by philip | Jul 5, 2013 | Blog, Commissions and New Music, General, Marin Marais
The Marais Project is directed by Jennifer Eriksson who founded the group in 2000. Lady Sings the Viol comprises 15 tracks of eclectic music, ranging from C1300 to the 21st century, with the viol the dominant instrument in all tracks. There are five female voices,...
by philip | May 6, 2013 | Blog, General, Marin Marais, Non classical music
Thanks to our colleagues at Early Music Society of Victoria for organising reviews of “Lady Sings the Viol”. We really appreciate the thoughtful comments. Two CD reviews of Lady Sings the Viol – The Marais Project, directed by Jennifer Eriksson...
by philip | May 5, 2013 | Blog, Commissions and New Music, Marin Marais, Non classical music
“Abandon your notions regarding the viola da gamba when you listen to this recording, Lady Sings the Viol, from The Marais Project. In their 4th studio recording, the ensemble, led by gambist, founder and Music Director Jennifer Erkisson has gathered an ensemble...
by philip | May 4, 2013 | Blog, Commissions and New Music, General, Marin Marais
In January and February 2013 I undertook at short term Winter Residency at The Banff Centre, Canada. Banff is one of the largest arts centres in the world. To be accepted I had presented a proposal which in my case was to prepare a recital called “Six of the...
by philip | Apr 30, 2013 | Blog, Commissions and New Music, General, Marin Marais, Non classical music
To be officially launched at The Independent Theatre, North Sydney on 24th August, a copy of this CD has found its way to the EMN for early evaluation. About half of the disk’s repertoire could be considered early music, the remainder filled by 20th Century composers...
