Red Priest

Named after the infamous flamed-haired priest, Antonio Vivaldi, Red Priest is the only early music group in the world to have been compared in the press to the Rolling Stones, Jackson Pollock, the Marx Brothers, Spike Jones and Cirque du Soleil. They have performed hundreds of sold-out concerts in many of the world's most prestigious festivals and venues, and have been the subject of hour-long TV profiles in the UK and Japan.

Performance:

Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church
1100 Carter Creek Parkway
Bryan, Texas 77802

Biography:

Named after the infamous flamed-haired priest, Antonio Vivaldi, Red Priest is the only early music group in the world to have been compared in the press to the Rolling Stones, Jackson Pollock, the Marx Brothers, Spike Jones and Cirque du Soleil.

Red Priest has performed hundreds of sold-out concerts in many of the world's most prestigious festivals and venues, and have been the subject of hour-long TV profiles in the UK and Japan.

Quotes:

"Sheer daring…brilliant and inspired musicianship." -Gramophone Magazine

"Something important is going on, and it happens fast…effortless, a barrel of fun and almost invisibly subtle…immaculately forged and cunningly phrased. An electrified audience shouted and cheered." -Washington Post

"They are sure to introduce a new audience to Baroque music." -Early Music Today

"Like crossing a Wigmore Hall recital with a Guinness-soaked session in an Irish bar…" -Classic CD

"A wild ride…playful antics and stunning musicianship…breathed new life into all these ancient pieces …an amazing evening." -The Post-Bulletin, Rochester, MN

"The UK's most dynamic, theatrical and outrageously different Baroque ensemble." - Gramophone Magazine

More Information:

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