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Make Holiday Memories with Seraphic Fire: December 7-21, tickets to A Seraphic Fire Christmas available now.

In its two-decade history,

Seraphic Fire has become a staple of the local and national arts community. Lauded by Gramophone for its “mellifluous, crystalline artistry,” and called “one of the best excuses for living in Miami” by el Nuevo Herald, Seraphic Fire has gained an international reputation for dynamic, cutting-edge, and historically informed programming that encompasses both secular and sacred literature.

The ensemble’s roster is populated by performers, teachers, and scholars who represent the best of the American school of vocal and instrumental training. Seraphic Fire is led by its founder, Patrick Dupre Quigley.

Hear What We’re All About

Seraphic Fire performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Ave Verum Corpus. Hear the magnificent work brought to life by dynamic performers.

Featured Events

Honey Meconi is the inaugural Arthur Satz Professor at the University of Rochester, where she is also Professor of Musicology at the Eastman School of Music. She is the founding editor of the monograph series “Oxford Studies in Early Music” for Oxford University Press. She is a specialist in music before 1600, and her many publications include Hildegard of Bingen (the first English-language book on Hildegard as composer), Pierre de la Rue and Musical Life at the Habsburg-Burgundian Court, and a continually expanding series of performing editions of Hildegard’s music, freely available online. Her research has been supported by Fulbright, Mellon, and NEH Fellowships as well as numerous other grants. A lifelong performer, she is co-recipient of the American Musicological Society’s Noah Greenberg Award “for distinguished contribution to the study and performance of early music.” Her public musicology blog, The Choral Singer’s Companion: Music History with a Soupçon of Snark, is read worldwide.

Renaissance: The Capilla Flamenca

The Capilla Flamenca was perhaps the most glorious choir ever assembled. A gift from a queen to her grandson, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, the elite group of singer-composers dazzled the courts and cathedrals of Spain for centuries with their sublime voices and awe-inspiring music. Now, Seraphic Fire—led by guest conductor Amanda Quist—will bring their legacy to life in a stunning tribute to the Capilla Flamenca. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to witness the splendor of a golden age of choral music.

Andrew H. Weaver is Professor of Musicology at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. He holds a Ph.D. in musicology from Yale University and a B.Mus. in musicology and viola performance from Rice University. A specialist in nineteenth-century German song and seventeenth-century music at the Habsburg court in Vienna, his books include Narrative and Robert Schumann’s Songs: A New Approach to the Romantic Lied (University of Rochester Press, 2024), A Companion to Music at the Habsburg Courts in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries (Brill, 2021), and Sacred Music as Public Image for Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III: Representing the Counter-Reformation Monarch at the End of the Thirty Years’ War (Ashgate, 2012). He also co-edited the volume Leonard Bernstein and Washington, DC: Works, Politics, Performances (University of Rochester Press, 2020). His work, which has been supported by grants from the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, the American Musicological Society, the Renaissance Society of America, and the Riemenschneider Bach Institute, also appears in such journals as Nineteenth-Century Music Review, Music & Letters, Journal of Musicology, Journal of the Royal Musical Association, Journal of Seventeenth-Century Music, Early Music, Schütz-Jahrbuch, Journal of Musicological Research, Journal of the American Viola Society, and more.

Rebecca Cypess is The Mordecai D. Katz and Dr. Monique C. Katz Dean of the Undergraduate Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Yeshiva University. A musicologist and historical keyboardist, Cypess is the author of Curious and Modern Inventions: Instrumental Music as Discovery in Galileo’s Italy (2016) and Women and Musical Salons in the Enlightenment (2022); co-editor of five books including Sara Levy’s World: Gender, Judaism, and the Bach Tradition in Enlightenment Berlin (2018) and Music and Jewish Culture in Early Modern Italy: New Perspectives (2022); and author of over 40 peer-reviewed articles and chapters. Her work has been recognized with the Noah Greenberg Award for contributions to historical performance and the Ruth A. Solie Award for an outstanding collection of essays, both from the American Musicological Society.

