:Handel with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Bach & Purcell with Portland Baroque Orchestra, Vivaldi, Monteverdi & Gabrieli with Early Music Vancouver, Singing Handel & Bach with Oregon Bach Festival

STEFANIE MOORECity: Los Angeles, CASeasons with SF: 3Artistic Highlights: Soloist in Service Music and Post-Service Concert at the Interment of the Ashes of Matthew Shepard, singing Selections from Considering Matthew Shepard by Craig Hella Johnson, Soprano Soloist in Mozart’s Requiem, singing Vivaldi’s In furore with Bach Collegium San Diego 2018

JANE LONG City: Seattle, WASeasons with SF: 1Artistic Highlights: Buxtehude’s Jesu Membra Nostri with Alexander Weimann, collaborative and innovative performances with Arkora Music Collective, Dido in Dido and Aenaes, Purcell Tour of Vivaldi’s Magnificat and Gloria with an all-women ensemble led by Monica Huggett

ALTOLUTHIEN BRACKETTCity: London, UKSeasons with SF: 6 Artistic Highlights: Performing with The Monteverdi Choir at the BBC Proms, Performing the Russian premiere of Maximilian Steinberg’s Passion Week with the Clarion Choir at the Grand Hall Philharmonic in St. Petersburg, solo début at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in Handel’s Messiah with the Choir of Trinity Wall Street, winning first place in the 2008 Tolosa International Choral Competition with my group, Antioch

AMANDA CRIDERCity: Miami, FLSeasons with SF: 8Artistic Highlights: McKnight Fellowship, Prize Winner at Das Lied, Wigmore Hall, & CMIM Song Competitions, Metropolitan Opera Regional Finalist

DOUGLAS DODSONCity: Boston, MASeasons with SF: 6Artistic Highlights: Messiah with Charlotte Symphony and South Dakota Symphony, roles with Boston Baroque and Chicago Opera Theater, international debut with Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme, 3-day Jeopardy! champion

MARGARET LIAS City: Boston, MASeasons with SF: 6Artistic Highlights: Solo debut with theCleveland Orchestra in 2017, performing John Harbison’s The Supper at Emmaus with John conducting in 2019, participating in the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival in Kuhmo, Finland in 2015 and 2016

EMILY MARVOSHCity: Boston, MASeasons with SF: 13Artistic Highlights: Messiah soloist with the Handel and Haydn Society, European solo debut with the Chorus of Westerly, David Lang’s Little Match Girl Passion, St. John Passion in Stuttgart with Helmuth Rilling

“Wonderfully crisp and celebratory” – The Washington Post


BASSJOHN BUFFETCity: Los Angeles, CASeasons with SF: 8Artistic Highlights: LA Master Chorale, Bach Collegium San Diego, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Pacific Chorale

STEVEN EDDYCity: New York, NYSeasons with SF: 4Artistic Highlights: New York Philharmonic debut, June 2019, 1st prize winner of the Oratorio Society of New York Competition, Concerts with Seraphic Fire, Philharmonic Baroque, True Concord Voices & Orchestra, and American Classical Orchestra

CHARLES WESLEY EVANSCity: Iowa City, IASeasons with SF: 9Artistic Highlights: Finalist at Mobile Opera Auditions, Finalistin the Orpheus National Vocal Competition

ENRICO LAGASCACity: New York, NYSeasons with SF: 3Artistic Highlights: Season performances include Conspirare and Seraphic Fire, the New York Philharmonic, Pacific Symphony and Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Appearances in the Salzburg Festival, Oregon Bach Festival, Mostly Mozart Festival and Bard Summerscape Festival

THOMAS MCCARGARCity: New York, NYSeasons with SF: 11Artistic Highlights: Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Roomful of Teeth, solos at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center

JAMES K. BASSASSOCIATE CONDUCTORCity: Los Angeles, CASeasons with SF: 17 Artistic Highlights: Director of Choral Studies at the Herb Alpert School of Music at UCLA, Artistic Director of the Long Beach Camerata Singers

CAMERON BEAUCHAMPCity: San Antonio, TXSeasons with SF: 11Artistic Highlights: Performed on three GRAMMY® Award-winning albums, ten GRAMMY® - nominated albums, and one Downbeat Award-winning album

MICHAEL HAWESCity: Chicago, ILSeasons with SF: 2Artistic Highlights: Clarion Choir, MET Gala, Mahler’s 2nd Symphony, Verdi Requiem

KYLE FERRILLCity: Memphis, TNSeasons with SF: 6Artistic Highlights: Orchestral soloist appearances include the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Pops, and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s

BRAD DIAMOND, TENORBase City: Birmingham, AL

Seasons with SF: 8Brad Diamond is equally adept in the

genres of opera, oratorio, and song literature. Diamond has presented more than 400 solo vocal performances in works by Cavalli, Monteverdi, Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Rossini, Berlioz, Orff, Bartok, Janacek and Britten with symphony orchestras and opera companies across North America and Europe. He completed his Bachelor of Music at Westminster

Choir College in Princeton, NJ in 1991. He received his master’s and doctoral

degrees from the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory

of Music. Diamond is assistant professor of voice at

Samford University in Birmingham, AL.

