Red Priest

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Red Priest
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Red Priest performing in 2015
Background information
Years active1997-present
Members
Past members Julia Bishop, Howard Beach
Website redpriest.bandzoogle.com

Red Priest is a British Baroque instrumental group that was formed in 1997 by Piers Adams. [1] Currently it is composed of four performers: Adams on recorder, Adam Summerhayes on violin, Angela East on cello and David Wright on harpsichord. The group is named after the red-haired Italian priest and Baroque composer, Antonio Vivaldi. [2]

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The quartet plays in a flamboyant, theatrical and virtuosic style making use of props, costumes, dramatic lighting and other effects. [3] The pieces they perform are generally their own arrangements, though based very closely on the original music by Vivaldi, Bach, et al. [4]

In addition to touring all over the world, Red Priest are a frequent guest on BBC Radio 3's In Tune programme. They have released several albums, including a contemporary take on Vivaldi's The Four Seasons .

Discography

Previous members

References

  1. "Red Priest: Defying Baroque Boundaries". NPR. 1 March 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. "Biography". Red Priest. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. "Red Priest". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  4. BBC Radio 3's In Tune programme, 12 May 2010