Patrick Dupre Quigley Entertains at Music of the Baroque’s Baroque Heroes Concert
“Under Quigley’s brisk direction, the Music of the Baroque orchestra captured the vivid musical depictions of the errant knight Quixote’s snoring before he awakens, galloping as he tilts with windmills that he thinks are monsters and dreams of new adventures, and the torments of Squire Sancho Panza as he is tossed up and down on a blanket by swindlers trying to empty his pockets of money. It was quite a romp for Telemann, who usually wrote in a more serious vein….
“A delightful concert and one that reminded how fortunate we are to have Quigley as a visiting guest conductor.”