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Patrick Dupre Quigley

Seraphic Fire’s mission

is to present the highest quality performances of historically significant and under-performed music, and advance art through the professional development, refinement, and documentation of our musicians’ talents and promote community connectivity through education programs.

Seraphic Fire’s 2022-23 20th Anniversary Season is almost upon us, and I’m eager to share the exciting programs and events we have planned. We’ll feature local and national collaborations – including partnerships with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and Robert Spano, New World Symphony, and the Aspen Music Festival – as well as new initiatives focused on raising funds for growth and sustainability. Stay tuned for additional announcements throughout the year as November draws near. As we celebrate this significant milestone, I’m also reminded of the fact that we are still a young organization, and the connection we have to our original audience is unique. The opportunity to get to know listeners who have been with Seraphic Fire since its founding year is a special experience. It is also a pleasure to see new faces and audiences as we expand our reach beyond South Florida.

CONTENTS Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Artist Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Coming Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Program: If Music Be the Food of Love. . . 7 Program: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring. . . 13 Feature: Seraphic Fire and Bach . . . . . 18 Seraphic Fire Youth Initiative Update. . . 20 UCLA Ensemble Artist Program . . . . . . 21 Our Donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Volunteers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

As always, thank you for your commitment to Seraphic Fire. We owe much of our continued success to your support. Rhett M. Del Campo Executive Director

To request materials in an accessible format, sign language interpreters, CART, and/or any disability accommodation, please contact JJ Flores at 305.692.0268 or JJ@SeraphicFire.org five days in advance to initiate your request. TTY users may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service).

ARTIST ROSTER SOPRANO

ALTO

CHELSEA HELM City: New York, NY Seasons with SF: 4

LUTHIEN BRACKETT City: London, UK Seasons with SF: 8

REBECCA MYERS City: Philadelphia, PA Seasons with SF: 8

ALEXANDRA COLAIZZI City: Miami, FL Seasons with SF: 2

ARTIST HIGHLIGHT LEON SCHELHASE KEYBOARD

NOLA RICHARDSON City: New York, NY Seasons with SF: 4

AMANDA CRIDER City: Miami, FL Seasons with SF: 11

DEBORAH STEPHENS City: New Haven, CT Seasons with SF: 1

DOUGLAS DODSON City: Boston, MA Seasons with SF: 8

LAURA CHOI STUART City: Alexandria, VA Seasons with SF: 1

“Wonderfully crisp and celebratory” – The Washington Post 4

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A native of Cape Town, South Africa, Leon Schelhase, found himself resonating with Baroque music from an early age. Early Music America Magazine has praised Leon’s solo performances as “exquisite… and filled with virtuosity,” and as well as being a recipient of the American Bach Soloists’ prestigious Goldberg Prize he was a finalist in the Jurow International Harpsichord Competition. As a freelance continuo artist, he has played with both major orchestras and opera companies including the Phoenix Symphony, Chicago Opera Theatre, American Bach Soloists, and Tempesta di Mare, and with chamber ensembles House of Time (New York), Pegasus Early Music (Rochester, NY), Chatham Baroque (Pittsburgh), the Boston-based conductorless string orchestra A Far Cry, and The Philadelphia Bach Festival Orchestra. Leon holds a BMus (Hons) from the University of Cape Town and a Master’s Degree in Historical Performance from Boston University where he studied with Peter Sykes. In 2012, Leon joined the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music as a harpsichord instructor.

TENOR

BASS STEVEN BRADSHAW City: Philadelphia, PA Seasons with SF: 9

JAMES K. BASS ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR City: Los Angeles, CA Seasons with SF: 19

JAMES REESE City: Philadelphia, PA Seasons with SF: 5

JOHN BUFFETT City: Los Angeles, CA Seasons with SF: 10

STEVEN SOPH City: Philadelphia, PA Seasons with SF: 11

JONATHAN WOODY ARTIST HIGHLIGHT City: New York, NY Seasons with SF: 1

INSTRUMENTALISTS GEOFFREY BURGESS, OBOE MARGARET OWENS, OBOE ANNA LEE MARSH, BASSOON JOSH COHEN, TRUMPET KATIE HYUN, CONCERTMASTER CHLOE FEDOR, VIOLIN SUSANNAH FOSTER, VIOLIN JEFFREY GIRTON, VIOLIN

RENÉE HEMSING, VIOLIN NATALIE KRESS, VIOLIN ISABELLE SEULA LEE, VIOLIN STEPHEN GOIST, VIOLA KYLE MILLER, VIOLA GUY FISHMAN, CELLO NATHANIEL CHASE, BASS LEON SCHELHASE, KEYBOARD

“Seraphic Fire lived up its reputation as a taut, mellifluous force.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer

ARTIST HIGHLIGHT JONATHAN WOODY BASS

Jonathan Woody is a versatile and soughtafter musician who works primarily as a performer of early and new music. An accomplished bass-baritone, Jonathan performs regularly with the GRAMMY®nominated Choir of Trinity Wall Street, and with ensembles including TENET Vocal Artists, the Clarion Music Society, and the Washington Bach Consort. In recent seasons, he has performed as a soloist with leading historically-informed orchestras including Portland Baroque Orchestra, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, the Boston Early Music Festival, and Apollo’s Fire. Established in the world of new music as a performer and composer, Jonathan has, in recent years, premiered or performed new works by Ellen Reid, Missy Mazzoli, Ted Hearne, and Du Yun, among others. Jonathan is committed to racial equity in the field of the performing arts and currently serves on Early Music America’s Task Force for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access. Currently based in Brooklyn, NY, Jonathan holds degrees from McGill University and the University of Maryland, College Park.

SEASON 2021-22

COMING UP MARCH 23-27, 2022

BIEBL: AVE MARIA MUSIC FOR MEN’S CHORUS James K. Bass, conductor

Associate Conductor James K. Bass leads the men of Seraphic Fire in a rousing concert of sea shanties, German partsongs, and the centerpiece of Franz Biebl’s iconic Ave Maria. Biebl wrote Ave Maria for an all-male Bavarian Firemen’s Chorus in the summer of 1959. Seraphic Fire now performs the Biebl and explores the tradition of music for men’s choirs that inspired this singular work. This stirring concert showcases the men of Seraphic Fire in a presentation of favorites as well as new compositions from Ileana Velazquez and Seraphic Fire University of Miami Student Composers-in-Residence, Melissa D’Albora and Sydney Doemel. Miami | Naples | Coral Gables | Ft. Lauderdale | Miami Beach

APRIL 28-MAY 1, 2022

HANDEL: MESSIAH Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor

Handel’s Messiah has been in continuous performance since virtually the day of its premiere. Given its first performance in Dublin, Ireland, Messiah was instantly recognized by audiences and critics alike as a singular piece of music. For the first time since 2004, Seraphic Fire will perform Handel’s complete work. From the excitement of For Unto Us a Child is Born to the magnificence of the Hallelujah Chorus, Messiah is one of the consummate masterpieces of the Baroque canon. Though now most commonly performed at Christmastime, Seraphic Fire will perform the masterwork in April as a tribute to its original composition for the Easter season. Naples | Coral Gables | Ft. Lauderdale | Boca Raton

HEALTH AND SAFETY Our paramount concern is for the safety and comfort of our guests, artists, staff, and volunteers. Please visit SeraphicFire.org/Health-and-Safety to learn more about what to expect when attending a concert this season.

