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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 has put South Florida at the center of artistic innovation during its 15th Anniversary Season with eight world premieres by established and emerging American composers, appearances with The Cleveland Orchestra, and a guest

appearance by conductor Elena Sharkova . The season also featured collaborations with organist Nathan Laube and violinist Matthew Albert .

Recognized as “one of the best excuses for living in Miami” (el Nuevo Herald) because of its “vivid, sensitive performances” (The Washington Post), Seraphic Fire’s artistic accomplishments have translated to 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 GRAMMY® nominated recording of Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem debuted at No .7 on the Billboard Traditional Classical Chart .

Seraphic Fire has a partnership with Naxos of America for the distribution of Seraphic Fire Media .

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.

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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 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 of Music in Conducting from the Yale School of Music and his undergraduate degree in musicology from the University of Notre Dame .

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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 .

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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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May 10-14, 2017 Miami • Coral GablesFt. Lauderdale • Miami Beach

Miserere Ecce quomodo moritur justusO vox omnes All Creatures Now Are Merry-MindedWhen David Heard Salve Regina a 8 The Blue BirdMy Soul, There Is a Country O Sacrum Convivium The Eyes of All Wait Upon TheeOh, What A Beautiful City Nearer, My God, to TheeChichester Mass I. Kyrie II. Gloria III. Sanctus IV. Benedictus V. Agnus Dei

Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652) Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613)

John Bennet (1570-1615)Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623) Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611) Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)Charles H . H . Parry (1848-1918) Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) Jean Berger (1909-2002)arr . Stacey V . Gibbs (b . 1961)

arr . René Clausen (b . 1953)William Albright (1944-1998)

This program is made possible through generous gifts by Robert W. Baylis, MD & Christopher D. Gaba; and David L. Webb & W. Lynn McLaughlin.

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Miserere

Miserere mei, Deus,secundum magnam misericordiam tuamet secundum multitudinemmiserationum tuarum dele iniquitatem meam .

Amplius lava me ab iniquitate meaet a peccato meo munda me .Quoniam iniquitatem meam ego cognoscoet peccatum meum contra me est semper .

Tibi soli peccaviet malum coram te feci,ut justificeris in sermonibus tuiset vincas cum judicaris .Ecce enim in iniquitatibus conceptus sumet in peccatis concepit me mater mea .

Ecce enim veritatem dilexisti:incerta et occulta sapientiae tuaemanifestasti mihi .Asperges me hyssopo et mundabor;lavabis me et super nivem dealbabor .

Auditui meo dabis gaudium et laetitiamet exsultabunt ossa humiliata .Averte faciem tuam a peccatis meis,et omnes iniquitates meas dele .

Cor mundum crea in me, Deus,et spiritum rectum innova in visceribus meis .Ne proiicias me a facie tua,et spiritum sanctum tuum ne auferas a me .

Redde mihi laetitiam salutaris tuiet spiritu principali confirma me .Docebo iniquos vias tuas,et impii ad te convertentur .

Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652)

Have mercy upon me, O God,according to your great mercyand according to the abundanceof your compassion blot out my transgressions .

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquityand cleanse me from my sin .For I acknowledge my offenceand my sin is ever before me .

Against you only have I sinned,and done what is evil in your sightthat you may be justified in your sentenceand vindicated when you judge .Behold, in guilt was I conceivedand in sin did my mother conceive me .

Behold, you delight in sincerity of heart,and in my inmost beingyou teach me wisdom .Cleanse me with hyssop and I shall be purified;wash me and I shall be whiter than snow .

Let me hear the sounds of joy and gladnessthe bones which you have crushed shall rejoice .Avert your face from my sins,and blot out all my iniquity .

Create in me a clean heart, O God,and renew in me a righteous spirit .Cast me not out from your presence,and take not your holy spirit from me .

Give me the joy of your salvationand sustain me in a willing spirit .I shall teach transgressors your ways,and sinners shall return to you .

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Libera me de sanguinibus,Deus, Deus salutis meae,et exultabit lingua mea justitiam tuam .

Domine, labia mea aperies,et os meum annuntiabit laudem tuam .

