Brooklyn-based violinist Rafa Prendergast is an active performer of works dating from the early 17th century through the present day. Prendergast is a guest concertmaster with the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado and performs frequently with Handel and Haydn Society, Twelfth Night, Theotokos, Upper Valley Baroque, Nuova Pratica, The Smithsonian Academy Orchestra, New York Baroque Incorporated, and ARTEK, among many others.
Prendergast was featured in a social media campaign for ABC’s The Bachelor. Residencies. Visiting guest artist engagements include Avaloch Farm Music Institute, the University of Michigan’s School of Music, and Michigan State University. Prendergast has performed as part of the Boston Early Music Fringe Festival, Death of Classical series, Aston Magna Music Festival, Gotham Early Music Scene’s Midtown Concerts series, and WQXR’s Midday Masterpieces series.
Prendergast holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music, studying under Carolyn Huebl and Maria Romero and graduating magna cum laude; a Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School studying with Cynthia Roberts, Elizabeth Blumenstock, and Robert Mealy; and was a recipient of the full tuition Historical Performance Scholarship.