ARTIST HIGHLIGHT

CHLOE FEDOR, VIOLINKATIE HYUN, VIOLINEDSON SCHEID DE ANDRADE, VIOLINISABELLE SEULA LEE, VIOLINKYLE MILLER, VIOLAGUY FISHMAN, CELLOSARAH STONE, CELLONATHANIEL CHASE, BASSGEOFFREY BURGESS, OBOE/RECORDER

MEG OWENS, OBOE/RECORDERJOE MONTICELLO, FLUTEJUSTIN BLACKWELL, ORGANJOHN LENTI, LUTEMARY BOWDEN, TRUMPETJOSH COHEN, TRUMPETRHETT DEL CAMPO, TIMPANISCOTT ALLEN JARRETT, PIANOLEON SCHELHASE, HARPSICHORD/PIANO

INSTRUMENTALISTS

Ragnar Bohlin is renowned as one of the leading choral conductors of the world. He was named Director of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus in 2007, conducting them regularly in such pieces as Carmina Burana, Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and the B Minor Mass and preparing this ensemble for performances under internationally renowned conductors. His outstanding work has been recognized with three GRAMMY® Awards for Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 with Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony including Best Classical Album and Best Choral Performance of 2009.

Mr. Bohlin studied conducting with Jorma Panula and the legendary choir director, Eric Ericson, piano with Peter Feuchtwanger in London on a British Council scholarship, and singing with the great Swedish tenor Nicolai Gedda. He holds a master’s degree in organ and conducting and a degree in conducting from the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm. Mr. Bohlin in on the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He has taught at the Royal Academy in Stockholm and was Visiting Professor at Indiana University, Bloomington in 2008. In 2013 he was awarded the Swedish American Chambers of Commerce Cultural Award.

James K. Bass, three-time GRAMMY® nominated conductor and singer, currently serves as the Director of Choral Studies at the Herb Alpert School of Music at UCLA and is the Artistic Director of the Long Beach Camerata Singers. He has prepared choirs for some of the most important conductors of our time including Sir Colin Davis, Sir David Willcocks, Michael Tilson Thomas, Gerard Schwarz, Giancarlo Guerrero, and Robert Shaw among others. He was selected by the master conductor of the Amsterdam Baroque Soloists, Ton Koopman, to be one of only 20 singers for a presentation of Cantatas by J.S. Bach at Carnegie Hall. He has appeared as a soloist on a GRAMMY® nominated recording with the Austin, TX based choir Conspirare and has performed with numerous professional vocal ensembles, orchestras, and festivals.

Bass also serves as Associate Conductor for Seraphic Fire and serves as Associate Program Director and faculty for the Professional Choral Institute at the Aspen Music Festival and School. Bass received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Miami, where he was a doctoral fellow and was a graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy.

Melissa D’Albora began her music studies at the age of seven on the piano. At 14, she began playing viola. Since her early studies on viola, she has performed many works ranging from Bach Cello Suites to Harbison’s Mirabai Songs. D’Albora’s works have been performed along the East Coast. One of her later performances was her work I Am Waiting in Coral Gables, Florida on February 24, 2018. Since January 2018, she has received six commissions. Three commissions were educational from the Frost Preparatory Program, Walter C. Young Middle School, and Coral Gables Senior High School. The most recent commission is Perception of Sound for violinist Kendall Grady’s string quartet.

D’Albora holds two Bachelor of Music degrees in viola performance and composition from the University of Connecticut. She received her Master in Music Composition at the University of Miami Frost School of Music. Her composition mentors have been Dr. Kenneth Fuchs, Dr. Augusta Read Thomas, Dr. Christopher Theofanidis, and Dr. Dorothy Hindman. She is currently studying with Dr. Mason while earning her D.M.A. in Composition at the Frost School of Music.

GUEST ARTISTS

RAGNAR BOHLINGuest Conductor

JAMES K. BASSGuest Conductor

MELISSA D’ALBORAStudent Composer


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M A R C H 1 1 - 1 5 , 2 0 2 0Miami | Naples | Coral Gables | Ft. Lauderdale | Miami Beach

P.E Lange-Müller (1850-1926)

Per Nørgård (b. 1932)

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)

Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978)

Toivo Kuula (1883-1918)

Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-2016)

Mindaugas Urbaitis (b. 1952)

Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)

Veljo Tormis (1930-2017)

Hugo Alfvén (1872-1960)

Fredrik Sixten (b. 1962)

Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927)

Madonna over Bølgerne

Stjernespejl

Ave Maris Stella

Veni Sancte Spiritus

Auringon Noustessa

Two Extracts from the Vigil

Lacrimosa

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Aftonen (Evening)