Miami | Coral Gables | Ft. Lauderdale | Miami Beach

The Enlightenment

IF MUSIC BE THE FOOD OF LOVE:

FESTIVAL II

A VALENTINE’S DAY CONCERT My Bonnie Lass She Smileth

Thomas Morley (1557-1602)

Fine Knacks for Ladies Weep, Weep Mine Eyes All Creatures Now Are Merry-Minded

John Dowland (1563-1626) John Wilbye (1574-1638) John Bennet (1575-1614)

“Sweeter than Roses” from Pausanius Henry Purcell (1659-1695) “She Loves and She Confesses Too” from The Mistress Purcell “If Music Be the Food of Love” from Twelfth Night Purcell from Dioclesian Purcell Call the Nymphs O, the Sweet Delights of Love Let Monarchs Fight All Our Days and Our Nights Triumph, Victorious Love from Moore’s Irish Melodies Anonymous, Believe Me if All Those Endearing Young Charms arr. Patrick Dupre Quigley O, Breathe Not His Name The Meeting of the Waters from The Fairy Queen Purcell If Love’s a Sweet Passion Now Night is Chased Away Thrice Happy Lovers They Shall Be as Happy SOPRANO Chelsea Helm Rebecca Myers Nola Richardson Deborah Stephens Laura Choi Stuart

TENOR Steven Bradshaw James Reese Steven Soph

BASS James Bass John Buffett ALTO Alexandra Colaizzi Jonathan Woody Amanda Crider Douglas Dodson

HARPSICHORD Leon Schelhase CONDUCTOR Patrick Dupre Quigley

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TEXT & TRANSLATIONS | IF MUSIC BE THE FOOD OF LOVE My Bonnie Lass She Smileth

All Creatures Now Are Merry-Minded

Thomas Morley

John Bennet

My bonnie lass she smileth, when she my heart beguileth. Fa la la la... Smile less, dear love, therefore, and you shall love me more. Fa la la la...

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!”

Fine Knacks for Ladies John Dowland Fine knacks for ladies, cheap, choice, brave and new! Good pennyworths - but money cannot prove I keep a fair but for the fair to view A beggar may be liberal of love Though all my wares be trash The heart is true, the heart is true. Great gifts are guiles and look for gifts again; My trifles come as treasures from my mind. It is a precious jewel to be plain. Sometimes in shell the orient pearls we find Of others take a sheaf, of me a grain. Within this pack pins, points, laces and gloves And divers toys fitting a country fair; But my heart lives, where duty serves and loves. Turtles and twins, court’s brood, a heav’nly pair. Happy the heart that thinks of no removes!

Weep, Weep Mine Eyes John Wilbye Weep, weep, mine eyes, my heart can take no rest; Weep, weep, my heart, mine eyes shall ne’er be blest; Weep eyes, weep heart, and both this accent cry, A thousand thousand deaths I die, I die. Cruel Fortune, to die I fear not, Death, now do thy worst, I care not! I hope when I am dead in Elysian plain To meet, and there with joy we’ll love again.

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“Sweeter than Roses” from Pausanius Henry Purcell

Sweeter than roses, or cool evening breeze On a warm flowery shore, was the dear kiss, First trembling made me freeze, Then shot like fire all o’er. What magic has victorious love! For all I touch or see since that dear kiss, I hourly prove, all is love to me.

“She Loves and She Confesses Too” from The Mistress Purcell

Selections from Dioclesian Purcell

Call The Nymphs

She loves and she confesses too, There’s then at last no more to do; The happy work’s entirely done, Enter the town which thou hast won; The fruits of conquest now begin, Io, triumph, enter in.

Call the Nymphs and Fauns from the woods. Call the Naids and Gods of the Floods, Call Flora and Comus, Silenus and Momus Call Bacchus and his merry, merry, merry fellows Silvanus and Ceres and Tellus. All leave for awhile their abodes.

What’s this, ye Gods! What can it be? Remains there still an enemy? Bold Honour stands up in the gate, And would yet capitulate. Have I o’ercome all real foes, And shall this phantom me oppose?

Noisy nothing, stalking shade, By what witchcraft wert thou made, Thou empty cause of solid harms? But I shall find out counter charms, Thy airy devilship to remove From this circle here of love.

Give me doubts or give me fears Give me jealousies and cares But let love remove ‘em I approve ‘em.

Sure I shall rid myself of thee By the night’s obscurity, And obscurer secrecy; Unlike to ev’ry other spright Thou attempt’st not men to affright Nor appear’st but in the light.

“If Music Be the Food of Love” from Twelfth Night Purcell

If music be the food of love, Sing on till I am fill’d with joy; For then my list’ning soul you move To pleasures that can never cloy. Your eyes, your mien, your tongue declare That you are music ev’rywhere. Pleasures invade both eye and ear, So fierce the transports are, they wound, And all my senses feasted are, Tho’ yet the treat is only sound, Sure I must perish by your charms, Unless you save me in your arms.

O, the Sweet Delights of Love Oh the sweet delights of love, oh, oh Who would live and not enjoy ‘em? I’d refuse the throne of Jove, should power or majesty destroy ‘em.

Let Monarchs Fight Let monarchs fight for power and fame, With noise and arms mankind alarm. Let daily fears their quiet fright, And cares disturb their rest by night; Greatness shall ne’er my soul enthral, Give me content and I have all. Hear, might Love! To thee I call; Give me Astrea and I have all; That soft, that sweet, that charming fair, Fate cannot hurt whilst I have her She’s wealth and power, are only she, Astrea’s all the world to me.

All Our Days and Our Nights All days and our nights shall be spent in delights, ‘Tis a tribute that’s due to the young; Let the ugly and old, the sickly and cold, Think the pleasures of love last too long. Begone, begone, importunate reason! Wisdom and counsel is now out of season.

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TEXT & TRANSLATIONS | IF MUSIC BE THE FOOD OF LOVE Triumph, Victorious Love

The Meeting of the Waters

Triumph victorious Love, Triumph o’er the universe! The greatest heroes bow to thee, All nature owns thy deity. Thou has tamed almighty Jove.

