Artistic Director Patrick Dupre Quigley interviews scholar Craig A. Monson about the music on Seraphic Fire's April 2025 concert, Baroque: Angels Behind the Walls . 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 o...
Mar 31, 2025•59 min
Scholar Lecture with Andrew H. Weaver and James K. Bass on the February 2025 concert program "Romantic: Schumann & Mendelssohn" Recorded February 13, 2025. Credits Host Patrick Dupre Quigley Guests James K Bass Andrew H. Weaver Producer Alexis Aimé Watch On YouTube...
Feb 22, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Artistic Director Patrick Dupre Quigley interviews scholar Honey Meconi and guest conductor Amanda Quist about the music on Seraphic Fire's January 2025 concert, Renaissance: The Capilla Flamenca . 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 bef...
Jan 12, 2025•51 min
Associate conductor James K. Bass interviews scholar Judah M. Cohen about the music on Seraphic Fire's November 2024 concert, "Contemporary: Jewish Voices." Judah M. Cohen is associate dean for faculty affairs, research, and creative activity, and professor of musicology at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, as well as the Lou and Sybil Mervis Professor of Jewish Culture in the Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies Program in the College. His research interests include music i...
Oct 30, 2024•56 min
Artistic Director Patrick Dupre Quigley interviews scholar Honey Meconi about the music on Seraphic Fire's October 2024 concert, "A Brief History of Western Music." 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 publicatio...
Oct 03, 2024•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 1
On the occasion of the ensemble's 20th anniversary season, Artistic Director Patrick Dupre Quigley takes listeners on a stroll down memory lane. Enjoy never-before-released archival recordings and hear Quigley's recollections on standout concerts of the past 20 years. The show begins with excerpts from a 2008 performance of Handel's Israel in Egypt followed by a selection from Seraphic Fire's 2011 collaboration with Jewish cantor George Mordecai. Later on, you'll hear a medley of spirituals feat...
Dec 17, 2022•26 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Welcome to the Seraphic Saturday Podcast! On this episode, we revisit our episode on Handel’s “Messiah” with features from Conductor Nic McGegan and Seraphic Fire singers. Enjoy insights about the history of oratorio, favorite moments from our artists, and special recordings of this great work.
Apr 23, 2022•23 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Welcome to the Seraphic Saturday Podcast Companion. In this episode, Dr. James K. Bass leads us through the recent history of professional American choral ensembles with the help of Bass Eric Alatorre, and conductor Craig Hella Johnson. With Eric’s decades-long tenure at Chanticleer, he takes us through the ensemble’s beginnings to its award winning present, while Craig reminisces about Conspirare’s impressive path forging the way for professional choral ensembles throughout the country.
Mar 19, 2022•34 min
Welcome to the Seraphic Saturday Podcast Companion. This episode, we will be discussing performing Baroque vocal and instrumental music in anticipation of our second Enlightenment Festival. First, Patrick Quigley interviews the imitable soprano Dame Emma Kirkby, with well over 100 recordings spanning from chant, to madrigals, and most especially the music of the Renaissance and Baroque. Later in the show, soprano Nola Richardson talks to trumpeter Josh Cohen about the unique qualities of the Bar...
Feb 12, 2022•44 min
Our second episode this season will delve into the tradition of choral music in America with our host Dr. James K Bass. Dr. Bass takes us through the years of tradition with music of the Shakers, Fisk Jubilee Singers, and Robert Shaw.
Nov 20, 2021•35 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Welcome to back to the Seraphic Fire Saturday Podcast! Season 2 begins with a deep dive into the impressive influence of Pergolesi, especially through his tremendous work “Stabat Mater.” Patrick Quigley is joined by two Seraphic singers to discuss the work, Pergolesi, and beyond.
Oct 16, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Welcome to the Seraphic Saturday Podcast. Our twelfth episode is a compendium of information about Hiledgard von Bingen to accompany the release of Seraphic Fire's newest recording Hildegard von Bingen: Ordo virtutum . In this podcast, Patrick is joined by Dr. Honey Meconi, noted Hildegard scholar and artistic advisor, to discuss Hildegard's life and work. We also hear from several of the recording artists of this disc, as they discuss the challenges and joys of the music and the recording proce...
