We’re delighted to welcome back on Saturday 10 May the most extraordinary baroque quartet that is Red Priest.
Following their last, sold-out, appearance at the Goods Shed in 2023 with their “Truly, Madly, Baroque” evening, be prepared for another stunning programme of classics, arranged and performed with their trademark flair and virtuosity.
Tonight’s programme is part of the Rococo Rocks! Festival, in collaboration with Painswick Rococo Garden, Spencer House Gallery, and Watch This Space Collective (please see the foot of this page for details).
“For sheer technical wizardry, charismatic showmanship and expressive devilment, Red Priest is in an exhilarating class of its own.”
— BBC Music Magazine
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Preludio (from Partita in E major for solo violin, BWV 1006)
Gian Paolo Cima (1570-1630)
Sonata a Tre
Georg Frederick Handel (1685-1759)
Sonata in F Major Op.2 No.4
Larghetto – Vivace – Adagio – Alla Breve – Allegro
Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer (1703 –1755)
Vertigo for Solo Harpsichord
Georg Phillip Telemann (1681-1767)
Gypsy Sonata in A minor
Largo – Vivace – Affetuoso – Allegro
INTERVAL
Georg Frederick Handel / Red Priest
Zadok the Red Priest
Georg Frederick Handel
Recorder Sonata in B minor
Largo – Vivace – Furioso – Adagio – Alla breve
Georg Phillip Telemann
Fantasia in Eb major for solo violin
Georg Frederick Handel
Aria Amorosa from Op.2 No.1
Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) / Red Priest
La Folia (Madness) Op.5 No.12
Red Priest
The brainchild of recorder virtuoso Piers Adams and violinist Julia Bishop, and named after the original ‘red priest’ Antonio Vivaldi, the quartet has developed a truly unique style. Combining high-energy performance, boundary crossing arrangements and theatrical presentation, the quartets has delighted audiences across the globe. Their itinerary includes over 50 tours of America and Canada, and performances in prestigious festivals in almost every European country, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Lebanon, Japan, China, Malaysia, Mexico, Cuba, Australia and New Zealand.
The group has given numerous radio and TV broadcasts, including a documentary for The South Bank Show which attracted a million viewers. Red Priest’s discography includes an iconic take on Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, hailed by Gramophone Magazine as one of the all-time best recordings of the work, and The Baroque Bohemians, which surprised the major labels by reaching No.1 in the UK classical charts.
Please note: on the door on the night tickets will cost £28
Rococo Rocks! Festival details
Saturday 17 May 10am-4pm
En Plein Air Art Competition at Rococo Garden Painswick. Viewers welcome. Entry details: wtscollective.co.uk/plein-air-competitions
Telephone: 07821 098171
Friday 20 June to Saturday 30 August
“Indulgence”. Summer Show of regional artists’ work. Rococo-inspired flamboyance, ornament and colour at Spencer House Gallery, Long Street, Tetbury. Free entry. More information>>.
Telephone: 07841 979273