There is not in the wide world a valley so sweet As that vale in whose bosom the bright waters meet; Oh! the last rays of feeling and life must depart, Ere the bloom of that valley shall fade from my heart.

Then all rehearse in lofty verse, the glory of almighty Love. From pole to pole his fame resound; Sing it, sing it the universe around.

Selections from Moore’s Irish Melodies Anonymous, arr. Patrick Dupre Quigley

Believe Me if All Those Endearing Young Charms Believe me, if all those endearing young charms Which I gaze on so fondly to-day, Were to change by to-morrow and fleet in my arms, Like fairy gifts fading away. Thou wouldst still be adored as this moment thou art, Let thy loveliness fade as it will, And around the dear ruin each wish of my heart, Would entwine itself verdantly still.

Yet it was not that nature had shed o’er the scene Her purest of crystal and brightest of green; ‘Twas not her soft magic of streamlet or hill, Oh! no, -- it was something more exquisite still. ‘Twas that friends, the beloved of my bosom, were near, Who made every dear scene of enchantment more dear, And who felt how the best charms of nature improve, When we see them reflected from looks that we love. Sweet vale of Avoca! how calm could I rest In thy bosom of shade, with the friends I love best, Where the storms that we feel in this cold world should cease, And our hearts, like thy waters, be mingled in peace.

Selections from The Fairy Queen Purcell

If Love’s a Sweet Passion It is not while beauty and youth are thine own And thy cheeks unprofaned by a tear, That the fervor and faith of a soul can be known, To which time will but make thee more dear: No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sun-flower turns on her god when he sets The same look which she turn’d when he rose.

O, Breathe Not His Name Oh! breathe not his name, let it sleep in the shade, Where cold and unhonour’d his relics are laid: Sad, silent, and dark, be the tears that we shed, As the night-dew that falls on the grass o’er his head. But the night-dew that falls, though in silence it weeps, Shall brighten with verdure the grave where he sleeps; And the tear that we shed, though in secret it rolls, Shall long keep his memory green in our souls.

If Love’s a Sweet Passion, why does it torment? If a Bitter, oh tell me whence comes my content? Since I suffer with pleasure, why should I complain, Or grieve at my Fate, when I know ‘tis in vain? Yet so pleasing the Pain, so soft is the Dart, That at once it both wounds me, and tickles my Heart. I press her Hand gently, look Languishing down, And by Passionate Silence I make my Love known. But oh! I’m Blest when so kind she does prove, By some willing mistake to discover her Love. When in striving to hide, she reveals all her Flame, And our Eyes tell each other, what neither dares Name. Ye Gentle Spirits of the Air, appear; Prepare, and joyn your tender Voices here. Cath, and repeat the Trembling Sounds anew, Soft as her Sighs and sweet as pearly dew, Run new Division, and such Measures keep, As when you lull the God of Love asleep.

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Now Night is Chased Away Now the Night is chased away, All salute the rising Sun; ‘Tis that happy, happy Day, The Birth-Day of King Oberon. Let the Fifes, and the Clarions, and shrill Trumpets sound, And the Arch of high Heav’n the Clangor resound.

Thrice Happy Lovers Thrice happy Lovers, may you be For ever, ever free, From that tormenting Devil, Jealousie. From all that anxious Care and Strife, That attends a married Life; Be to one another true, Kind to her as she to you, And since the errors of this Night are past, May he be ever Constant, she forever Chaste. O let me weep, for ever weep, My Eyes no more shall welcome Sleep; I’ll hide me from the sight of Day, And sigh, and sigh my Soul away. He’s gone, he’s gone, his loss deplore; And I shall never see him more.

They Shall Be As Happy They shall be as happy as they’re fair; Love shall fill all the Places of Care: And every time the Sun shall display his Rising Light, It shall be to them a new Wedding-Day; And when he sets, a new Nuptial-Night.

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The Enlightenment

FESTIVAL II

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH:

JESU, JOY OF MAN’S DESIRING Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62 I. Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland II. Bewundert, o Menschen, dies große Geheimnis III. So geht aus Gottes Herrlichkeit und Thron IV. Streite, siege, starker Held! V. Wir ehren diese Herrlichkeit VI. Lob sei Gott dem Vater ton

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Mass in G Minor, BWV 235 Bach I. Kyrie II. Gloria III. Gratias agimus tibi IV. Domine Fili V. Qui tollis VI. Cum sancto Spiritu Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147 Bach I. Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben II. Gebenedeiter Mund! III. Schäme dich, o Seele nicht IV. Verstockung V. Bereite dir, Jesu VI. Wohl mir, daß ich Jesum habe VII. Hilf, Jesu, hilf

SOPRANO Chelsea Helm Rebecca Myers Nola Richardson Deborah Stephens Laura Choi Stuart

BASS James Bass John Buffett Jonathan Woody OBOE Geoffrey Burgess Margaret Owens

ALTO Luthien Brackett Alexandra Colaizzi BASSOON Douglas Dodson Anna Lee Marsh TENOR Steven Bradshaw James Reese Steven Soph

TRUMPET Josh Cohen

CONCERTMASTER Katie Hyun

BASS Nathaniel Chase

VIOLIN Chloe Fedor Susannah Foster Jeffrey Girton Renée Hemsing Natalie Kress Isabelle Seula Lee

ORGAN Leon Schelhase CONDUCTOR Patrick Dupre Quigley

VIOLA Stephen Goist Kyle Miller CELLO Guy Fishman

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TEXT & TRANSLATIONS | JESU, JOY OF MAN’S DESIRING Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62 Johann Sebastian Bach 1. Chor

1. Chorus

Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, Der Jungfrauen Kind erkannt, Des sich wundert alle Welt, Gott solch Geburt ihm bestellt.

Now come, Savior of the heathens, known as the Virgin’s child, over whom the whole world marvels, that God had ordained such a birth for Him.

2. Arie

2. Aria

Bewundert, o Menschen, dies große Geheimnis: Der höchste Beherrscher erscheinet der Welt. Hier werden die Schätze des Himmels entdecket, Hier wird uns ein göttliches Manna bestellt, O Wunder! die Keuschheit wird gar nicht beflecket.

Marvel, o humanity, at this great mystery: the Supreme Ruler appears to the world. Here the treasures of heaven are uncovered, here a divine manna is presented to us, O miracle! The purity will be entirely unblemished.

3. Rezitativ

3. Recitative

So geht aus Gottes Herrlichkeit und Thron Sein eingeborner Sohn. Der Held aus Juda bricht herein, Den Weg mit Freudigkeit zu laufen Und uns Gefallne zu erkaufen. O heller Glanz, o wunderbarer Segensschein!

Thus from God’s glory and throne goes forth His only-begotten Son. The hero out of Judah breaks forth to run His course with joy and to purchase us fallen ones. O brilliant radiance, o wonderful light of blessing!