Quoniam si voluisses sacrificiumdedissem utique;holocaustis non delectaberis .Sacrificium Deo spiritus contribulatus:cor contritum et humiliatum,Deus, non despicies .

Benigne fac, Domine,in bona voluntate tua Sion,ut aedificentur muri Jerusalem .Tunc acceptabissacrificium justitiae,oblationes, et holocausta;tunc imponent super altare tuum vitulos .

Ecce quomodo moritur justus

Ecce quomodo moritur justuset nemo percipit corde .Viri justi tollunturet nemo considerat .A facie iniquitatis sublatusest justuset erit in pace memoria eius:Tamquam agnus coram tondente se obmutuit,et non aperuit os suum:de angustia, et de judicio sublatus est .Et erit in pace memoria ejus .

Deliver me from blood-guiltiness,O God, God of my salvation,and my tongue shall exalt your justice .

O Lord, open my lips,and my mouth shall proclaim your praise .

For you are not pleased with sacrifices,else would I give them to you;neither do you delight in burnt offerings .The sacrifice of God is a contrite heart:a broken and sorrowful heart,O God, you will not despise .

Be favourable and graciousunto Sion, O Lord,build again the walls of Jerusalem .Then you shall be pleasedwith the sacrifice of righteousness,oblations and burnt offerings;they shall offer young bulls upon your altar .

Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613)

Behold how the righteous man diesand no one understands .Righteous men are taken awayand no one considers .The righteous man has been taken awayfrom present iniquityand his memory shall be in peace .As a sheep before her shearers is dumb,so he opened not his mouth:he was taken from prison and from judgment .And his memory shall be in peace .


O vox omnes

O vos omnes qui transitis per viam,attendite et videtesi est dolor sicut dolor meus .

O vos omnes qui transitis per viam,attendite et videte .Si est dolor similis sicut dolor meus .

Attendite, universi populi,et videte dolorem meum .Si est dolor similis sicut dolor meus .

All Creatures Now Are Merry-Minded

When David Heard

O all that pass by the way,attend and seeif there is any sorrow like my sorrow .

O all ye that pass by the way,attend and see .If there is any sorrow like my sorrow .

Attend, all ye people,and see my sorrow .If there is any sorrow like my sorrow .

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!"

Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623)

When David heard that Absalom was slainHe went up into his chamberover the gate and wept, and thus he said:my son, my son, O Absalom my son,would God I had died for thee!



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Salve Regina, Mater Misericordiae,Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, Salve!Ad te clamamus, exsules filii [H]evae,Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes,In hac lacrimarum valle .Eja ergo, Advocata nostra,Illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converteEt Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,Nobis, post hoc exilium, ostende,O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria .

The Blue Bird

Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)

Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of mercy,Our life, our sweetness and our hope!To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve,to thee do we send up our sighs,mourning and weeping in this valley of tears .Turn, then, most gracious advocate,thine eyes of mercy toward us,and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus . O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary .

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)

The lake lay blue below the hill .O'er it, as I looked, there flewAcross 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 .


My Soul, There Is a Country

O Sacrum Convivium

O sacrum convivium!in quo Christus sumitur,recolitur memoria passionis eius,mens impletur gratia,et futurae gloriae nobis pignus datur .Alleluia .

Charles H . H . Parry (1848-1918)

My soul, there is a countryFar beyond the stars,Where stands a winged sentryAll skillful in the wars: There, above noise and dangerSweet Peace sits crowned with smilesAnd One, born in a mangerCommands the beauteous files .

He is thy gracious friendAnd, O my soul, awake!Did in pure love descendTo 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 secureBut One who never changes,Thy God, thy life, thy cure .

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)

O sacred banquet!in which Christ is received,the memory of his Passion is renewed,the mind is filled with grace,and a pledge of future glory to us is given .Alleluia .



The Eyes of All Wait Upon Thee

Oh, What A Beautiful City

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 desireOf ev’ry living thing .

arr . Stacey V . Gibbs (b . 1961)

Halelu, halelu, glory hallelujah .

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

Three gates in a de easThree gates in a de wesThree gates in a de northThree gates in a de south, yes .Makin’ it twelve gates a to de cityAhalelu, halelu, glory, halelu .