O Sacrum Convivium

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SOPRANO Sara GuttenbergSarah MoyerMolly QuinnNola Richardson

ALTOLuthien BrackettDoug DodsonClara Osowski

TENORBrad DiamondPaul John RudoiGregório Taniguchi

BASSJames K. BassKyle Ferrill Enrico Lagasca

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PATRICK DUPRÉ QUIGLEY, CONDUCTOR

A P R I L 1 5 - 1 9 , 2 0 2 0Boca Raton | Naples | Coral Gables | Ft. Lauderdale | Cutler Bay

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Part I - Intermission, 15 minutes -

Part II - Pause, 5 minutes -

Part III

A QUINTESSENTIAL C O N C E R T E X P E R I E N C E

G R A N D P I A N O S E R I E S . O R G

The highest caliber international talent defines Grand Piano Series - bringing contemporary elegance, vigor, and relevance to the medium.

SOPRANO Sara GuttenbergStefanie MooreMolly NetterMargot Rood

ALTOAmanda CriderEmily MarvoshClara Osowski

TENORBrad DiamondPatrick MuehleiseSteven Soph

BASS James K. BassJohn BuffettSteven Eddy

UCLA ENSEMBLE ARTISTS: Elisse AlbianMaia Sumanaweera Tara FayGrace MartinoMario AriasPhilip HochAndrew PringleFinn Sagal

INSTRUMENTALISTS:

Isabelle Seula Lee, Violin I Katie Hyun, Violin IChloe Fedor, Violin IIKyle Miller, ViolaGuy Fishman, Cello Nathaniel Chase, BassJohn Lenti, LuteJustin Blackwell, OrganJosh Cohen, Trumpet IMary Bowden, Trumpet IIRhett Del Campo, Timpani

PERFORMING ARTISTSEdson Scheid de Andrade, Violin I

Made possible by The Clinton Family Fund, Bruce and Martha Clinton

So,You LikeCulturalEvents?


JAMES K. BASS, GUEST CONDUCTOR

M A Y 5 - 1 0 , 2 0 2 0Boca Raton | Miami | Coral Gables | Ft. Lauderdale | Miami Beach

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)arr. Howard McKinney

Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585)

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)& V.A. Koskenniemi (1885–1962)

Komitas Vardapet (1869-1935)

Pavel Chesnokov (1877-1944)arr. Tim Takach

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Melissa D’Albora (b. 1993)

Ileana Perez Velazquez (b. 1964)

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

arr. Shaw/Parker

Franz Biebl (1906-2001)

Brothers Sing On

Lamentations of Jeremiah II

Finlandia-Hymnen

Armenian Divine Liturgy Khorhood Khorin Marmin Deroonakan Soorb, Soorb Salvation is Created

Grab und Mond Die Nacht

A Fantasy *World premiere

Viaje *World premiere

Quatre petites prières de Saint François d’Assise

What Shall We Do With a Drunken Sailor Vive L’Amour Ave Maria

COUNTERTENOR Doug Dodson

TENORAndrew CraneBrad DiamondPatrick MuehleisePaul John Rudoi

BASSJohn BuffettMichael HawesEnrico LagascaThomas McCargar

UCLA ENSEMBLE ARTISTS: Mario AriasPhilip HochAndrew PringleFinn Sagal

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Seraphic Fire’s GRAMMY® nominated Professional Choral Institute at Aspen Music Festival and School is the first summer program in the country designed to prepare emerging singers to work in the growing industry of professional ensemble singing. PCI alumni have now performed with nearly every professional vocal ensemble in the country. In 2012, Seraphic Fire and PCI received a GRAMMY® nomination for their recording of Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem.

PCI singers will have the opportunity to rehearse and sing two side-by-side concerts with Seraphic Fire: a collaboration with the Aspen Festival Orchestra in the Benedict Music Tent conducted by Robert Spano, and a performance in the Harris Concert Hall conducted by Seraphic Fire founder and artistic director Patrick Dupré Quigley. Participants will study in an intensive vocal and ensemble-skills curriculum, receiving individual and group vocal coachings from professional members of Seraphic Fire, and will participate in audition, resumé, and vocal masterclasses led by Quigley, Bass, and members of Seraphic Fire.

Patrick Dupré Quigley Program Director

James K. BassAssociate Program Director

PCI is supported in part by The Clinton Family Fund,

John Quaintance & Robert Riggs, William Jaume,

Michael & Cheryl Del Campo, Dr. Nirupa Chaudhari & Dr. Stephen Roper

AUGUST 10-23, 2020

Ileana Perez Velazquez commission made possible by William Jaume


PROFESSIONAL CHORAL INSTITUTE AT ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL AND SCHOOL

provides participants with the opportunity to study in an intensive vocal and ensemble-skills curriculum, as well as receive individual and group

vocal coaching from professional members of Seraphic Fire. PCI singers participate in audition, resumé, and vocal masterclasses led by Quigley, Seraphic Fire Associate Conductor James K. Bass, and members of Seraphic Fire. PCI singers also have the opportunity to rehearse and sing two side-by-side concerts with Seraphic Fire, including a collaboration with the Aspen Festival Orchestra.