4. Arie

4. Aria

Streite, siege, starker Held! Sei vor uns im Fleische kräftig! Sei geschäftig, Das Vermögen in uns Schwachen Stark zu machen!

Struggle, conquer, powerful hero! Be mighty for us in the flesh! Be effective, to strengthen the potential in us, the weak!

5. Rezitativ

5. Recitative

Wir ehren diese Herrlichkeit Und nahen nun zu deiner Krippen Und preisen mit erfreuten Lippen, Was du uns zubereit’; Die Dunkelheit verstört’ uns nicht Und sahen dein unendlich Licht.

We honor this glory and approach Your manger now and praise with joyful lips what You have prepared for us; the darkness does not confuse us and we see Your eternal light.

6. Choral

6. Chorale

Lob sei Gott, dem Vater, g’ton, Lob sei Gott, sein’m eingen Sohn, Lob sei Gott, dem Heilgen Geist, Immer und in Ewigkeit!

Praise be to God the Father, praise be to God, His only Son, Praise be to God, the Holy Spirit, for ever and in eternity!

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Mass in G Minor, BWV 235 Bach

1. Chor

1. Chorus

Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.

Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

2. Chor

2. Chorus

Gloria in excelsis Deo, Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis. Laudamus te, benedicimus te, Adoramus te, glorificamus te.

Glory to God in the highest, And peace on earth to men of good will. We praise You, we bless You, We worship You, we glorify You.

3. Arie

3. Aria

Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam. Domine Deus, Rex coelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens.

We give You thanks for Your great glory. Lord God, King of Heaven, God the Father Almighty.

4. Arie

4. Aria

Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris. Qui tollis peccata mundi, Miserere nobis.

Lord only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ. Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father. You who take away the sin of the world, Have mercy on us.

5. Arie

5. Aria

Qui tollis peccata mundi, Suscipe deprecationem nostram. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis. Quoniam tu solus sanctus, tu solus Dominus, Tu solus altissimus, Jesu Christe.

You who take away the sin of the world, Hear our prayer You who sit at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For You alone are holy, You alone are Lord, You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ.

6. Chor

6. Chorus

Cum Sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris, Amen.

With the Holy Spirit in the glory of God the Father, Amen.

Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147 Bach

1. Chor

1. Chorus

Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben Muß von Christo Zeugnis geben Ohne Furcht und Heuchelei, Daß er Gott und Heiland sei.

Heart and mouth and deed and life must give testimony of Christ without fear or hypocrisy, that He is God and Savior.

2. Rezitativ

2. Recitative

Gebenedeiter Mund! Maria macht ihr Innerstes der Seelen

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TEXT & TRANSLATIONS | JESU, JOY OF MAN’S DESIRING Durch Dank und Rühmen kund; Sie fänget bei sich an, Des Heilands Wunder zu erzählen, Was er an ihr als seiner Magd getan. O menschliches Geschlecht, Des Satans und der Sünden Knecht, Du bist befreit Durch Christi tröstendes Erscheinen Von dieser Last und Dienstbarkeit! Jedoch dein Mund und dein verstockt Gemüte Verwschweigt, verleugnet solche Güte; Doch wisse, daß dich nach der Schrift Ein allzuscharfes Urteil trifft!

known through thanks and praise; she begins to narrate to herself the miracle of the Savior, which He has worked in her as His handmaiden. O human race, slave to Satan and to sin, you are freed through Christ’s reassuring appearance from this burden and servitude! However your mouth and your stubborn spirit suppresses, denies such goodness; yet know, that according to the scripture, an all-too-harsh judgment will be yours!

3. Arie

3. Aria

Schäme dich, o Seele nicht, Deinen Heiland zu bekennen, Soll er dich die seine nennen Vor des Vaters Angesicht! Doch wer ihn auf dieser Erden Zu verleugnen sich nicht scheut, Soll von ihm verleugnet werden, Wenn er kommt zur Herrlichkeit.

Do not be ashamed, o soul, to acknowledge your Savior, so shall He name His own before His Father’s face! Yet whoever, on this earth, is not shy to deny Him, shall be denied by Him when he approaches glory.

4. Rezitativ

4. Recitative

Verstockung kann Gewaltige veblenden, Bis sie des Höchsten Arm vom Stuhle stößt; Doch dieser Arm erhebt, Obschon vor ihm der Erde Kreis erbebt, Hingegen die Elenden, So er erlöst. O hochbeglückte Christen, Auf, machet euch bereit, Itzt ist die angenehme Zeit, Itzt ist der Tag des Heils: der Heiland heißt Euch Leib und Geist Mit Glaubensgaben rüsten, Auf, ruft zu ihm in brünstigem Verlangen, Um ihn im Glauben zu empfangen!

Astonishment might dazzle the mighty, until the arm of the Highest throws them down from their thrones; yet this arm uplifts, although the orb of the earth trembles before it, the wretched, on the other hand, which He has redeemed. O most delighted Christians, arise, make yourselves ready, now the pleasant time is here, now is the day of salvation: the Savior calls you to arm body and soul with the gifts of faith, arise, call to Him in fervent longing, in order to embrace Him in faith!

5. Arie

5. Aria

Bereite dir, Jesu, noch itzo die Bahn, Mein Heiland, erwähle Die gläubende Seele Und siehe mit Augen der Gnade mich an!

Prepare, Jesus, even now the path for Yourself, my Savior, select the faithful souls and look upon me with eyes of mercy!

6. Choral

6. Chorale

Wohl mir, daß ich Jesum habe, O wie feste halt ich ihn, Daß er mir mein Herze labe,

Happy I, who has Jesus, o how tightly I cling to Him, so that He delights my heart

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Wenn ich krank und traurig bin. Jesum hab ich, der mich liebet Und sich mir zu eigen gibet; Ach drum laß ich Jesum nicht, Wenn mir gleich mein Herze bricht.

when I am sick and sad. I have Jesus, who loves me and gives Himself to me as my own; ah, therefore I will not let go of Jesus, even if my heart is breaking.

7. Arie

7. Aria

Hilf, Jesu, hilf, daß ich auch dich bekenne In Wohl und Weh, in Freud und Leid, Daß ich dich meinen Heiland nenne Im Glauben und Gelassenheit, Daß stets mein Herz von deiner Liebe brenne.

Help, Jesus, help that I may also acknowledge You in prosperity and in woe, in joy and in sorrow, so that I may call You my Savior in faith and calmness, that my heart may always burn with Your love.

