Red Priest Programmes
- PRIEST ON THE RUN
- Red Priest's ever-popular dash through baroque Europe, hotly pursued by
the Venetian authorities… Includes Vivaldi's Concerto in D major RV 92,
Telemann's Gypsy Sonata in A minor, Castello's Sonata Terza, Ortiz' Ricerdadas
and works by Bach, Handel, Van Eyck and Cazzati.
- NIGHTMARE IN VENICE – A Baroque Fantasy
- Magical, mysterious, fantastical – a theatrical presentation of some
of the most extraordinary chamber music of the baroque era, featuring Vivaldi's
Nightmare Concerto, Tartini's Devil's Trill sonata, music from Purcell's Fairy
Queen, Leclair's Demon Airs and Red Priest's own Fantasia on La Follia. A
must for Halloween!
- pirates of the baroque
- Stolen masterworks and forgotten jewels of the baroque era performed with
swashbuckling virtuosity! The programme includes Vivaldi's 'Tempesta
di Mare' Concerto and works by Bach, Telemann, Vitali and Handel.
Roll over, Johnny Depp...
- THE RED PRIEST AND THE VIRGIN
- A festive, colourful and occasionally irreverent programme of baroque music
for Christmas, featuring Corelli's Christmas Concerto, Vivaldi's Winter, Van
Eyck's variations on Unto us a Boy is Born, Byrd's The Bells and music by
Handel, Bach, Telemann and Festing.
- CARNIVAL OF THE SEASONS
- Vivaldi's Four Seasons as you have never heard them before! Red Priest employs
a dazzling array of baroque ‘affects’ and theatrical effects to
bring these pieces vividly to life. Piers Adams has adapted the violin solo
part to his plethora of recorders, occasionally even playing two at once,
and acting out the roles of sleeping shepherds, drunken harvesters, chirruping
birds and skating children as he plays. The concertos are interspersed with
a variety of seasonal pieces by Biber, Corelli, Bull, Couperin and Van Eyck.
- THE SORCERER OF VENICE
- An all-Vivaldi special, featuring the Four Seasons, La Notte, La Tempesta
di Mare and works from L'Estro Armonico - all in Red Priest's extraordinary
arrangements.
- JOHANN, I'M ONLY DANCING
- Music of JS Bach and his German contemporaries performed with Red Priest’s
unique brand of creativity and virtuosity. The programme includes Bach's
Preludio in G major, Concerto in A minor and Chaconne in D minor, alongside
works by Handel, Telemann and Pachelbel.
- THE FIRE OF LONDON
- Many will be ssurprised at the fire, beauty, eccentricity and virtuosity
of the music of 17th and 18th century London. Red Priest's performance of
this wide-ranging programme demonstrates that today as in the Baroque period
the English are more than a match for their hot-blooded Mediterranean rivals.
Music by Henry and Daniel Purcell, Festing, Croft, Matteis, Finger, Bull and
Handel.
Special Gala Programme:
- the red hot baroque show
- A startling marriage of baroque instruments with modern sound and lighting
technology. Red Priest's performance is brought whirling into
into the 21st century in a special show designed for theatres and large venues,
complete with stage set, lighting design, sound system and special effects.
A true crossover event which will bring the excitement of baroque music to
a wide new audience. The development of the show is to be the
subject of a TV documentary for the South Bank Show (broadcast scheduled or
summer 2005). Further details available soon!
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