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…
What do you get when you cross one of Australia’s leading baroque music ensembles with two of Australia’s most creative young musicians? The answer is an adventure! A Christmas musical adventure! To celebrate the season and mark the final 2017 concert of the Independent Theatre’s hit classical music series “Prelude in Tea”, The Marais Project’s Jennifer Eriksson is…
Marais meets Muffat The Independent Theatre, North Sydney July 16, 2017 Written by Ria Andriani Through the dialogue of two ensembles, the Marais Project and Muffat Collective brought their virtuosic skills, specialised period instruments and knowledge of historical performance to the stage. For two ensembles which do not perform together regularly, this concert and its…