Welcome to 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.
Craig A. Monson on "Baroque: Angels Behind the Walls"
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 of Italy (2010), and Divas in the Convent: Nuns, Music, & Defiance in 17 th -century Italy (2012). More recent writings include Habitual Offenders: A True Tale of Nuns, Prostitutes, and Murderers in 17 th -century Italy (2016) and The Black Widows of the Eternal City: The True Story of Rome’s Most Notorious Poisoners (2020). In addition to musicological venues, he has spoken at the Kimball Art Center (Fort Worth), the Getty Museum (Los Angeles), the National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC), and on NPR’s Fresh Air and BBC3’s The Early Music Show. His next book, Identity Theft in Renaissance Italy: The Case of Andrea Casali, should appear in 2025.
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Host
Patrick Dupre Quigley
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Craig A. Monson
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Alexis Aimé (https://www.alexisaime.com/bio)
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22 Feb 2025
Andrew H. Weaver and James K. Bass on the Romantic: Schumann & Mendelssohn
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 (https://www.alexisaime.com/bio)
Watch On YouTube (https://youtu.be/E6NHiMUI_4Q?si=-lpudSa-YLyxca54)
12 Jan 2025
Honey Meconi and Amanda Quist on "Renaissance: The Capilla Flamenca"
Artistic Director Patrick Dupre Quigley interviews Honey Meconi and Amanda Quist about the Capilla Flamenca, uncovering the historical context and artistic significance of this pivotal Renaissance music.
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