Romantic: Schumann & Mendelssohn

Clara and Robert. Fanny and Felix. Experience expressive songs from brilliant, yet underrecognized composers —Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor—and from artists who have traditionally defined the era—Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn, and Johannes Brahms. Immerse yourself in hummable melodies and passionate lyrics as we celebrate the beauty and diversity of Romantic choral music.

Classical: Martines, Mozart & Haydn

Explore the vibrant works of Marianna Martines, a star of Viennese Classical music. A pupil of Franz Joseph Haydn and duet partner to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Martines' music radiates simplicity and elegance. In a concert featuring chorus and period orchestra, we highlight the modern world premiere of Martines' O, Virgo, cui salutem, alongside bedrock works by Haydn and Mozart, including the ravishing "Laudate Dominum" from the Vesperae solennes de confessore.

Craig A. Monson is Paul Tietjens Professor Emeritus of Music at Washington University in St Louis, where he taught for three decades. His publications on convent music include Disembodied Voices: Music and Culture in an Early Modern Italian Convent (1995), Nuns Behaving Badly: Tales of Music, Magic, Art, & Arson in the Convents of Italy (2010), and Divas in the Convent: Nuns, Music & Defiance in 17th-century Italy (2012). More recent writings include Habitual Offenders: A True Tale of Nuns, Prostitutes, and Murderers in 17th-century Italy (2016) and The Black Widows of the Eternal City: The True Story of Rome’s Most Notorious Poisoners (2020). In addition to musicological venues, he has spoken at the Kimball Art Center (Fort Worth), the Getty Museum (Los Angeles), the National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC), and on NPR’s Fresh Air and BBC3’s The Early Music Show. His next book, Identity Theft in Renaissance Italy: The Case of Andrea Casali, should appear in 2025.

Fri, Mar 28 - Sun, Mar 30
Multiple locations

Seraphic Fire presents a FREE community concert entitled Music of the Passion. This soul-stirring concert of works by Gregorio Allegri, Josquin de Prez, Nikolay Kedrov, William Byrd, and others will explore the rich history of choral music and emphasize the centuries-old power of music to elicit introspection.

Concerts are FREE, registration is encouraged but not required.

Music of the Passion on Sunday, March 30 is presented in collaboration with the Hyacinth Series of Moorings Presbyterian Church.

This free concert is made possible by Mel & Barbara VanderBrug. Free admission to concerts in Miami-Dade and Broward counties is made possible with additional support by the Meredyth Anne Dasburg Foundation.

Thu, Apr 10 – Sun, Apr 13, 2025
Baroque: Angels Behind the Walls

Journey back to 18th-century Italy, where captivating music blossomed in convents. Antonio Vivaldi, the "Red Priest," composed vibrant choral pieces for Venice's cloistered convent and orphanage, the Ospedale della Pietà, including the beloved Magnificat. Across Italy, talented women like Chiara Margarita Cozzolani and Maria Xaveria Perucona crafted ecstatic compositions that raised eyebrows among religious authorities. Join Patrick Dupre Quigley as he leads chorus and period orchestra in this program that offers a peek into the secret lives of 18th-century nuns.

Through 6 mission-driven initiatives, Seraphic Fire offers educational programming for students of all ages.

Blog

Seraphic Fire is excited to announce the appointment of Dr. Daniel M. Yanez as the new Executive Director.

In 1993, Elena left Russia and arrived in the United States with a vision of expanding her opportunities in conducting.

Seraphic Fire’s latest studio album, The Apple Tree: Christmas with Seraphic Fire, has debuted at #7 on Billboard’s Traditional Classical Album chart for the week of December 23, 2023.

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Quigley will succeed Opera Lafayette's founder Ryan Brown as Artistic Director beginning in the 2025-2026 season and will continue to serve as Seraphic Fire’s Artistic Director.