ENSEMBLE ARTIST PROGRAM AT UCLA’S HERB ALPERT SCHOOL OF MUSIC provides

season-long vocal ensemble training to undergraduate and graduate voice students at

the University of California in Los Angeles. Participating artists are chosen through competitive auditions chaired by Associate Conductor James K. Bass. This collaboration aims to help UCLA’s emerging professional singers discover outlets for professional employment while fulfilling Seraphic Fire’s educational mission to encourage the occupational advancement of musicians.

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI STUDENT COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE is selected to create

a 5-minute work that Seraphic Fire will premiere during season subscription concerts. This

student works closely with Seraphic Fire Associate Conductor James K. Bass throughout the season and regularly attends rehearsals and performances in preparation for the premiere. The residency includes composition workshops and routine guidance from Seraphic Fire artists and conductors.

CAT BENNETT WALLINGCat Bennett Walling is a choral educator, voice teacher, and Ph.D. candidate in Music Education at the University of Miami. As an educator, she has taught vocal methods and the undergraduate student teaching seminar on campus. In the wider community, she has supervised student music teachers and taught choral music to underserved youth in Little Havana through Shalala MusicReach. Over the past 10 years, Cat has taught and studied music in many countries around the world. She has taught K – 12 general and choral music in Japan and Thailand and has worked as a volunteer music teacher in Honduras and South Africa. She has studied Hindustani Classical voice in India, choral music in South Africa, Tembang in Indonesia and Ewe music in Ghana. Cat has a B.M. in music education from Ithaca College and a M.M. in music education from Indiana University, where she assistant directed the International Vocal Ensemble for two years.

EDUCATIONFROM CLASSROOMS TO CONCERT HALLS

Seraphic Fire’s Youth Initiative, in partnership with Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the University of Miami, and Florida International University, is a free music education program serving elementary, middle, and high school students in some of Miami-Dade County’s most challenged communities. During multiple workshops throughout the school year, elementary students learn music theory, vocal pedagogy fundamentals, and elements of music history through interactive exercises with Seraphic Fire artists. In December and April of each season, Seraphic Fire performs a side-by-side concert with students from one of our partner elementary schools. These students receive weekly instruction through tandem work with the music specialist and an education liaison from one of the areas advanced degree music education programs. The elementary students perform pre-determined selections with the Seraphic Fire ensemble for approximately 1,200 pupils from the Miami-Dade County public schools. Secondary students are invited to participate in a one day masterclass working side-by-side with Seraphic Fire musicians in intensive sectionals, a joint rehearsal, and then performing in a concert with the Seraphic Fire ensemble that is open to the public free of charge.

Seraphic Fire’s Youth Initiative is made possible in part by:

Seraphic Fire’s Youth Initiative is endowed in perpetuity by The Clinton Family Fund

HARRY F DUNCAN FOUNDATION

SUPPORT GENJoin Generation Seraphic Society! Your membership will financially support Seraphic Fire’s music education programs for the next generation of artists and music lovers.

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS:• Dedicated listing in Seraphic Fire Magazine• Invitation to specially-curated education concerts• Invitation to initial University of Miami student composition workshops• Access to education workshops• Invitation to a post-concert reception

MASTER LEVEL: $6,000 ($1,200/year or $100/month over 5 years) *Members at this level receive a unique GenS pinEDUCATOR LEVEL: $900 ($75/month)TEACHER LEVEL: $600 ($50/month)INSTRUCTOR LEVEL: $300 ($25/month)TUTOR LEVEL: $120 ($10/month)

Join now!SeraphicFire.org/Donate305.285.9060

For more information, contact Rhett Del Campo at [email protected] ENSEMBLE ARTISTS:

Elisse AlbianSoprano

Mario AriasTenor

Grace MartinoAlto

Andrew PringleBass

Maia SumanaweeraSoprano

Philip HochBass

Tara FayAlto

Finn SagalBass


From nationwide performances and collaborations to educational endeavors and an endowment, the last 18 years have seen significant growth for Seraphic Fire. But as the organization enters the next decade, it is at a critical juncture – one that comes with an opportunity to capitalize on the momentum it has built to move into the future in a resounding way.

That is why Seraphic Fire is approaching the next 10 years with renewed enthusiasm and energy as it works to set standards for choral music. Guided by the creation of a first-ever strategic plan, efforts will focus specifically on transformations within four areas: musical experiences, engagement through education, recording and documentation, and artist and organizational development.

“We’ve taken a step back to look at the organization holistically and to determine how we can continue to elevate not only Seraphic Fire as a professional ensemble, but the choral industry as a whole,” said Dr. Thomas C. Boyd, Board Chair. “The result is a plan that will enable us to achieve our vision to become the exemplar of quality for, and contribution to, professional choral art in North America.”

