Patrick Dupré Quigley

Conductor Patrick Dupré Quigley is at the vanguard of a new generation of young Baroque specialists. The founder and artistic director of Seraphic Fire and the Firebird Chamber Orchestra, Quigley was nominated for two 2012 GRAMMY® awards. He was the only conductor in the world to be nominated for two separate projects, and Seraphic Fire was the only choir in North and South America to receive a nomination. Under Quigley’s direction, Seraphic Fire has released ten recordings on the Seraphic Fire Media label, with three additional recordings forthcoming this year. 

Quigley has made guest conducting appearances with the New World Symphony, San Francisco Symphony’s Community of Music Makers series, four separate appearances with the San Antonio Symphony, Cincinnati’s professional Vocal Arts Ensemble, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Seattle’s Choral Arts, and numerous others. Next season sees debuts with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, the Mobile Symphony, and TENET NYC.

In 10 seasons, Quigley has grown Seraphic Fire & the Firebird Chamber Orchestra into a vibrant, cutting-edge arts organization—mounting acclaimed performances of Baroque mainstays, introducing new work, and exploring under-performed treasures with equal success. In addition to the ensemble’s many concerts, the organization has established the Miami Choral Academy which serves students from low-income neighborhoods who participate in a twice-weekly afterschool choir.

Quigley received his master of music degree in conducting from the Yale School of Music and his undergraduate degree in musicology from the University of Notre Dame. He is a graduate of the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy’s Fundraising School.