Seraphic Fire sings Bluegrass

November 2, 8:39 PMMiami Travel ExaminerGeorge Leposky

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Seraphic Fire
 

Bluegrass will be the theme of this year’s annual gospel and folk presentation by Seraphic Fire, South Florida’s professional choral ensemble in concerts November 5th- 8th, 2009. Entitled “I’ll Fly Away”, these concerts will offer what Seraphic Fire describes as “a rousing take on American Bluegrass and the inspirational stories of the musicians who perform it.” 

The choir will perform the concert’s title song, Alfred Brumley’s iconic church anthem “I’ll Fly Away,” and popular standards such as “It Is Well With My Soul,” “Deep River,” “Beulah Land,” and selections from the “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” movie soundtrack. Other songs will be announced from the stage.

Accompanying the singers will be the Seraphic Fire Bluegrass Band (Alvaro Bermudez, guitar; James Bass, bass; Josh Copeland, banjo), and the ensemble’s founding artistic director, Patrick Dupré Quigley, at the piano.

Homes and churches

“We grew up singing this music in our homes and in our churches,” Quigley says. “These tunes are as much a part of us as our voices are.

“For many of Seraphic Fire’s musicians, ‘I’ll Fly Away’ represents a nostalgic return to the music of their youth. Whether at home, in the church or on the stage, the undeniable influence of American Gospel and Bluegrass on just about every genre of American music is proven by the clapping hands and tapping feet of concert goers young and old.

“With ‘I’ll Fly Away,’ Seraphic Fire continues its commitment to the music of the American experience while providing audiences with an energetic and accessible experience that underscores the transformative power of music.”   

Seraphic Fire will perform this concert in four locations:

• Thursday, November 5, 2009, 7:30 PM - St. Christopher's by-the Sea, Key Biscayne, 95 Harbor Dr., Key Biscayne, FL 33149

• Friday, November 6, 2009, 7:30 PM - First United Methodist Church, 536 Coral Way, Coral Gables, FL33134.

• Saturday, November 7, 2009, 7 PM - Miami Beach Community Church, 1620 Drexel Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139 (Main entrance on Lincoln Rd).

• Sunday, November 8, 2009, 4 PM - All Saints Episcopal Church, 333 Tarpon Drive, Ft. Lauderdale,FL 33301

Please note that the Saturday and Sunday venues have exchanged places from their usual schedule Saturday’s concert is at the Miami Beach Community Church on Lincoln Road. Sunday’s performance is at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale.

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For more info: Seraphic Fire , 888-544-FIRE, or 305-476-0260