Seraphic Fire is a professional

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in the United States, led by Artistic Director Patrick Dupré Quigley and Executive Director Rhett M. Del Campo, and based in

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. Seraphic Fire's repertoire includes

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s, Baroque masterpieces, works by

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, and newly commissioned works by American composers. Two of the ensemble's recordings, ''Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem'' and ''A Seraphic Fire Christmas'' were nominated for the 2012 Grammy awards, making Seraphic Fire the only choral ensemble in North or South America to be nominated that year, and the only classical ensemble in the world to be nominated for two separate projects. The ensemble's September 2014 release, ''Reincarnations: A Century of American Choral Music'', placed No. 6 on the Billboard Traditional Classical Chart and the ensemble's Grammy-nominated recording of ''Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem'' debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard Traditional Classical Chart. Seraphic Fire has a partnership with Naxos of America for the distribution of its media. The group maintains a regular schedule of concerts throughout South Florida and also

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nationally.

Education Activities

In 2018, Seraphic Fire launched the Professional Choral Institute in partnership with the

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to prepare singers specifically for professional ensemble singing. Seraphic Fire also maintains partnerships with

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, the Herb Alpert School of Music at UCLA, and the

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Discography

* 2005 - Beginnings * 2007 - Amazing Grace: A Gospel and Bluegrass Journey * 2008 - Shalom Pax * 2008 - Messiah Live * 2009 - IKON * 2010 - The Brandenburg Project * 2010 - Monteverdi: ''Vespers of the Blessed Virgin 1610'' * 2011 - A Seraphic Fire Christmas * 2011 - Brahms: ''Ein Deutsches Requiem'', op. 45 * 2012 - Silent Night * 2013 - Seraphic Fire * 2013 - Ave Maria: Gregorian Chant * 2014 - Reincarnations: A Century of American Choral Music * 2014 - Candlelight Carols: Music for Chorus and Harp * 2016 - Steal Away: The African American Concert Spiritual * 2021 - Hildegard von Bingen: Ordo virtutum

External links

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