MUSICAL EXPERIENCES – Present concerts that position Seraphic Fire as the preeminent advocate for professional choral performance.

Starting next season, the concert experience will begin to be reshaped to allow for stronger, more dynamic performances, impacting everything from the venue setup to the technology used before, during, and after. A more thoughtful season cadence also will ensure Seraphic Fire is able to harness the power of additional core artists and the best possible talent for each program.

“We are intentionally shifting the way we approach each concert to elevate the quality and vitality of our music,” said Patrick Dupré Quigley, Artistic Director. “From an artistic standpoint, we will have greater flexibility to bring more voices together to honor and reflect the nature of each piece we perform in settings that also enrich the occasion for our audiences.”

ENGAGEMENT THROUGH EDUCATION – Provide additional opportunities for children and adults to connect with Seraphic Fire through educational programming.

As the organization continues to seek new opportunities to broaden the positive impact Seraphic Fire has on neighboring communities, efforts will also focus on expanding existing educational programs. Locally, Seraphic Fire will work to engage more South Florida schools and universities through workshops, masterclasses, and residencies. Nationally, the Professional Choral Institute at Aspen Music Festival and School will expand to allow for additional paths of study for a more diverse pool of participants. Both initiatives will create greater awareness of Seraphic Fire among future leaders in the choral field.

RECORDING & DOCUMENTATION – Create a body of work that defines and advances professional choral music.

Developing and executing a process for the recording and documentation of Seraphic Fire’s music will help expand

not only the life of its performances, but also their reach. Through annual and archival recording

projects, the organization will be able to increase its audience base, gain radio play, and ultimately generate more awareness across the country.

ARTIST & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT – Offer opportunities for Seraphic Fire artists and

administrators to advance their expertise.

Seraphic Fire’s artists and staff are at the center of everything the organization has accomplished. Providing

more professional advancement opportunities – including mentoring and subsidizing educational activities – is critical to ensuring the organization is as successful as possible.

“Looking back at Seraphic Fire’s journey, there is a lot to celebrate. We are here today thanks to the generous and devoted support of our audiences,” said Rhett M. Del Campo, Executive Director. “We have an opportunity to continue growing, expanding, and improving upon our craft, and hope that anyone as passionate as we are about choral music will join us in our efforts to build an even stronger foundation moving forward. As we implement these changes, we are eager to hear your thoughts. Feel free to email me at [email protected] to share any feedback and look out for our audience surveys later this Spring.”

SERAPHIC FIRE SETS THE STAGE FOR A DECADE OF GROWTHA new strategic plan will guide the organization’s path forward, setting the stage for broader impact within the choral community.

“Looking back at Seraphic Fire’s

journey, there is a lot to celebrate.”

2005: First album released

2006: First commission

2010: Recording debut on Billboard Charts

2012: 2 GRAMMY® nominations

2015: Seraphic Fire Youth Initiative launches to bring music education to Miami-Dade County elementary students

2015: Started an endowment fund at the Coral Gables Community Foundation

2015: 3 national tours to New York, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C.

2016: Premiered 7 new works by emerging and established American composers

2017: Collaborations with The Cleveland Orchestra in Miami and Cleveland

2018: Professional Choral Institute debuts at Aspen Music Festival and School

2019: Featured ensemble performance at ACDA National Conference, Kansas City

2020: Host of Chorus America National Conference, Miami

SERAPHIC FIRE: KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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PURSUING EXCELLENCE IN 2020 AND BEYOND Seraphic Fire presents the highest quality performances of historically significant and under-performed music, and advances art through the professional development, refinement, and documentation of our musicians’ talents while promoting community connectivity through educational programs.

VISION WE STRIVE TO BE THE EXEMPLAR

FOR QUALITY CONTRIBUTIONS TO PROFESSIONAL ENSEMBLE SINGING IN NORTH AMERICA.

ENGAGEMENT THROUGH

EDUCATIONProvide more opportunities for children

and adults to connect with Seraphic Fire through educational programming.

Reach more elementary students and schoolsEnhanced PCI program at Aspen Music Festival & School

Increased local university engagement

MUSICAL EXPERIENCESPresent concert experiences that position Seraphic Fire as the preeminent advocate for professional choral performance.

Intentional concert season cadenceStronger, more well-rounded performancesMore voices and more core artists

RECORDINGS & DOCUMENTATION

Create a body of work that defines and advances professional choral music.

Annual recording projectsArchival live concert recording

ARTIST & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENTOffer opportunities for Seraphic Fire artists and administrators to advance their expertise.

