by philip | Feb 9, 2015 | Blog, General, Marin Marais, Maris Project Concerts
The Marais Project kicks of its 2015 season with a guest appearance at the second New Zealand International Early Music Festival (NZIEMF) to be held in Dunedin, New Zealand. Renowned for its diverse and interesting performances of French baroque viola da gamba music,...
by philip | Dec 13, 2014 | Blog, Commissions and New Music, General
We have been running The Marais Project (www.maraisproject.com.au) for 15 years. Our musical focus would be considered rather abstract to so-called every day Australians. Much of the repertoire we present was written for the viola da gamba during the French baroque...
by philip | Dec 11, 2014 | Blog, Commissions and New Music, General, Non classical music
It takes courage to step outside the boundaries of a successful career in a musical genre and perform in a very different setting, on stage, in front to an audience. Gambist Jenny Eriksson has decided to do just that. When Jenny expressed an interest to play with...
by philip | Nov 21, 2014 | Blog, Commissions and New Music, General, Marin Marais, Maris Project Concerts
In wedding terms ours is a Crystal Anniversary: more distinguished than Wood (5) and Tin (10) but still many years from receiving a letter from the Queen or even the Governor General. I appreciate the opportunity of sharing my thoughts on the last decade and a half....
by philip | Oct 23, 2014 | Blog, Commissions and New Music, General, Marin Marais, Maris Project Concerts, Non classical music
The theme for The Marais Project’s 15th anniversary year is Re-imaginings. During the year we are taking the opportunity to re-imagine the viola da gamba in a range of settings from Rameau and Marais to world and improvised music. After I formed The Marais Project in...