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

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


Nearer, My God, to Thee

Chichester Mass

I. Kyrie

Kyrie eleison . Christe eleison .Kyrie eleison .

II. Gloria

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 .

William Albright (1944-1998)

Lord, have mercy upon us . Christ, have mercy upon us .Lord, have mercy upon us .

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:



III. Sanctus

IV. Benedictus

V. Agnus Dei

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 sittestat 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 .

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

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

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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Founder & Artistic DirectorPatrick Dupré Quigley

Associate Conductor & Director of EducationJames K . Bass

Guest ConductorKyle Nielsen

SopranoCait FrizzellSara GuttenbergSarah MoyerBrenna Wells

AltoAmanda CriderMary GerbiVirginia Warnken

TenorSteven BradshawPatrick MuehleiseSteven Soph

BassJohn BuffettCharles EvansTimothy C . Takach

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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 .

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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 of Dido and Aeneas .


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 .



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 .


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 .



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 .


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 .


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Board of DirectorsJoanne N . Schulte, Founding Chair

Alaina Fotiu-Wojtowicz, ChairRobert “Bob” Brinker, Vice ChairMargaret “Peggy” Rolando, TreasurerDr . Thomas C . Boyd, Secretary

Matthew AndersonDaniel CopherWilliam JaumeAna MarmolCarolyn PichardoClaudia PolzinMark Trowbridge

Edmundo Pérez-de Cobos, Director Emeritus

Patrick Dupré Quigley, Artistic Director, ex-officioRhett M . Del Campo, Executive Director, ex-officioJames K . Bass, Director of Education, ex-officioSara Guttenberg, Artist Representative, ex-officioPatrick Muehleise, Artist Representative, ex-officio

StaffRhett M . Del Campo, Executive DirectorRoss Chuchla, Director of FinanceLisa Husseini, General ManagerCarlos Howard, Marketing & Public Relations ManagerJude Fox, Patron Services ManagerCandace Fitzpatrick, Grants ManagerJames K . Bass, Associate Conductor & Director of EducationSuzanne Floyd, Education AdministratorJoey Quigley, Artistic ConsultantGene Sobczak, Strategic Consultant

Board of AdvisorsMisty Leah BermudezAlicia CastillaMarisol Tamargo CollinsKen Easterling, M .D .Juan Carlos Espinosa, Ph .D .Martha Ann HaasRaul IglesiasSusan P . KelleyBobbi LittDaniel PerronAudrey PinneyAudrey Ross, Ph .D .William R . Roy, Ph .D .Marvin A . Sackner, M .D .David L .Webb

A D M I N I S T R AT I O N

Alaina Fotiu-Wojtowicz,Chair, Board of Directors

Rhett M . Del Campo,Executive Director


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 .

S P O N S O R S

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

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.

S U P P O RT S E R A P H I C F I R E

2015-16 REVENUE

Single Tickets

10%

Foundation, Corporate, Government Support

26%

Subscriptions

14%

Individual Giving

44% Media Sales

2%

Concert Fees

4%

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


NATIONAL SPONSOR ($20,000+)

AnonymousRobert R . Brinker & Nancy S . FleischmanBroward County Cultural DivisionBruce & Martha Clinton, The Clinton Family FundDunspaugh-Dalton FoundationThe John S . & James L . Knight FoundationMeredyth Anne Dasburg FoundationThe Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural AffairsMarvin Sackner in memory of Dr . Robert Jay JaffeState of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs

UNDERWRITER ($10,000 - $19,999)

Dr . Thomas C . BoydAlicia Celorio, Do Unto Others Trust, Inc .Martha R . Davis & Alix RitchieMichael & Cheryl Del CampoJoseph C . Dimino & Michael GuidaFunding Arts BrowardFunding Arts NetworkWilliam JaumeThe City of Miami Beach Cultural Affairs ProgramMiami-Dade County Tourist Development CouncilMiami-Dade County Youth Arts Enrichment ProgramEdmundo Pérez-de CobosMargaret A . RolandoSara SolomonWLRN Public Radio 91 .3 FM

