by philip | Apr 27, 2019 | Blog, Marin Marais, Maris Project Concerts
Outstanding Swedish viola da gambist, Leif Henrikson, will visit Australia for the first time in May/June 2019 as a guest of The Marais Project. He will perform in the ensemble’s 20th Anniversary concerts. Leif studied in Basel, Switzerland, with the great Jordi...
by philip | Apr 25, 2019 | Blog, Marin Marais, Maris Project Concerts
Swedish born lutenist and early guitarist, Tommie Andersson, has made an outstanding contribution to music in Australia. For more than 30 years he has been a key member of a range of ensembles and projects including the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and, of course,...
by philip | Apr 4, 2019 | Blog, Elysian Fields, Marin Marais, Maris Project Concerts
Hi, I hope you are well. Where have the years gone? Back in 2000 we tentatively held the first Marais Project concert at St Scholastica’s chapel in Glebe. I had no idea if anyone would turn up but just in case, I baked some scones for the audience to eat at interval. ...
by philip | Feb 25, 2019 | Blog, Elysian Fields, Non classical music
Dear Friends I hope you are well as the southern hemisphere summer finally looks like coming to an end. Just a reminder of our recent and upcoming concerts. What should I say – March 14 CD launch and concert On March 14 Elysian Fields will officially launch our first...
by philip | Feb 11, 2019 | Blog, Elysian Fields, Maris Project Concerts, Non classical music
Dear friends, I hope that you had a wonderful break of some time over Christmas and New Year. I spent quite a bit of time on the beach and with family and am now back practicing and organising for the year to come. 20 Year Anniversary Year As you may be aware, in 2019...
by philip | Feb 8, 2019 | Blog, Elysian Fields, Non classical music
Actor, writer and film-maker, James Fraser, has worked with viola da gambist, Jenny Eriksson for several years including writing and acting in “Master and Pupil”, The Marais Project’s dramatisation of the life and music of Marin Marais. He has now made an epic...
