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Experience the magic of this thematic choral program in a peaceful, intimate setting.
To open its 20th Anniversary Season, Seraphic Fire explores the juxtaposition and intersection of love and war. A perfectly blended 13-voice choir, conducted by Patrick Dupre Quigley, will serenade patrons alongside a string quartet and harpsichord. This elegantly constructed program strikes the perfect balance, featuring celebrated classics and weaving in exciting, contemporary compositions. Paul Crabtree’s When David Heard sets the tragic Biblical love story of David sending his son Absalom to war in aching contrast with disgraced Cardinal Bernard Law’s exclamations upon meeting Catholic victims of abuse.
Peace comes in human form in Ileana Perez Velazquez’s Tu Paz Mia, a Seraphic Fire-commissioned work. With groundbreaking and gorgeous counterpoint, selections from Claudio Monteverdi’s Madrigals of War and Love round out the program.
Join us for a Pre-Concert Conversation one hour before each performance.
Performances:
Thu, Nov 3, 7:30pm | Miami | St. Sophia Greek Orthodox | 2401 SW 3rd Avenue
Fri, Nov 4, 8:00pm | Coral Gables | Church of the Little Flower | 2711 Indian Mound Trail
Sat, Nov 5, 7:30pm | Ft. Lauderdale | All Saints Episcopal | 333 Tarpon Drive
Sun, Nov 6, 4:00pm | Boca Raton | St. Gregory’s Episcopal | 100 NE Mizner Boulevard
Tickets and subscriptions are on sale now at SeraphicFire.org/tickets and by phone at 305.285.9060.
“We try to make our audiences proud of us and do better each year than we did before,” said Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor. “This season, Seraphic Fire is performing a whole host of music we have never done before, to include world premieres and commissioned work.”
Program:
Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel Sea Drift*
Crabtree, Paul When David Heard+
Monteverdi, Claudio Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi * (selections) Perez Velazquez, Ileana^ Tu Paz Mia+
Williams, Roderick Love Bade Me Welcome*
^ Commissioned with the support of a generous gift from William Jaume.
* Seraphic Fire Premiere
+ Seraphic Fire Second Performance
About Patrick Dupre Quigley, Conductor
Patrick Dupre Quigley founded Seraphic Fire in 2002 in Miami, FL. For more information on Patrick, click here.
About Seraphic Fire
Seraphic Fire brings together professional vocal and instrumental artists from around the US and internationally to perform and record repertoire ranging from medieval chant and Baroque masterpieces to commissions by leading living composers.
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.
Venues
Seraphic Fire concerts are 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 and an award by the National Endowment for the Arts. 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 Arts and Culture, and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.
