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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).
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.
Advance ticket - £24. Please note: on the door on the night tickets will cost £28
Red Priest
Piers Adams, recorders Adam Summerhayes, violin Angela East, cello David Wright, harpsichord The wildly virtuosic little band… entertainingly eccentric… great musicianship and irreverent humour… exquisite.” New York Times From its origins as a young cutting-edge baroque band in the 1990s Red Priest has become established as an essential part of today's musical landscape, wowing audiences in all corners of the globe with its inventive, high-spirited, rule-breaking approach to music of the 17th and 18th centuries. “I'm a terrific fan of Red Priest, who put the 'mad' into the 'mad baroque' — but with such style and inventiveness as to almost kick-start a new art-form… Summerhayes' lunatic arrangements will bring both quiet smiles and manic grins to every music-lover… beautiful counterpoint and effortless freedom with every phrase… This is world-class playing… there's nothing casual about intelligence mocking tradition like this. It will have required meticulous rehearsal, to be quite this immaculately crazy.” Music and Vision
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Tetbury Goods Shed Arts Centre
The Old Rail Yard
Cirencester Road
Tetbury
GL8 8EY
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- shed-arts.co.uk
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Tetbury Goods Shed Arts Centre
The Old Rail Yard
Cirencester Road
Tetbury
GL8 8EY
- Website:
- shed-arts.co.uk
See all events at Tetbury Goods Shed Arts Centre
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on Sat 10 May 2025