by philip | Apr 29, 2018 | Blog, Commissions and New Music, Non classical music
Since their first performance three years ago, Elysian Fields, Australia’s only electric viola da gamba band, has carved out a growing reputation for performances that blur the boundaries between jazz, chamber music and world music. On May 24 Elysian Fields will...
by philip | May 17, 2016 | Blog, Commissions and New Music, General, Marin Marais, Maris Project Concerts
The interaction between master and student is a complex and fascinating one. The famous French novel and film “Tous les matins de monde” (All the mornings of the world) is an acutely sensitive, fictional exploration of the relationship between two great artists: the...
by philip | Apr 27, 2015 | Blog, Commissions and New Music, Marin Marais, Maris Project Concerts, Non classical music
On Saturday 30 May 2015, The Independent, North Sydney, will be filled with the rare sounds of Swedish baroque and folk music when The Marais Project launches their new CD. The event has long been a dream of musical partners and Marais Project members, gambist Jenny...
by philip | Apr 13, 2015 | Blog, Commissions and New Music, Marin Marais, Non classical music
Artists: Pascal Herington – Tenor, Melissa Farrow – Baroque Flute, Fiona Ziegler – Baroque Violin, Tommie Andersson – Theorbo and Classical Era Guitar, Jennifer Eriksson – Viola da Gamba. Exuberant, gentle, fresh, mellow, scintillating, delightful… and so runs...
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...