Red Priest, an early music foursome described as having a “break-all-rules, rock-chamber concert approach to early music,” will perform at 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, in the Arts at Abingdon series at Abingdon Episcopal Church, Route 17, White Marsh.
Admission is free but a free-will offering will be accepted.
The group performs from memory “with swashbuckling virtuosity, heart-on-sleeve emotion and compelling stagecraft,” said a press release. Their repertoire ranges from obscure 17th century sonatas to the most famous works of Bach and Vivaldi, presented in imaginative programs with titles such as “Priest on the Run,” “Nightmare in Venice,” “Pirates of the Baroque,” and “Johann, I’m Only Dancing.”
Founded in 1997, Red Priest has performed to sell-out crowds around the world, including the Hong Kong Arts Festival, Moscow December Nights Festival, Prague Spring Festival, Bermuda Festival, and festivals thro...