Classical music-lovers: Seraphic Fire launches Saturday podcast

Zoom calls are all the rage nowadays, as are events on Facebook Live and YouTube, but Seraphic Fire is taking a different approach. It is launching “Seraphic Saturday Podcasts,” starting at 8 a.m. May 2.

and calling the first one “Gamma ut.”

Seraphic Fire is a classical vocal ensemble based in South Florida, and the mission of its new podcast is to continue to connect with the audience. The podcasts will be presented on the Seraphic Fire blog on the first Saturday of each month and will also be available on the iTunes and Spotify apps.

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The discussion lineup for the podcast debut features podcast host and Seraphic Fire founder and artistic director Patrick Dupley Quigley having conversations with various artists. Guests include James K. Bass, music professor at the Herb Alpert School of Music at UCLA, discussing 17 years of Seraphic Fire, and soprano Margot Rood talking about performing classic music by Bach and Handel with Seraphic Fire, regional accents and her new solo album.

Also on the podcast to share their stories of being on the road are Seraphic Fire performers. The show will conclude with host Quigley answering listeners’ questions.

Baseball! Baseball! Soprano Margot Rood talks about the release of her new solo album, “Living In Light: The Music of Heather Gilligan,” recording Charpentier with the Boston Early Music Festival and Ockeghem with Blue Heron. She also delves into details on regional accents and historically informed summer stock.

Cocktail Party. Seraphic Fire regulars soprano Kathryn Mueller, mezzo-soprano Misty Bermudez, countertenor Reginald Mobley, tenor Stephen Soph and professor James Bass discuss Seraphic Fire history in this retelling of their favorite on-the-road stories.