Mentoring initiatives Developmental opportunities Educational activities

Audited Financial Statements and Form 990 are available at SeraphicFire.org/Reports

REVENUES $1,687KCONCERT FEES

$229K

SINGLE TICKETS $167K

SUBSCRIPTIONS$182K

PCI* TUITION/FEES $57K

CD SALES $18K

FOUNDATION, CORPORATE, & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

$525K

INDIVIDUAL GIVING $558K

*Professional Choral Institute, see page 22 to read more

EXPENSES $1,676K

ARTISTIC & EDUCATION PROGRAMS $959K

ADMINISTRATIVE$551K

DEVELOPMENT$34K

MARKETING$132K

2018-2019 FINANCIALS

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National Sponsor: $20,000Private dinner with Patrick Dupré Quigley, and all benefits listed below.

Underwriter: $10,000Name recognition in all materials for one Seraphic Fire Program, and all benefits listed below.

Maestro Circle: $5,000An exclusive post-concert reception with select Seraphic Fire artists, and all benefits listed below.

Sponsor: $2,500Invitation for two to a private season opening reception, and all benefits listed below.

Patron: $1,000Reserved-by-Name Seating, and all benefits listed below.

Sustainer: $500Invitation for two to the Season Announcement, and all benefits listed below.

Donor: $250Name recognition on Seraphic Fire website, and all benefits listed below.

Friend: $100Name recognition in Seraphic Fire Magazine.

A Vivid Original Design Production!

March 13thCharlotte Performing

Arts Center

March 18thBarbara B. Mann

Performing Arts Hall

Performances

Tickets & Information

www.GulfshoreOpera.org239.529.3925

´́La BohemeLa Boheme Josh shaw, stage Director

Peter Lake, roDoLfo

cheLsea Lehnea, Musetta

kenneth stavert, MarceLLo

sarah tucker, MiMi

greg ritchey, Music Director

The Blagojevic-Sazonov Group

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Trent R. Brown, Artistic DirectorAbigail Allison, Accompanist

2019-2020 Season Partial funding provided by:

Faith Presbyterian Church4544 Coronado Pkwy, Cape Coral

Fri. Feb 21 & Sat Feb 22 ~ Festival Workshop Sat. Feb 22 ~ 7:30 PM Festival Concert ~ FREE

Welcome to all singers 15+

Featuring John Rutter’s Requiem & other British composers in honor of Alan Wioskowski

www.SymphonicChorale.org or call 239-560-5695

The Art of Extraordinary Music-Making

The

L.A.T.Foundation

The Claiborne & Ned Foulds

Foundation

The Symphonic Chorale is an independent 501 (c)3 non-profit corporation.PO Box 07105, Ft. Myers, FL 33919

Timothy Takach, Clinician

Symphonic Chorale collaborates with the Naples Phil Orchestra & Chorus for Beethoven’s 9th conducted by Andrey Boreko, May 7th - 9th. Tickets available through the Artis-Naples Box O�ce.

Information and Registration:

www.SymphonicChorale.org

Before the Morning Watch A Memorial Concert

Sun. Mar 29 ~ 4 PM Moorings Presbyterian Church791 Harbour Dr., Naples~ part of the Hyacinth Concert Series ~ FREE

If you would like to honor/recognize a loved one at this memorial concert, please visit our website to make a donation to

have your family member’s name listed in our porgram.


LEGACY SOCIETY AnonymousThomas Boyd & Donald HillDr. Clinton BushWilliam JaumePatti & Dennis KleinMarilyn A. MooreRuth† & Marvin SacknerDavid L. Webb & W. Lynn McLaughlinCliff Whittle & Scott Cumming

FOUNDERS CIRCLE $50,000 + AnonymousThe Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural AffairsBruce & Martha Clinton, The Clinton Family Fund §Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation§The John S. & James L. Knight FoundationWilliam Jaume§Frank & Carolyn Pichardo NATIONAL SPONSOR $20,000 - $49,999 AnonymousRobert R. Brinker & Nancy S. FleischmanBroward County Cultural DivisionMeredyth Anne Dasburg FoundationMichael & Cheryl Del Campo§Marvin SacknerState of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs UNDERWRITER $10,000 - $19,999 Thomas C. Boyd§Alicia Celorio, Do Unto Others Trust, Inc.Martha R. Davis & Alix RitchieFunding Arts BrowardFunding Arts NetworkHutson-Wiley Echevarria Foundation*§The Kirk Foundation§Key Biscayne Community Foundation, Inc.Ana & Raul Marmol§The City of Miami Beach Cultural Affairs ProgramMiami-Dade County Tourist Development CouncilMiami-Dade County Youth Arts Enrichment Program§