MAESTRO CIRCLE ($5,000 - $9,999)

Robert W . Baylis, M .D . & Christopher D . GabaNirupa Chaudhari & Steve RoperThe City of Coral GablesHarry F . Duncan Foundation, Inc .Dr . Ken Easterling & Diego CardenasAlaina Fotiu-WojtowiczMartha Ann HaasDiana HammersteinJoe & Suzy LacherAna & Raul MarmolFriedrike MerckMarilyn A . MooreCarolyn PichardoQuest FoundationLeonard SmithThe Stonesifer/Kinsley Family Fund at The Seattle FoundationDavid L . Webb & W . Lynn McLaughlinJody Wolfe, The Mailman Foundation in honor of Daniel Perron

SPONSOR ($2,500 - $4,999)

Matthew Anderson A . Peter BurleighDaniel CopherP .R . Farnsworth & J .C . GillSusan & Richard GoldmanJim & Billie HairstonGrace HeisingKey Biscayne Community Foundation, Inc .Mark Mandel & Allan YudacfuskiLinda MorganThe James G . Pepper Fund of the Stonewall Community FoundationLuis Ramirez & Kimberly Thompson Dr . Audrey RossDr . William R . & Susan Kelley RoyFrank & Susan Salinger Cultural InitiativeHoward S . Apperman & John D . Siegfried, M .D .

S U P P O RT E R S (MAY 1, 2016 – MAY 1, 2017)


Charles & Sandra SimonDr . & Mrs . Michael TronerMark TrowbridgeWilliamson Automotive

PATRON ($1,000 - $2,499)

The Seraphic Fire StaffDr . & Mrs . Ronnie AradHelene BergerMargrit & Roger BernsteinWilliam A . Bonn & Ruben A . CeballosDrs . Blaine Branchik & Christopher RudmanCoral Gables Community FoundationTracey Corwin, Corwin Family Charitable FoundationRobert Crane & Shirley MuñozGerhard DahlDick & Marcy DupereEnterprise HoldingsJohn & Maria FarreyMr . & Mrs . Jack FirestoneSuzanne & Lawrence FishmanCandace Fitzpatrick in honor of the Seraphic Fire StaffSuzanne FloydDory Fox & Scott Brown*Mary Beth & Gerardo GarciaBeau Genovese & Tom CabelkaDr . Pedro & Mrs . Janus GreerAlfredo & Luz Maria GutierrezTimothy & Elizabeth IszlerDr . & Mrs . Joseph R . JannachCarin Kahgan in memory of Marc KahganLinda Heller KammJoan KasnerDr . Suzanne & Brian KeeleyDennis & Patti KleinGloria KlineMr . & Mrs . George KnappMr . & Mrs . Stephen KutlerJohn LandersMarvin & Isabel Leibowitz

Dr . Leila MorrisKathleen NewellStanley Newman & Dr . Brian RosenthalMichael & Mary Ellen PeytonNicholas J . PisarisJohn PrestonFred & Karen ReichheldJane RobinsonTim Rodgers & Jeffrey HarakalCol . & Mrs . Robert W . RustCharles SacherMaeve-Anne SandifordJ .J . SchmidtKarl & Susan ShellAlice & Joe SmithPaul Smith & Michael DennisMurry Stegelmann*Erling T . ThoresenJana & Tom TiftBetty VandenboschBarbara & Mel VanderbrugM . Therese Vento & Peter M . MacNamaraTeresa Galang-Viñas & Joaquín ViñasMarjorie WeberTed Wolf & Frank Decolator in honor of Edie WolfJeri Wolfson Foundation*Jane WorleyMaria José Wright

SUSTAINER ($500 - $999)

Marj AdlerDr . Abraham & Helene BenyunesMichael & Sheila BerkeKristi BettendorfRachael BloomfieldBruce BoltonAlfred C . Brooks & Peter C . Lombardo, M .D .Maurice & Ruth BurgDr . Clinton BushClark & Ann CochranThe Rev . Dr . Mary E . ConroyRhett Del Campo



