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.[2] In 2010, Quigley first made national news[3] 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."[4] 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.[5] Quigley served as a cover conductor for the San Francisco Symphony and The Cleveland Orchestra,[6] and has since returned to lead both ensembles.[7] [8]
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