P.L. Dodge Foundation§Quest Foundation§John Quaintance & Robert Riggs§Sara SolomonMurry StegelmannWLRN Public Radio 91.3 FM MAESTRO CIRCLE $5,000 - $9,999 William A. Bonn & Ruben A. CeballosBrickell Bank§Harry F. Duncan Foundation, Inc.§Dr. Ken Easterling & Diego CardenasAlaina Fotiu-Wojtowicz§Susan & Richard GoldmanMartha Ann Haas & Pamela PoulosDiana HammersteinGrace HeisingMr. & Mrs. Stephen KutlerJoe & Suzy Lacher§Daniel LewisMark Mandel & Allan Yudacufski§Charles L. Marshall, Jr. & Richard L. TookeMarilyn A. MooreMargaret A. RolandoRobert & Theresa RustKarl & Susan Shell§Leonard SmithThe Stonesifer Kinsley Family FundDavid L. Webb & W. Lynn McLaughlin§Jeri L. Wolfson Foundation SPONSOR $2,500 - $4,999 Marcelo & Betty AlvarezMatthew Anderson§A. Peter BurleighNirupa Chaudhari & Steve Roper§George Chesney & Sue FioreyThe City of Coral GablesCoral Gables Community FoundationRhett M. Del Campo§Mr. Richard DiRenzo & Rev. Charles Humphries§P.R. Farnsworth & J.C. GillLawrence & Suzanne FishmanBeau Genovesse & Tom Cabelka Jim & Billie HairstonDr. Marilyn & Dr. Bernard HorowitzDr. & Mrs. Joseph R. JannachMr. & Mrs. George KnappThe James G. Pepper Fund of the Stonewall Community FoundationJose Luis Pere & Trae WilliamsonPeter & Audrey PinneyNicholas J. Pisaris

Diane RahmanLuis Ramirez & Kimberly Thompson Dr. Audrey Ross & Dr. William W. Culbertson IVDr. William R. & Susan Kelley RoyFrank & Susan Salinger Cultural InitiativeJ.J. SchmidtSophia SieczkowskiCharles† & Sandra SimonAdelheid & Bruce StrykerDr. & Mrs. Michael TronerBarbara & Mel VanderbrugNina Webber PATRON $1,000 - $2,499 Dr. & Mrs. Arthur AgatstonDr. & Mrs. Ronnie AradDiane Ashley§Nadine Asin & Thomas van Straaten§Edward & Elizabeth BakerHelene BergerMargrit & Roger BernsteinBruce BoltonDrs. Blaine Branchik & Christopher RudmanBrodsky Fotiu-Wojtowicz, PLLCDr. Clinton BushMarilyn M. ConnollyMichael Cormier & Steven Carlin* in honor of Suzanne FloydRobert Crane & Shirley Muñoz§Gerhard DahlAdrienne DiPrima & Donna SmorchokeDick & Marcy DupereEnterprise Holdings§John & Maria Farrey§Mr. & Mrs. Jack FirestoneSuzanne Floyd§Mary Beth & Gerardo Garcia§Taffy GouldAlfredo & Luz Maria GutierrezMr. & Mrs. Kevin HennesseyJohanna Hickman*Neill HirstDr. Jeffrey Horstmyer & Prof. Tillie FoxDr. Bruce JacksonDr. Fred Jonas§Evan JonesCarin Kahgan in memory of Marc KahganLinda Heller KammJoan KasnerDonald Keith*Gloria KlineJohn Landers

George LindemannRichard MahfoodAlberto & Maggie ManraraDr. John MartinDr. Leila MorrisBetsy & Art MurphyKathleen NewellStanley Newman & Dr. Brian RosenthalJohn Newton & Mowry SpencerHarvey Padden Michael & Mary Ellen PeytonWilliam A. Purdy & John M. CarterBill & Debbie QuigleyPatrick Dupré Quigley & Robert Andrew PeccolaAndrea Lynne RiceMorton† & Jane RobinsonPeter Rutenberg§Maeve Anne SandifordDaniel & Ileana SayreLen & Louise SchaperDavid SchrockJohn & Joanne Schulte§Janet SheinAlice & Joe SmithArturo SteelyPaul & Lynne SteinfurthErling T. ThoresenJana & Tom TiftMark TrowbridgeBetty VandenboschRick Vaughan & Walter ShermanM. Therese Vento & Peter M. MacNamaraAdrian Villaraos

FOR DONATIONS BETWEEN JUNE 2018 & JANUARY 2020OUR DONORSTeresa Galang-Viñas & Joaquín ViñasDr. Robert WarrenTed Wolf & Frank Decolator in honor of Edith WolfJane Worley§Maria José WrightGregg Zavodny*

SUSTAINER $500 - $999 AnonymousMarj AdlerAlfred ArbogastAlberto Arias & David Wood KinnardMichael & Sheila BerkeKristi BettendorfSylvia Blau*Carol BoydRobert Braunstein§ in honor of Suzanne FloydRichard Buffett* in honor of John BuffettMaurice & Ruth BurgPeter & Bonnie DockterKatie Conley & Jim GlickMary ConroyJohn & Gina DespresAugie DiazJames Doan & Jim BlizzardDr. Brian DunnRev. Priscilla Felisky-Whitehead§Randall Fotiu & Josephine WojtowiczAndrew Frey*Joan Glade de PontetK. Lawrence & Maureen GraggLaura Green & Steven ChristiansonDoug Hagerman*Frank & Roberta HelsomRev. Todd Hoover & Ron MichelMichael HughesNancy & James KatzoffLyza LathamEnrique & Monica LopezDr. & Mrs. Richard LungJohn Marson & Alan Wioskowski†Pauline MenierSandra MullenElizabeth Newman & John TillsonAntoinette & Vince Pelc*Bernard PerronClaudia PolzinVeronika RabitschJeanne Ann & Charles Rigl†Victoria RogersCharles SacherTed & Margaret SarafogluJim Sirbaugh

