Patrick Dupré Quigley

Patrick Dupré Quigley (born December 1, 1977 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a Grammy-nominated American conductor.[1] Quigley is Founder and Artistic Director of Seraphic Fire, which he founded in 2002.[2][3] In 2010, Quigley made national news[4] for his viral internet campaign for his recording of Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610, which "rose to No. 1 on the iTunes classical chart the weekend of August 20th and briefly bettered a Lady Gaga album on the iTunes all-genre chart."[5] Two of Quigley's recordings were nominated for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards: Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem was nominated in the "Best Choral Performance" category, and A Seraphic Fire Christmas was nominated in the "Best Chamber Music / Small Ensemble Performance" category.[6]

References
  1. http://southfloridaclassicalreview.com/2013/12/wrapping-a-year-of-milestones-patrick-quigley-gears-up-for-seraphic-fires-christmas-season/
  2. http://www.seraphicfire.org/about/
  3. "South Florida Classical Review » » Patrick Quigley looks to the past and future as Seraphic Fire opens 15th season". southfloridaclassicalreview.com. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  4. "From Zero To Hero: Seraphic Fire's Viral Monteverdi". NPR.org. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  5. "Monteverdi: Vespers, 1610/Seraphic Fire/Quigley - Classics Today". www.classicstoday.com. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  6. http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-02-09/entertainment/fl-seraphic-fire-grammys-20120209_1_seraphic-fire-classical-music-patrick-dupre-quigley
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