8. Rezitativ

8. Recitative

Der höchsten Allmacht Wunderhand Wirkt im Verborgenen der Erden. Johannes muß mit Geist erfüllet werden, Ihn zieht der Liebe Band Bereits in seiner Mutter Leibe, Daß er den Heiland kennt, Ob er ihn gleich noch nicht Mit seinem Mund nennt, Er wird bewegt, er hüpft und springet, Indem Elisabeth das Wunderwerk ausspricht, Indem Mariae Mund der Lippen Opfer bringet. Wenn ihr, o Gläubige, des Fleisches Schwachheit merkt, Wenn euer Herz in Liebe brennet, Und doch der Mund den Heiland nicht bekennet, Gott ist es, der euch kräftig stärkt, Er will in euch des Geistes Kraft erregen, Ja Dank und Preis auf eure Zunge legen.

The wondrous hand of the exalted Almighty is active in the mysteries of the earth. John must have been filled with the Spirit, the bond of love drew him already in his mother’s body, so that he knew the Savior, even though he could not yet name Him with his mouth, he became lively, he leapt and stirred, while Elizabeth expressed the miracle, while Mary’s mouth made her lip’s offering. If you, o believers, note the weakness of the flesh, if your hearts burn in love, and yet your mouths do not acknowledge the Savior, then it is God who will powerfully strengthen you, He will stir up the power of the spirit in you, indeed lay thanks and praise upon your tongues.

9. Arie

9. Aria

Ich will von Jesu Wundern singen Und ihm der Lippen Opfer bringen, Er wird nach seiner Liebe Bund Das schwache Fleisch, den irdschen Mund Durch heilges Feuer kräftig zwingen.

I will sing of Jesus’ wonders and bring my lip’s offering to Him, He will compel weak flesh, the earthly mouth powerfully, through the holy fire, towards the bond of His love.

10. Choral

10. Chorale

Jesus bleibet meine Freude, Meines Herzens Trost und Saft, Jesus wehret allem Leide, Er ist meines Lebens Kraft, Meiner Augen Lust und Sonne, Meiner Seele Schatz und Wonne; Darum laß ich Jesum nicht Aus dem Herzen und Gesicht.

Jesus shall remain my joy, my heart’s comfort and sap, Jesus shall fend off all sorrow, He is the strength of my life, the delight and sun of my eyes, the treasure and wonder of my soul; therefore I will not let Jesus go out of my heart and sight.

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Patrick Dupre Quigley

SHARES HIS PASSION FOR BACH By Beth Braswell “Bach is the bedrock of music and Seraphic Fire.” As Quigley describes the music of Bach, it’s like watching a teenager wax passionately about their first love. There are pensive moments where he is remembering the exhilaration of past Seraphic Fire performances, and as he describes each composition, there is sincere adulation for the genius present in the music.

Seraphic Fire’s first performance of Bach’s Mass in B Minor – a ‘onenight only’ show in front of 1,000 people – was one of its greatest early accomplishments. Only a year earlier, Seraphic Fire did not exist. Being able to embrace the music of Bach wholeheartedly and with such success paved the efficacious path of Seraphic Fire. Similarly, collaborating with The Cleveland Orchestra on Cantata 34 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts was a defining triumph. The members of Seraphic Fire stood on stage with one of America’s greatest orchestras and were equals in their performance. It was exhilarating for everyone involved. After almost 20 years of sharing Bach with South Florida audiences, Seraphic Fire will present three of Johann Sebastian Bach’s works during the ensemble’s annual Enlightenment Festival in February 2022. Cantata 147, Hertz und Mund und Tat und Leben, contains one of the most memorable melodies in all of music, “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring.” Cantata 62, based on Martin Luther’s Advent hymn, Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, features arresting choruses and luxurious arias. Bach’s Mass in G Minor is, effectively, a jewel box for his most favorite cantata pieces and not to be missed.

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“When I listen to Bach. It’s an intense, personal musical experience. The music demands attention. Everything else disappears. It’s a meditation – a way to have peace. It’s my solace, it’s where I go for stillness. I think that I am not alone in this.” – Patrick Dupre Quigley Seraphic Fire’s members are recognized as stellar Bach singers. In fact, they are required to audition with Bach repertoire. As just one example, Seraphic Fire soprano Nola Richardson has the distinction of having won first place in the three major Bach competitions in the US. Likewise, Seraphic Fire’s period orchestra is supremely talented. The violins, violas, and cellos use gut strings as they would have in the Baroque period, in contrast with modern metal strings. The earthy quality, the warmth and overtones in historical instruments are readily audible and completely different from today’s instruments. Seraphic Fire audiences, listening to Bach played on copies of original

instruments, are privy to the tones and nuances the composer himself would have heard. “Performing on period instruments helps clear away some of the soot and varnish to get back to what Bach originally heard,” said Quigley. Quigley emphasizes that it’s important that everyone perform this historically relevant and revered music, not just Seraphic Fire. There is not much argument on the worth of Bach’s art. His music is widely accepted as the standard to which all composers strive to achieve. Bach’s music speaks profoundly in very few notes; those notes are simultaneously new and reverent of the past. Although prolific in his compositions, Bach wrote little besides notes and tempo on the page, with an economy of articulation and dynamic indications. Nonetheless, the arresting nature of Bach’s music is so universal that it has been quoted in jazz, in popular music, and even commercials. This season, Seraphic Fire’s Enlightenment Festival includes the breadth of Bach’s compositions. Listeners will hear very complicated and virtuosic writing for voice and instruments and, equally compelling, Bach provides supremely simple, yet majestic moments. Cantata 62. Translated as “Savior of the Nations Come,” this cantata is written for the Advent season. The listener can hear and feel from the first heraldic notes of the oboe that something magnificent is about to happen. G Minor Mass. Many people are unaware that Bach wrote more than just the B Minor mass. Concerned about where his music fit into music history next to Vivaldi, Pergolesi, and particularly Palestrina, Bach references the counterpoint of the Renaissance but brings it into the Baroque period. Cantata 147. Quigley describes this cantata as one of the pinnacle experiences for lovers of Bach and Seraphic Fire. The opening movement features a trumpet concerto that seamlessly interacts with contrapuntal music for the chorus. Conversely, the piece that divides it and ends it—Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring—is a very simple melody played in the orchestra. This composition ranks as one of the most recognizable melodies of all time.

“Without the performance of Bach, there is no culture. It would be like a ballet company never having performed a Tchaikovsky ballet. Or like being a painter and not having the color blue in your palette. Bach is a primary color in the music world. You can’t have modern music without Bach.” – Patrick Dupre Quigley

Nola Richardson, soprano As a singer, I love that Bach really treats the voices as instruments. They are interwoven so beautifully with the entire ensemble; the choir is never a separate soundscape. Seraphic Fire is a masterful choir; they love understanding harmony and listening to the other singers and instruments. They perform as expertly and cohesively as Bach intended. Your brain can almost hear the calculus going on; your part is just one beautiful thread within the entire tapestry.

