Quigley is Founder and Artistic Director of Seraphic Fire , an American professional choir and orchestra he founded in 2002 . In an April 2015 interview with Gramophone magazine , Quigley described Seraphic Fire as an " all-star choir for the United States . " Together , Quigley and Seraphic Fire have released 14 recordings on the '' Seraphic Fire Media '' label . In 2010 , Quigley made national news 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 . " 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 . Quigley was the only conductor in the world to be nominated for two separate projects that year
54th Annual Grammy Awards
54th Annual Grammy Awards
Patrick Dupré Quigley