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At Seraphic Fire, we strive to be the exemplar of quality for, and contribution to, professional choral art in North America. By pursuing excellence in our performances and music education programs and developing the artistic and administrative talent

that support these activities, we envision a bright future here in South Florida. We are grateful for the genuine connections we have with our students, audiences, and members of this community that will make this future possible.

Our 2020-2021 Season will incorporate elements of a new and bold Strategic Plan. Please know that your friendship, presence at our concerts, and financial support are vital in order to achieve our envisioned future together.

Rhett M. Del Campo, Executive Director

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dr. Thomas C. Boyd, ChairJoanne N. Schulte, Founding Chair

Alaina Fotiu-Wojtowicz, Immediate Past ChairRobert “Bob” Brinker, Treasurer

Diane Ashley, SecretaryWilliam Jaume, Vice Chair

Mark Trowbridge, Vice Chair

Matthew AndersonDaniel Copher

Karen FullerAna Marmol

Carolyn PichardoClaudia Polzin

Margaret “Peggy” RolandoAdrian Villaraos

Edmundo Pérez-de Cobos, Director Emeritus

Patrick Dupré Quigley, Artistic Director, ex-officioRhett M. Del Campo, Executive Director, ex-officio

Molly Quinn, Artist Representative, ex-officioDouglas Dodson, Artist Representative, ex-officio

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Rhett M. Del Campo, Executive DirectorFinance & OperationsEric J. Rubio, Finance & Operations Manager

Artistic AdministrationAlexis Aimé, Artistic Operations ManagerJoey Quigley, Artistic ConsultantPedja Kovacevic, Artistic Operations Intern

DevelopmentMelinda DeDominicis, Patron Services ManagerLauren Schiffer, Grants Manager

MarketingLaura Shand, Marketing ManagerLauren Schiffer, Marketing AssociateGene Sobczak, Marketing & PR Consultant

EducationSuzanne Floyd, Education DirectorCatherine Bennett Walling, Education Liaison

Ellen AndersonJane AndersenGlenda CarrEugene DonaldsonBruce DoryHelen FranklinJoan and Paul GluckMiguel GonzalezNatalie GonzalezSue Groskreutz

Elisa HallileyJill HarringtonCarol LangNellie LopezSusan MattesLucia MinerviniHeather OsowieckiKaren PiccianoDavid PirianoAnita Platt

Cecilia RodriguezChris RuddEric RunyanKurt SchubertBarbara SolidayJohn SolidayVera Stein Kristian Toimil

Seraphic Fire’s volunteers are an indispensable part of our organizational success. Volunteers create a warm, welcoming environment for our patrons by answering questions and assisting with programs, ticketing, and seating during concerts.

HEATHER OSOWIECKI “I began volunteering with Seraphic Fire in 2014 when I was still relatively new to Miami. It was a great way to immerse myself in my favorite art form while instantly connecting with a network of like-minded arts professionals — some of whom are now among my most cherished personal friends! Volunteering at performances gives me an opportunity to celebrate my enthusiasm for choral excellence with the local community. It is a zero-risk, high-return way to give back to the family of Seraphic musicians and administrators who consistently challenge themselves to provide the highest levels of artistic dedication on every program.”

As a host, you could have the wonderful opportunity to have a Seraphic Fire artist(s) stay in your home for the duration of their contract. If you are interested in hosting, please contact the Artistic Operations Manager, Alexis Aimé for more information at [email protected].

Nirupa Chaudhari & Steven RoperCarin Kahgan Janet CopelandMarilyn & Bernie Horowitz

Pamela GarrisonLaura CalzolariLisa Husseini Ana & Raul MarmolPhyllis ParsonsKaren Dudley

Amanda CriderElizabeth NewmanKim Thompson & Luis RamirezSara SolomonRev. Mary Beth Conroy

Nanci MitchellClinton BushJanet SheinMaxine Long

VOLUNTEER HIGHLIGHT

2019-2020 HOSTS & VOLUNTEERSSERAPHIC FIRE HOSTS

VOLUNTEER ROSTER

WITHOUT WHOM...Seraphic Fire programs would not be possible without the generous support of

SeraphicFire.org • 305.285.9060 • 2153 Coral Way, Suite 401, Miami, FL 33145

Naples performances made possible by the Jeri L. Wolfson Foundation

& Charles L. Marshall, Jr. and Richard L. Tooke

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