by philip | May 13, 2019 | Blog, Elysian Fields, Marin Marais, Maris Project Concerts
Program On May 26 The Marais Project celebrates our 20th Anniversary with a joint concert with Elysian Fields, my electric viola da gamba ensemble. We also welcome Swedish gambist, Leif Henrikson to Australia and to The Marais Project. The program is below. First Half...
by philip | Apr 27, 2019 | Blog, Marin Marais, Maris Project Concerts
Viola da gambist and musical adventurer, Jenny Eriksson, founded The Marais Project in 2000 with a vision to play the complete works of Marin Marais, the great French baroque viola da gambist and composer. They are currently 85% through this massive task. The group...
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 | Jun 6, 2018 | Blog, Marin Marais, Maris Project Concerts
To our June 17 program, A Bass Affair we are back in our heartland, the French baroque. And what could be more French than the bass viol, bass violin, lutes and voice performing the works of Philidor, Ballad, Marais, Charpentier and Montéclair, amongst others? As with...
