Seraphic Fire

Founded in 2002 to bring professional performances of vocal music to South Florida, Seraphic Fire has become a staple of the local and national arts community. Seraphic Fire is an ensemble dedicated to the concert performance of the breadth of history's musical works for the human voice. Lauded by Gramophone for its "mellifluous, crystalline artistry," 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 artistic director Patrick Dupre Quigley and presents over 40 concerts a year in South Florida.

Throughout its two-decade history, the ensemble has commissioned and premiered works by American composers including Alvaro Bermudez, Shawn Crouch, Douglas Cuomo, Sydney Guillaume, James Kallembach, Susan LaBarr, Ileana Perez Velazquez, Jake Runestad, and Christopher Theofanidis.

In 2007, the ensemble began touring nationally. In 2010, Seraphic Fire debuted internationally to sold-out crowds in Mexico City. Seraphic continues to tour nationally and recent tour locations include Vermont, Indiana, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Kansas City, and New York.

In 2008, the organization recorded its first album, and has since gone on to record 16 full-length albums. In 2012, the ensemble was recognized with 2 Grammy nominations for its recordings A Seraphic Fire Christmas and Brahms: Ein Deutches Requiem. Two of the organization's recordings have debuted in the top 10 of Billboard's classical chart.

As the organization grew, so did its impact. The Seraphic Fire Youth Initiative, a multi-pronged initiative that consists of in-school workshops, education concerts, and in-school teaching artist residencies reaches schools in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Collier counties. In 2022, the organization launched its first High School Masterclass that brings together outstanding high school choral students for a 1-day masterclass as they work with and learn from the artists and conductors of Seraphic Fire.

Seraphic has also sought to increase training opportunities for collegiate-level students who wish to pursue a career as a professional vocalist. In 2018, the Professional Choral Institute was launched in partnership with Aspen Music Festival and School. In 2018, the Ensemble Artist Program began in partnership with UCLA's Herb Alpert School of Music. In 2021, the program expanded to University of Miami.

Seraphic Fire's vision is to be a national leader in the field of professional ensemble music.