Josh Cohen, Baroque trumpet I have played across the country with groups who perform on original instruments, and I hear a lot of choruses. Patrick only picks the best of the best of the best singers, so it’s a thrill to hear the highest quality Bach performances in the US, right here in South Florida. The advantage of the Baroque trumpet, because of its 2.5 - foot length, is that it has twice the overtones, sounding 2 times bigger than the modern trumpet. It is, however, a difficult instrument to master. With no buttons, a different tension in your lips is how the sound is made to climb higher or descend.

David Webb, Seraphic Fire patron I have been attending Seraphic Fire performances since 2007 and am a donor as well. It is incredible that this ensemble has never ceased to impress. The singers that Patrick pulls in are always high, highlevel artists. I float out after every Seraphic Fire concert; I am so elevated spiritually. Bach is so inspiring and exhilarating that I listen to him on a daily basis. My ear loves the sound of the original instruments. It’s a purer tone, less strident. It sucks you into the music.

Join Nola Richardson and Josh Cohen on the Seraphic Saturday podcast as they share more insights into their performance of Bach. Available using the Apple Podcast app, Spotify, or any platform where fine podcasts may be found.

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SERAPHIC FIRE YOUTH INITIATIVE WORKSHOPS

EDUCATION CONCERTS

The Seraphic Fire education quartet visited eight public schools in Miami-Dade County in November to share an educational workshop on American music. Students learned new songs, sang along with our education quartet, and learned more about African American spirituals, Harriet Tubman, and composer Undine Smith Moore.

In December, Seraphic Fire singers presented two education concerts to a total of 700 students and teachers. Concerts included excerpts from A Seraphic Fire Christmas. A highlight of these concerts were students from our two Choral Education Residency programs —Fulford Elementary and Dr. E. L. Whigham Elementary— joining Seraphic Fire to sing Still, Still, Still. Each school also presented a musical selection that they prepared throughout the fall semester for an audience of their peers.

Students sing a round with Seraphic Fire’s education quartet.

Seraphic Fire sings with Fulford Elementary Choral Education Residency students.

November education quartet: Alexandra Colaizzi, alto; Kimberly Leeds, soprano; Matthew Nielsen, bass; and James Reese, tenor.

Choral Education Residency Teacher, Marilia Kamil, leads Dr. E.L. Whigham Elementary students in a performance of Dormi, Dormi.

Seraphic Fire’s Youth Initiative is endowed in perpetuity by The Clinton Family Fund with generous additional support from The Hutson-Wiley Echevarria Foundation. Seraphic Fire’s education programs are made possible in part by our generous sponsors: The Choral Education Residency is funded in part by The Children’s Trust. The Children’s Trust is a dedicated source of revenue established by voter referendum to improve the lives of children and families in Miami-Dade County. 20

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UCLA ENSEMBLE ARTIST PROGRAM 2021-22 ENSEMBLE ARTISTS

Jessica Carlson, soprano

Elisabeth Fortescue, soprano

ABOUT THE PROGRAM Seraphic Fire’s Ensemble Artist Program at UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music (EAP) provides season-long vocal ensemble training to undergraduate and graduate voice students at UCLA. Participating artists are chosen through competitive auditions chaired by Associate Conductor James K. Bass. This collaboration aims to help emerging professional singers discover outlets for professional employment while fulfilling Seraphic Fire’s educational mission to advance art through the professional development and refinement of our musicians’ talents while promoting community connectivity. Participating students are invited to South Florida every season to perform alongside the professional ensemble in subscription concerts. The EAP is one part of Seraphic Fire’s multi-pronged education initiatives that aim to develop the next generation of professional ensemble singers.

Program Success

Kim Mendez, alto

Max Ary, tenor

Tivoli Treloar, alto

Michael Washington, tenor

• Two former EAP students have been invited to perform with Seraphic Fire on professional contracts. • Four non-UCLA students that participated in Seraphic Fire’s 2018 and 2019 Professional Choral Institute at Aspen Music Festival and School (PCI) auditioned for placement in the Herb Alpert School of Music during the 2020 audition season. These students indicated that a major reason for ultimately deciding to attend UCLA was the Seraphic Fire partnership and the opportunities it provided. • A total of 10 EAP students have attended PCI in the first two summers. • The UCLA choral program has been nationally recognized, earning a GRAMMY® Award in 2021 for a recording of The Passion of Yeshuah.

Support Seraphic Fire’s education programs by becoming a member of the GenS Society. Learn more at SeraphicFire.org/Donate. The Ensemble Artist Program at UCLA is made possible by a generous grant from The Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation.

Seraphic Fire Education Programs are endowed in perpetuity by The Clinton Family Fund Education Endowment.

Troy Robertson, bass

Ian Schipper, bass

OUR DONORS FOR DONATIONS BETWEEN DECEMBER 2019 & OCTOBER 2021 LEGACY SOCIETY Anonymous Thomas Boyd & Donald Hill Dr. Clinton Bush William Jaume Patti & Dennis Klein Marilyn A. Moore Dr. Audrey Ross Ruth† & Marvin† Sackner David L. Webb & W. Lynn McLaughlin Cliff Whittle & Scott Cumming

FOUNDERS CIRCLE $50,000 + Anonymous Bruce & Martha Clinton, The Clinton Family Fund § Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation§ The John S. & James L. Knight Foundation The Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs Carolyn & Frank Pichardo State of Florida Division of Arts & Culture

NATIONAL SPONSOR $20,000 - $49,999 Anonymous Thomas C. Boyd § Robert R. Brinker & Nancy S. Fleischman Broward County Cultural Division Meredyth Anne Dasburg Foundation Martha R. Davis & Alix Ritchie Michael & Cheryl Del Campo § State of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Hutson-Wiley Echevarria Foundation § McInerney Family Foundation Miami-Dade County Youth Arts Enrichment Program §

