by philip | Jul 21, 2020 | Blog, Commissions and New Music, Elysian Fields, Uncategorized
‘Fika’ is out and positive feedback is growing rapidly Elysian Fields new CD, ‘Fika’ (pron. ‘fee-ka’) is already getting some great feedback. I’ve written a short article about the CD for CutCommon magazine describing our vision for this collection of music from, and...
by philip | Jun 7, 2020 | Blog, Marin Marais, Uncategorized
Some great news! On Wednesday June 17 at 7pm The Marais Project will appear in an on-line concert for Melbourne Digital Concert Hall. Full information here...
by philip | Jun 1, 2020 | Blog, General, Marin Marais, Uncategorized
I hope everyone who reads this is doing well. I am so pleased to see our Covid-19 infection rates continue to be relatively low, but I really feel for those places in the world where there is still a real struggle against the disease. I do realise that we cannot take...
by philip | May 18, 2020 | Blog, General, Marin Marais
I hope that you are enjoying some new found freedoms as we gradually and carefully open up society again – including the music and performing arts sector. Artists versus sports people – the false dichotomy It has saddened me a little to see some well-meaning and no...
by philip | May 4, 2020 | Blog, General, Marin Marais
Since I last wrote it has been great to see some of the social restrictions lifted on meeting together in New South Wales and elsewhere. Tonight we are celebrating by having my son and a musical colleague over for dinner – the first house guests we have had for weeks....