After spending nearly a quarter of a century leading the professional vocal ensemble he created, Seraphic Fire's Patrick Dupre Quigley will step down at the end of this season.

"This is a perfect time for transition for Seraphic Fire," says Quigley, founder of the Grammy-nominated group.

"I think that now in the communities that we serve, we are very well known as being one of the great professional choirs in the United States and a treasure for South Florida," he says.

Succeeding Quigley as Seraphic Fire's artistic director will be James K. Bass, the ensemble's long-time Associate Conductor. He will officially take the helm next summer.

Bass has been with Seraphic Fire for nearly as long as Quigley, having started out as one of the group's singers.

He says working with the ensemble a

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