Seraphic Fire

Patrick Dupré Quigley

The founding artistic director of Seraphic Fire, Patrick Dupré Quigley, has conducted ensembles throughout North America, Europe, China, and Israel.

Mr. Quigley is the recipient of the 2004 Robert Shaw Fellowship, given annually by the National Endowment for the Arts and Chorus America to one conductor between the ages of 25 and 40 who demonstrates the potential for a significant professional career.  At 26, Mr. Quigley was the youngest person ever to receive this award.

In eight seasons, Patrick Dupré Quigley has built Seraphic Fire into a nationally recognized ensemble, now considered one of the five major performing arts institutions in Miami. The international classical music magazine Gramophone has declared that Seraphic Fire “has quickly become one of the top attractions in the [South Florida] region. No group programmes more adventurously.” The South Florida Sun Sentinel calls Seraphic Fire “the smartest, most creative and consistently excellent classical music ticket in South Florida.”  Additionally, Patrick Dupré Quigley has lead numerous thrilling recording projects, including the Monteverdi Vespers of the Blessed Virgin 1610. Vespers is a standout recording that was the number one best-selling new classical release on iTunes the week it was released.

In October 2006, he was one of 16 conductors from around the world invited to Stockholm, Sweden to compete in the tri-annual Eric Ericson Award. Under his leadership, Seraphic Fire was the recipient of the 2006 ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) Award for Adventurous Programming of New Music.

Mr. Quigley has commissioned and premiered numerous works, including the Pulitzer Prize nominated Road from Hiroshima: A Requim by Shawn Crouch and the acoustic version of Ingram Marshall’s Hymnodic Delays. Known for its high-quality and exciting performances of Baroque and New Music, Seraphic Fire is also the first classical ensemble since the Benedictine Monks of Silos to reach the top 10 on the Billboard Pop Charts, appearing with international pop-star Shakira on her platinum-selling album, “Oral Fixation 2.”

Mr.  Quigley received his M.Mus. in Conducting from Yale University, where he studied on a full scholarship. He earned a B.A. in Musicology from the University of Notre Dame.