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George Chesney & Sue Fiorey in honor of Kathryn Mueller Citizens Interested in the Arts Katie Conley & Jim Glick Alicia Celorio, Do Unto Others Trust, Inc. Anonymous Marilyn M. Connolly William A. Bonn & Ruben A. Ceballos Funding Arts Broward Mary Conroy A. Peter Burleigh Funding Arts Network Michael Cormier & Steven Carlin* Coral Gables Community Foundation Diana Hammerstein in honor of Bill Jaume Gerhard Dahl Dr. Marilyn & Dr. Bernard Horowitz Andrew Crane Key Biscayne Community Foundation, Inc. Janus & Pedro Greer Nancy J. Davis Jim† & Billie Hairston The Kirk Foundation Adrienne DiPrima & Donna Smorchoke Mr. & Mrs. George Knapp Ana & Raul Marmol § in memory of Bella Tillis Dr. John Martin The City of Miami Beach Stanley Newman & Dr. Brian Rosenthal Dick & Marcy Dupere Cultural Affairs Program Enterprise Holdings The James G. Pepper Fund of the Miami-Dade County Tourist John & Maria Farrey § Stonewall Community Foundation Development Council Mr. & Mrs. Jack Firestone Jose Luis Pere & Trae Williamson National Endowment for the Arts Suzanne Floyd § Daniel Perron & Jonathan Hogg P.L. Dodge Foundation § David Foerster in honor of Joanne Schulte Quest Foundation § Karen S. Fuller Veloz Diane Rahman Karl & Susan Shell § Ellen Galkin Luis Ramirez & Kimberly Thompson Sara Solomon Mary Beth & Gerardo Garcia § Peter Rutenberg § WLRN Public Radio 91.3 FM William Gerrard*† Frank & Susan Salinger Joan Glade de Pontet Cultural Initiative Taffy Gould Daniel & Ileana Sayre MAESTRO CIRCLE Alfredo & Luz Maria Gutierrez J.J. Schmidt $5,000 - $9,999 Donald Hill in honor of William Jaume Alice & Joe Smith Jane Hurt* Nina Webber Nirupa Chaudhari & Steve Roper § Lisa Husseini The City of Coral Gables Dr. Bruce Jackson Harry F. Duncan Foundation, Inc. § Dr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Jannach Dr. Ken Easterling & Diego Cardenas Dr. Fred Jonas § PATRON P.R. Farnsworth & J.C. Gill Cathy & Evan Jones $1,000 - $2,499 Alaina Fotiu-Wojtowicz § Carin Kahgan in memory of Martha Ann Haas & Pamela Poulos Marc Kahgan Marcelo & Betty Alvarez Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Kutler § Joan Kasner Dr. & Mrs. Ronnie Arad Joe & Suzy Lacher § Donald Keith* Diane de Vries Ashley § Mark Mandel & Allan Yudacufski § Emory Daniel Ayers & Anthony Seguino* Megan Kelly* Charles L. Marshall, Jr. Gloria Kline Edward & Elizabeth Baker & Richard L. Tooke Lyza Latham Helene Berger Marilyn A. Moore Daniel Lewis Margrit & Roger Bernstein Peacock Foundation George Lindemann Kristina Bettendorf Margaret A. Rolando Alberto & Maggie Manrara Justin Blackwell John Quaintance & Robert Riggs § Dr. Leila Morris Bruce Bolton Marvin Sackner† Betsy & Art Murphy Sophia Sieczkowski & Joel Krauss Kathleen Newell Blaine J. Branchik Leonard Smith Harvey Padden & Christopher Rudman The Stonesifer Kinsley Family Fund Michael & Mary Ellen Peyton Robert Braunstein Jana & Tom Tift Nicholas J. Pisaris in honor of Suzanne Floyd Dr. & Mrs. Michael Troner Bill & Debbie Quigley Dr. Clinton Bush Barbara & Mel VanderBrug Patrick Quigley & Robert Peccola Jeri L. Wolfson Foundation UNDERWRITER $10,000 - $19,999

Andrea Lynne Rice Morton† & Jane Robinson Dr. William R. Roy & Ms. Susan Kelley Charles Sacher Sara Sackner & Andrew Behar in memory of Marvin Sackner Maeve Anne Sandiford Len & Louise Schaper David Schrock John & Joanne Schulte § Marte & Paul Singerman Arturo Steely Murry Stegelmann Paul & Lynne Steinfurth Lou Strennen Szilagyi Family Foundation Mark Trowbridge Betty Vandenbosch Rick Vaughan & Walter Sherman M. Therese Vento & Peter M. MacNamara Adrian Villaraos & Marika Lynch Teresa Galang-Viñas & Joaquín Viñas Dr. Robert Warren Ted Wolf & Frank Decolator in honor of Edith Wolf Maria José Wright Gregg Zavodny

Rev. Priscilla Felisky Whitehead § Randall Fotiu & Josephine Wojtowicz Beau Genovesse & Tom Cabelka Susan & Richard Goldman K. Lawrence & Maureen Gragg Frank & Roberta Helsom Kevin Hennessey Thomas & Diana Hooton Nancy & James Katzoff Suzanne & Brian Keeley in memory of Marvin Sackner Frank V. MacBride Jr. § Richard Mahfood Sandra Mullen Elizabeth Newman & John Tillson Bernard Perron Victoria Rogers Ted & Margaret Sarafoglu Jim Sirbaugh Steven Soph* Darrin Stafford* Jeanann Testyon Jane Worley § Jason Wynn* in memory of Marvin Sackner Doug & Margaret Yoder

DONOR $250 - $499 SUSTAINER $500 - $999 Alexander / Bassett Charitable Fund Alfred Arbogast† Nadine Asin & Thomas van Straaten in honor of Rhett Del Campo and Patrick Quigley Michael & Sheila Berke Sylvia Blau Maurice & Ruth Burg Rhett M. Del Campo § John & Gina Despres Mr. Richard DiRenzo & Rev. Charles Humphries† § Peter & Bonnie Dockter Dr. Brian Dunn Alexis & Craig Eyler in honor of Rhett Del Campo

Marj Adler Manuel Almenara* Matthew Anderson § Jo Anne & Michael Bander* Isa Barzana* Alvaro & Misty Bermudez James Branegan* in honor of Kathryn Mueller Lisbeth & Michael Bustin Kay Casstevens David Chatfield* Ann & Clark Cochran George & Maureen Collins Roberta David Mary Sue Donohue Todd & Lindsey Friedman* in honor of Alaina Fotiu-Wojtowicz Argelio & Sylvia Garcia

Drs. Joan & Paul Gluck § Doug Hagerman Neill Hirst Marlyn Kefauver Brian Legg & Renee De Gagne* Enrique & Monica Lopez Dr. & Mrs. Richard Lung Stephen Magliocco & Michael Carroll* Finlay & Joan Matheson Patrick Metz* Petsy Mezey Linda Morgan William A. Purdy & John M. Carter Maynard & Judith Rabinowitz* Sue Rapperport Aura Reinhardt Brenda Richey Michael Rigsby* Isabelle & Ricardo Roman Eric J. Rubio & Naomi Attaway* Robert & Theresa Rust Charles† & Sandra Simon Donald & Jeannett Slesnick* Paul Smith & Michael Dennis John Strasswimmer Catherine Swanson* in honor of Eric Anderson Jeremy & Marjorie Tabak Kristian Toimil Dan Topp & David Cole Adele & Leonardo Valencia Ellen & Robert Vignola Jocelyn Watkins Robin Woodard Gigi Wright* in memory of Marvin Sackner

Friend $100 - $249 Anonymous (3) Nancy Ameglio Cathryn Anderson* Steven Austin* Mollie Babize & Mary T. Quigley Sally & Frank Baron Betsy Beardsley Christopher & Sally Beaton

