Elysian Fields Releases A New Album

Elysian Fields Releases A New Album

Elysian Fields, Australia’s only electric viola da gamba band, has released its debut album What Should I Say? – a heady blend of jazz, world, folk, and early music. Founded in 2015, as the brainchild of Australia’s only electronic gambist, Jenny Eriksson, in partnership with leading jazz musicians, saxophonist Matt Keegan and pianist under Melbourne’s…

Elysian Fields Launches World Premieres In The Scandinavian Project

Elysian Fields Launches World Premieres In The Scandinavian Project

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. Launched three years ago, Elysian Fields draws largely on the compositional and arranging skills of its multi-talented members. The six-piece band’s charts shift effortlessly from stately, baroque…

Summer Sunday With The Marais Project And Elysian Fields

Summer Sunday With The Marais Project And Elysian Fields

The Marais Project and Elysian Fields Early music specialists, The Marais Project and electric viola da gamba ensemble Elysian Fields open the Independent Theatre’s popular Sunday afternoon Prelude in Tea series with a delicious one-off program titled, “My Heart So Grieves”. Directed – as ever – by the versatile Jenny Eriksson, the innovative program features music…