Jun 12, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Welcome to the Seraphic Saturday Podcast Companion. Our eleventh episode is a deep dive interview with our host, Patrick Dupré Quigley, and one of our original Seraphic Fire members, Alvaro Bermudez. Though no longer singing with the group, Alvaro is an integral member as a composer and guitarist. Seraphic Fire will be premiering Alvaro’s newly commissioned “Danzas del Silencio” this May, sponsored by the Knight Foundation. Listen along as Patrick and Al recount his history with Seraphic, the Co...
Apr 24, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Our tenth episode features Artistic Director Patrick Dupré Quigley doing an in-depth dive into Bach's incredible Cantata "O ewiges Feuer." This piece, which was recorded individually by our artists in their homes, will be featured on our next Season S production, “Eternal Fire.”
Mar 13, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Our ninth episode features Associate Conductor James K. Bass taking us behind the scenes of Seraphic Fire’s Professional Choral Institute , a partnership with the Aspen Music Festival and School , for which Dr. Bass serves as Program Director. We'll journey through the history of PCI and all the wonderful music we've made during the program with alumni of the program....
Feb 27, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Our eighth episode features Artistic Director Patrick Dupré Quigley leading us on a listening tour of two important American works: Samuel Barber’s Hermit Songs , and Steve Reich’s The Desert Music . Where we learn more about Barber's life and relationship with soprano Leontyne Price and Reich's minimalist approach to our theme "In Pursuit of Peace."
Jan 30, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Our seventh episode features Associate Conductor James K. Bass as he leads our listeners through a few of his favorite Seraphic Fire Christmas pieces. It features well-loved favorites from our Grammy nominated CD, A Seraphic Fire Christmas, and a few pieces from our archives of live performances. Visit our website for more information on our CDs and how to buy your ticket for this year's "Home for the Holidays" performance.
Dec 05, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Welcome to the Seraphic Saturday Podcast. Our sixth episode goes behind the scenes of the making of Seraphic Fire’s Season S with guest host Rhett M. Del Campo featuring interviews with Sarah Moyer and John Buffett. Artistic Director Patrick Quigley will also drop by to discuss the process of making Season S and premiere a piece from our November concert, "Still.Here."
Nov 07, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Our fifth episode explores historical music and the joys and challenges of its contemporary interpretations. Host Patrick Quigley welcomes conductor Nicholas McGegan, cellist Guy Fishman, and violinist Edson Scheid de Andrade to discuss their careers based in historical performance. Visit our website www.seraphicfire.org/blog to find the albums discussed on this podcast.
Sep 12, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 5
This month we introduce our new game show segment called Seraphic Inquire! Hosted by Jeopardy champ and alto extraordinaire, Doug Dodson with longtime Seraphic members, Brenna Wells and Steve Bradshaw. Doug tests them on their knowledge of Handel and his masterpiece Messiah.
Aug 08, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Our third episode explores contemporary American music, with the goal of demystifying this genre for our audiences. Soprano Rebecca Myers and tenor Steven Bradshaw, members of Seraphic Fire as well as Variant 6, a contemporary American vocal ensemble, and The Crossing, a GRAMMY-winning chorus, join host Patrick Dupré Quigley to talk about contemporary vocal music. And then Mezzo-soprano Clara Osowski returns to discuss her new album "Haunted Blue."
Jul 11, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Welcome to the Seraphic Saturday Podcast. Our second episode talks all things Messiah, from its first premiere in Dublin, to Messiah’s arrival in America. Host Patrick Quigley is joined by conductor Nicholas McGegan to discuss the work, along with tenor Brad Diamond who speaks on the Baroque era. Also featured in this episode: cellist Guy Fishman, mezzo-soprano Clara Osowski, soprano Nola Richardson, and countertenor Reggie Mobley.
Jun 13, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Welcome to the first episode of the Seraphic Saturday Podcast! Our monthly podcasts will be filled with smart and frank discussions of classical music featuring the charming and witty cast of Seraphic Fire’s artistic company as well as special guests. Gamma ut What is a Seraphic Fire? Quigley & James K. Bass, Professor of Music at the Herb Alpert School of Music at UCLA, discuss 17 years of Seraphic Fire with a brief intro to the ensemble and its music-making. Baseball! Baseball! Soprano Mar...
Apr 29, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 1
