"A high-energy baroque hoe-down…deliciously twisted, vividly interpreted and played with dash and precision." Los Angeles Times

Date and Time:
Thursday, October 28, 2004 at 7:30 p.m.

Single Ticket Prices:
$10, 15, 22, 34, 45 (discounts available for seniors, youth, and groups)

Season Ticket Packages:
This concert is part of the Artist Series and Classic Artist Series season ticket packages.

Location:
Macky Auditorium

Running Time:
1.5 to 2 hours

Preconcert Conversation:
Thomas Riis, Professor of Musicology at 6:45 p.m. in Macky Room 102

Postconcert Event :
Costume contest judged by Red Priest in the Macky lobby after the performance! Prizes include a $100 Artist Series gift certificate and dinner for two at Noodles & Company.

Event Overview:
Red Priest is a group of flamboyant early music performers named after red haired composer and Catholic priest Antonio Vivaldi…surprised? ‘Nightmare in Venice’ is a mysterious and fantastical theatrical presentation of some of the most extraordinary baroque chamber music including Vivaldi's Nightmare Concerto, Tartini's Devil's Trill sonata, and more. We invite you to make the evening special by coming in costume (as will the performers)… what better way to celebrate Halloween?

Program:
Nightmare in Venice - A Baroque Fantasy

Artist Bio:
Red Priest is one of the major success stories on the international early music scene today. Named after the flame-haired priest, Antonio Vivaldi, this extraordinary English ensemble has redefined the art of baroque music performance, combining the fruits of extensive research with swashbuckling virtuosity, creative re-composition, heart-on sleeve emotion and compelling stagecraft. The group performs largely from memory, allowing an operatic level of freedom and interaction, and its programs are drawn from myriad baroque sources to create a kaleidoscopic range of moods and colors.

Formed in 1997, Red Priest now gives over 60 concerts a year in some of the most prestigious venues in Europe, Australia and especially the USA together with Radio and TV broadcasts and an exclusive series of CD recordings for Dorian (USA). International music critics have described the Red Priest style as "electrifying," "sheer daring," "immaculately forged," "sonically supercharged," "brilliant and inspired," "deliciously twisted"—but the group's extravagantly baroque ethos is perhaps best summed up in the words of English musicologist and broadcaster George Pratt: "If nobody goes over the top, how will we know what lies on the other side?"

Links:
www.redpriest.co.uk

Audio:
Listen to or purchase music from Red Priest at Barnes&Noble.com. A portion of your purchase will be donated to CU Concerts.
• Red Priest's Vivaldi: The 4 Seasons