Red Priest is a British Baroque instrumental group that was formed in 1997 by

Piers Adams Piers Adams (born 21 December 1963) is a British recorder player and member of baroque group Red Priest. After attending Reading Blue Coat School Adams trained as an astrophysicist, but turned professionally to the recorder at age 21. Known ...

. Currently it is composed of four performers: Adams on recorder, Adam Summerhayes on violin,

Angela East Angela East is a British cellist and member of baroque group Red Priest. East won the Arts Council's Suggia Award at the age of 14 and continued her studies at the Royal Academy of Music under Derek Simpson and later with André Navarra and ...

on cello and David Wright on harpsichord. The group is named after the red-haired Italian priest and Baroque composer,

Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lifetime was widespread ...

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

BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 3 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It replaced the BBC Third Programme in 1967 and broadcasts classical music and opera, with jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also featuring. The st ...

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''In Tune'' programme
12 May 2010 In addition to touring all over the world, Red Priest are a frequent guest on

's ''In Tune'' programme. They have released several albums, including a contemporary take on Vivaldi's '' The Four Seasons''.

Discography

* ''Priest On The Run'' - 1998 * ''Nightmare In Venice'' - 2002 * ''The 4 Seasons'' - 2003 * ''Pirates Of The Baroque'' - 2008 * ''Johann, I'm Only Dancing'' - 2009 * ''Handel In The Wind'' - 2014 * ''The Baroque Bohemians'' - 2017

Previous members

* Julia Bishop – violinist *

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- harpsichordist

References

External links

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