Red Priest – Chamber Music New Zealand

Red Priest
The Baroque Bohemians

RED PRIEST | 16 – 30 MARCH

United Kingdom

Piers Adams Recorder
Adam Summerhayes Violin
Angela East Cello
David Wright Harpsichord

The only Baroque music group to have been compared to the Rolling Stones, Jackson Pollock and Cirque du Soleil, Red Priest brings their own inimitable, high-octane style to the classics of the Baroque.

Red Priest have redefined the art of period performance, creating a virtual orchestra through their creative arrangements, swashbuckling virtuosity, heartfelt emotion, and captivating stagecraft.

These concerts relive the extraordinary virtuosity of the early Baroque masters like Bach and Biber, explore melodies from a 1730 Slovakian fiddler’s tune-book, revel in the gypsy-influenced music of Telemann, and reimagine music by Handel and the original ‘red priest’, Antonio Vivaldi – all with Red Priest’s trademark energy and irreverent humour.

“For sheer technical wizardry, charismatic showmanship and expressive devilment, Red Priest is in an exhilarating class of its own.” – BBC Music Magazine
“Red Priest is like no other early music instrumental ensemble you have ever heard… transforming Baroque clichés into vivid drama, often at terrific speed and with practised coordination” – Daily Telegraph

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PROGRAMME

The Baroque Bohemians

Hamilton, New Plymouth, Wellington, Nelson & Invercargill

BIBER Sonata No. 1 in A Major
TELEMANN “Largo and Presto” from Concerto in E Minor, TWV 52
HANDEL Lascia Ch’Io Czadas
HANDEL Aria and Passacaglia
VIVALDI “The Gypsy and the Priest” after Concerto in A Minor, RV 356 and works by Byrd, Campra, Nicholson, Mielczewski and others.

Truly Madly Baroque
Auckland, Napier, Palmerston North, Christchurch & Dunedin

BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050
VIVALDI Concerto in B Minor from L’estro armonico op. 3 No. 10, RV 580
ALBINONI Concerto à cinque in D Minor, op. 9 No. 2
TARTINI Sonata in G Minor (“The Devil’s Trill”) and works by Marini, Locatelli, Forqueray, Sanz and others.

CONCERT INFORMATION

Running Time
110 minutes including an interval

Pre-Concert Talk
A pre-concert talk will take place 45 minutes prior to the performance. These are a great way to discover more about what you’ll experience that night with details on location and speakers coming soon.

RED PRIEST’S AMAZING BAROQUE CARNIVAL
FREE, fun concert with recorders like you’ve never heard before!

This is an Education and Family Concert series presented by Chamber Music New Zealand designed to raise awareness, inspire and thrill young audiences.

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VIDEOS

FUN FACTS & TRIVIA

Bach wrote a piece called The Coffee Cantata about a woman trying to kick her caffeine addiction.

DOWNLOADS

This is where you’ll find electronic versions of the programme and educational material, but there are currently no downloads available for this concert.

EDUCATION & FAMILY CONCERTS

JOIN US FOR A MORNING OF MUSICAL EXPLORATION

Expect to hear music by famous masters such as Vivaldi, Handel, Telemann, Bach interspersed with curious items by forgotten composers and some energetic gypsy dances. There will be lively spoken introductions and some audience participation, and a FREE educational resource kit will be available here prior to the concert.

AGE RANGE: 8 – 12 years
DURATION: 50 minutes (approximately)
COST: Admission to the concert is FREE

NAPIER FAMILY CONCERT

WHEN: SAT 16 MAR at 11am
WHERE: MTG Century Theatre

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WELLINGTON EDUCATION CONCERT

WHEN: MON 25 MAR at 11am
WHERE: Michael Fowler Centre

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DUNEDIN EDUCATION CONCERT

WHEN: WED 27 MAR at 11am
WHERE: Glenroy Auditorium