John & Gina DespresAugie DiazSteven DloogoffJames Doan & James BlizzardJoan Glade de Pontet in memory of Joseph S . HandlerTaffy GouldK . Lawrence & Maureen GraggGerard Karen HayesFrank HelsomNeill HirstRev . Todd Hoover & Ron MichelBernard & Marilyn HorowitzDr . Jeffrey Horstmyer & Prof . Tillie FoxMichael HughesLisa HusseiniJoyce KaiserMira Lehr & Donn GoldenEnrique & Monica LopezAlberto & Maggie ManraraSerge & Margaret MartinAlison McMahanCarlo MercuriSandra MullenJohn Newton*Bernard G . PerronDarden Asbury Pyron in memory of Jo Scott PyronVeronika RabitschAndrea Lynne RiceTed & Margaret SarafogluDavid Schrock*Margaret SeroppianLynne & Paul SteinfurthJohn StrasswimmerLou StrennenJeanann TestyonRick Vaughan & Walter ShermanRobert WarrenNina WebberRev . Priscilla Felisky Whitehead

DONOR ($250 - $499)

Betsy BeardsleyCharles Buckwalter & Vincent LombardiJames F . CarltonArgelio & Sylvia GarciaDr . Fred JonasNancy & James KatzoffUlrich Lachler & Nancy GillespieLee LennonMargaret LiasBobbi & Rick Litt in honor of Joanne Schulte & Rhett Del CampoAura ReinhardtBrenda RicheyNelson Robaina Jr . & Keith M . HartEllen RothLen & Louise SchaperJoseph & Janet SheinEllen SiegelKristian ToimilRichard L . Tooke & Charles L . Marshall, Jr .Kate & Art Trotman

FRIEND ($100 - $249)

AnonymousMiriam AbelesClaire AngelozziDiane AshleyMarie Ann Barry in honor of Ann Marie BarryRobert Boris†David BriggsDonald Edwin Broaddus & Jack HuizengaJoanne CannAlicia Castilla & Mark ZelekJohn & Rebecca CavanaughAngela Clode in memory of Patrick M . ClodeDan Topp & David ColeLane ConveyWilliam CranshawDeborah DayJack & Kathleen DeFonso


Bonnie & Peter DockterAndrew & Jane DolkartSarah DossDr . Brian DunnRyan Eikmeier & Tim Silver* in honor of Dr . Thomas C . BoydAlexis Eyler*Sebastian FioreDr . Randall P . Fotiu & Ms . Josephine M . WojtowiczDr . Helen B . FrankeJacqueline FreeseRonni GibbonsDrs . Joan & Paul GluckDeborah GoldringPauline A . GoldsmithPaul HartMr . & Mrs . Kevin HennesseyDonald HillVirginia JacksonMaria Jasin & Joanne JasinMark LaseterLance LazoGregory LindeblomJoan & Finlay MathesonBob & Daenira MeyerKate MorillaWilliam MurphyDoris NotariusBrian & Joyce Peterson*William Purdy & John Carter*Ann RaffDonna RichSara RobinsonJanine RothCathy Sacasas*Ellie & Bernie SchinderSophia SieczkowskiBarbara SingerJim SirbaughJ . William & Paulette Smart*Katherine & Rick SocarrasDonald & Chelene StecklerAdelheid & Bruce Stryker

Robert & Rita SwedroeD . James Tagg, Jr .David & Barbara TaggKaren ThompsonRev . Thomas Crowder & Teri ThompsonThomas Tyrrell*Marc UmlasLyndall UrquhartRobert & Ellen VignolaChristopher Vlassopulos & Kelly IgnatoffPaul WoehrleRobin WoodardDoug & Margaret Yoder

* Indicates new donor


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 LEARNINGEach month, Seraphic Fire artists visit different schools to engage students in dynamic presentations that teach music theory fundamentals and vocal pedagogy .

OUTREACH PERFORMANCESMore than 1,000 students are invited to especially curated Seraphic Fire performances that serve as “guided tours” of the music performed by the ensemble .

In partnership with:

Seraphic Fire’s Youth Initiative is endowedin perpetuity by The Clinton Family Fund.

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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