Can A Baroque Choir Take On South Florida And Win?

A 12-member chamber choir is a real success story in South Florida. So much so that the the ambitious choir’s founder is expanding into a regional presence. “Some might say that Patrick Quigley’s plans are more foolhardy than ambitious. In South Florida, where a symphony orchestra playing Beethoven couldn’t stay in business, a 12-member choir performing Bach and Palestrina wouldn’t seem to have wide populist appeal. Yet unlike many Cassandras who point to the demise of the Florida Philharmonic as a sign that classical music should be added to South Florida’s endangered-species list, the optimistic Quigley sees vast potential for growth.”