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Seraphic Fire Seraphic Fire is a national “All Star†ensemble of professional singers chosen for their exceptional talent. Seraphic Fire flies these renowned artists to Miami for intensive rehearsals followed by engaging performance tours. Founded in 2002 by Artistic Director Patrick Dupré Quigley, Seraphic Fire has garnered critical acclaim both locally and nationally.
Lauded by The Miami Herald as, “one of the best choirs anywhere,†Seraphic Fire has gained a reputation for dynamic, cutting edge performances. In an exciting crossover collaboration in 2004, Seraphic Fire was invited to record with international pop star Shakira on a track for her album Oral Fixation II, which ultimately went Platinum on the Billboard Pop Charts.
Seraphic Fire’s programming is broad, including classical and contemporary, sacred and secular choral works. This style of programming has won the organization both awards and wide-ranging praise. Over the past eight seasons, the organization has commissioned and premiered works by up-and-coming young composers. In 2005, Seraphic Fire commissioned a 50-minute work from 28-year-old composer Shawn Crouch, The Road From Hiroshima: A Requiem, which was subsequently nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
In recent years Seraphic Fire has made significant organizational and artistic strides. Recent seasons have experienced record-breaking ticket sales, with many sold-out performances. In 2007, Seraphic Fire was awarded a Knight Foundation grant for the formation of the Firebird Chamber Orchestra, which made its debut in 2008. Seraphic Fire currently performs full seasons in several South Florida venues including Coral Gables, Miami Beach, Key Biscayne and Ft. Lauderdale. In 2007 the ensemble began touring nationally. In 2010 Seraphic Fire debuted to sold-out crowds in Mexico City’s Palacio de Bellas Artes and Catedral Metropolitana in its first international tour.
The ensemble continues to expand its touring schedule and has signed onto the roster of Barrett Vantage Artists, one of the top five classical music management firms in the country. Currently, Seraphic Fire has eight CDs in circulation, including the critically-acclaimed Monteverdi Vespers of the Blessed Virgin 1610. TheVespers soared to instant iTunes popularity, becoming the number one best-selling new classical release and number six best-selling classical download overall on the week that it was released.
Both Seraphic Fire and the Firebird Chamber Orchestra present a series of programs featuring rarely-performed masterpieces and newly-written works in a patron-friendly atmosphere. Young audiences are heartily welcomed and cultivated with free rush tickets available 10 minutes before any concert. A well-established hub of pop, Latin, and hip-hop music, the continued growth of Seraphic Fire adds to Miami’s cultural appeal as a growing center for classical music.
Category/Instrument: Chorus
City: Miami
County: Dade
Email: mike@seraphicfire.org
Website: www.seraphicfire.org
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