Howard Beach (harpsichordist)
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Howard Beach is a British harpsichord
player and previously a member of baroque group Red Priest
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Howard has performed and recorded extensively on both harpshichord and piano as a continuo player and concerto soloist. He has performed with artists including Les Arts Florissants, the Apollo Chamber Orchestra and the London Mozart Players at concert halls throughout Europe, Canada, and the Far East as well as many UK venues.
Howard has been working with Piers Adams
, recorder player from Red Priest since 1989. As well as giving recitals, they hold 'Recorder Roadshows' around the country which include masterclasses and workshops for children combined with a concert performance of specially written works.
Howard broadcasts frequently on radio and has been consultant and performer for programmes on UK's Channel 4.
Harpsichord
A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It produces sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed.In the narrow sense, "harpsichord" designates only the large wing-shaped instruments in which the strings are perpendicular to the keyboard...
player and previously a member of baroque group Red Priest
Red Priest
Red Priest is a British Baroque instrumental group that was formed in 1997, originally with eleven members. Currently it is composed of four performers: Piers Adams - recorder, Julia Bishop - violin, Angela East - cello and Howard Beach - harpsichord. On 18 January 2011 it was announced that Howard...
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Howard has performed and recorded extensively on both harpshichord and piano as a continuo player and concerto soloist. He has performed with artists including Les Arts Florissants, the Apollo Chamber Orchestra and the London Mozart Players at concert halls throughout Europe, Canada, and the Far East as well as many UK venues.
Howard has been working with Piers Adams
Piers Adams
Piers Adams is a British recorder player and member of baroque group Red Priest.After attending Reading Blue Coat School Adams trained as an astrophysicist, but turned professionally to the recorder at age 21...
, recorder player from Red Priest since 1989. As well as giving recitals, they hold 'Recorder Roadshows' around the country which include masterclasses and workshops for children combined with a concert performance of specially written works.
Howard broadcasts frequently on radio and has been consultant and performer for programmes on UK's Channel 4.