Charles Beavin Rochelle Beck Robert E. Bickers Linda Binder* James Bernhardt* Geoffrey & Mary Bloom Samuel J. Boldrick Carol J. Boyd David Briggs Donald Edwin Broaddus & Jack Huizenga† Barbara Ann Brown Robert Bryant* Charles Buckwalter† & Vincent Lombardi Alvin & Lynn Bunis* Laura Calzolari in honor of all Seraphic Fire artists Marilyn Campbell* Joanne Cann § Agnes Castera* Erich Cauller John & Rebecca Cavanaugh Candace Childrey Julie & Terence Connor Lane Convey Noble Cook* Tracey Corwin Michele Croft in honor of Suzanne Floyd Mr. & Mrs. James Crosland John Cruickshank* Leon Cuervo* Nancy Cylke* Martha N. Dare Mary Davidson Suzanne Delehanty* in memory of Marvin Sackner Pascale Denis Burke Dillon Jane & Andrew Dolkart Sarah Doss § Christopher & Karen Dudley SEASON 2021-22

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OUR DONORS FOR DONATIONS BETWEEN DECEMBER 2019 & OCTOBER 2021 James Fairbum* Stephen Felsen* Rev. James Fetscher Carol Fifield Sebastian Fiore Betty Fleming* Helen Franklin Carol Frei Shawnee Fross in memory of Lisa Schlueter Jim Gensel Phyllis & Michael George Barbara & Joseph Gerstein Margaret Gibson John Giganti Marcia Gill Thomas & Paulette Goetz Ron & Joanne Goldfarb Rosina & Cosme Gomez Laura Green & Steven Christianson Ingrid Griffin John & Lois Grundhauser in memory of Jeanne E. Sapp Steven G. Grupe* Gregory & Shelagh Gunder* Suzanne Gunzburger Nancy Halula* Marina Hannwacker* Alyson Hardin* Paul Hart Julie Held Arnett C. Hepburn* Joe Herko & Carol Esser Jim Herron & Sara Czaja Robert & Dianne Hudder Daniel Jacobson* Joanne & Maria Jasin Christian & Wendy Johannsen* Barry Johnston* Federico R. Justiniani Carole & Sam Karsch* in memory of Marvin Sackner Victoria Kirsch & Michael Alexander in honor of James Bass Eva Landy* Gerald Laskey* Lorenzo Lebrija Tom Leness Lee Lennon 24

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Richard Lilley & Carmen Letelier Gregory Lindeblom & Michael Stiles Maxine Long in honor of Joanne Schulte Euridice Miranda Lopez* Veronica Lopez-Lopez* in honor of Libertad Lopez William Lord Ronald MacDonald* J. Fred & Joy Malakoff* in memory of Marvin Sackner Fred & Susan Mattes Flora Metrick* Daniel & Nadine Moore Randall Moore Kathleen Moorman Kate Morilla Patrick Muehleise Joan & Tim Mueller* in honor of Kathryn Mueller Phillis Oeters* Diana Ohman Carter Parsley* Ms. Linnea Perelli-Minetti* on behalf of Michael Hawes Larry & Janet Peterson* Roderick N. Petrey in memory of Lucy Petrey Patricia Phares Karen Picciano Nicolene and Stephen Polyak* in honor of Suzanne Floyd Claudia Polzin Clara Presser Sue Purcell & Gary Niethamer* in memory of their parents Sandra Reynolds in honor of Dr. James K. Bass Carla & James Robb Virginia Rosen Bronwen Rutter Arlene & Chester Salomon* Sebastian Salvo Rosemarie N. Schadae Ellie & Bernie Schinder Hugh Schmidt Margaret Seroppian Kathryn Shepard & Jack Mervine

Harry Sheski* in honor of Kathryn Mueller Bickley Simpson* Barbara Singer § Michael Smith Robert Smith Sharon Smith Gene Sobczak John Sowell Lucie & Jay Spieler Peggy Stanley Carol Stanfill* Milana Strezava* J.J. Szukala Barbara & David Tagg Karen Thompson Teri Thompson & Thomas Crowder § Thomas Tyrrell Lyndall Urquhart Christopher J. Vlassopulos & Kelly C. Ignatoff Christine Wahlquist § Adam Wanner Hugh A. Westbrook Michael & Ruth Wiegand Evalina Williams-Bestman Kathe G. Williamson* Robert & Marylynne Winstead Paul Woehrle Donald Workman Alice Yurke & Robert Davis * new donor † deceased § GenS Society

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VOLUNTEERS 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. Ellen Anderson Jane Andersen Glenda Carr Bruce Dory Helen Franklin Joan and Paul Gluck Miguel Gonzalez Natalie Gonzalez Sue Groskreutz Elisa Halliley

Jill Harrington Carol Lang Brian Levey Hortense Leon Nellie Lopez Susan Mattes Lucia Minervini Heather Osowiecki David Piriano Anita Platt

Cecilia Rodriguez Chris Rudd Eric Runyan Kurt Schubert Barbara Soliday John Soliday Vera Stein Kristian Toimil

VOLUNTEER HIGHLIGHT ANITA PLATT

I have been volunteering for Seraphic Fire for about 6 years. I have always loved choral music and have been singing in choirs much of my life. When I first heard a Seraphic Fire performance, I was mesmerized. This group takes it to a whole new level. It is an honor and a privilege to be able to help in a small way to make performances run smoothly. I’m looking forward to the new season after a year and a half without any live music.

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2021-22 ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Rhett M. Del Campo Executive Director Finance & Operations JJ Flores, Finance & Operations Manager Artistic Administration Alexis Aimé, Director of Artistic Planning & Operations Joseph Cloud, Artistic Operations Associate Development Melinda DeDominicis, Patron Services Manager Patrick Muehleise, Development Manager Lauren Schiffer, Grants & Evaluation Manager Marketing Vacant, Marketing Manager Education Suzanne Floyd, Education Director Marilia Kamil, Education Liaison

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dr. Thomas C. Boyd, Chair Joanne N. Schulte, Founding Chair Robert “Bob” Brinker, Treasurer Diane Ashley, Secretary William Jaume, Vice Chair Mark Trowbridge, Vice Chair Matthew Anderson Misty Bermudez Daniel Copher Alaina Fotiu-Wojtowicz Karen S. Fuller Veloz Marilyn Horowitz Frank MacBride Ana Marmol Daniel Perron Claudia Polzin Margaret “Peggy” Rolando Adele Valencia Mel VanderBrug Edmundo Pérez-de Cobos, Director Emeritus Patrick Dupre Quigley, Artistic Director, ex-officio Rhett M. Del Campo, Executive Director, ex-officio Douglas Dodson, Artist Representative, ex-officio Molly Quinn, Artist Representative, ex-officio

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

Naples performances made possible by the Jeri L. Wolfson Foundation & Charles L. Marshall, Jr. and Richard L. Tooke

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