by philip | Apr 11, 2021 | Blog, Marin Marais
Thanks so much to those who were able to watch our recent Melbourne Digital Concert Hall (MDCH) performance. Both we and MDCH have received wonderful feedback from around the world. Special thanks to James Fraser, who directed the video, and to Chris Doherty, who was...
by philip | Dec 31, 2020 | Blog, Elysian Fields, Maris Project Concerts
The photo I have included is of me in front of an iPhone camera, it summarises the year about to pass – lots of Zoom meetings, Zoom concerts, phone calls and endless emails! I feel very lucky in this most difficult year to have been able to transfer some of...
by philip | Dec 31, 2020 | Blog, Elysian Fields, Marin Marais, Uncategorized
I’ve had an interesting and productive last few weeks with a Marais Project concert for Sydney Living Museums and a Marais recording session for a future video we are making. I’ve also completed a massive project compiling a Playlist of all the female viol...
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....
by philip | Apr 22, 2020 | Blog, General
Dear friends and colleagues, Another fortnight has passed, it’s hard to keep track when in the midst of ISO! I hope that you are doing OK. I still feel greatly for all my colleagues in the performing arts who are not working or earning at the moment and for the many...
by philip | Apr 18, 2020 | Blog, General
Music and life As I indicated recently, I am committed to writing something every couple of weeks during the current shut down. It helps us keep connected to you and also helps me gather my thoughts as to what we’ve been doing when we can’t do what we do best –...
