‘Collusion’ – Versatile Duo Susie Bishop and Emily-Rose Šárkova Talk About Their Concert With The Marais Project

‘Collusion’ – Versatile Duo Susie Bishop and Emily-Rose Šárkova Talk About Their Concert With The Marais Project

Continuing their 15th anniversary celebrations, The Marais Project’s Director, Jennifer Eriksson, combines with versatile young musicians Susie Bishop (violin, treble viol and voice) and Emily-Rose Šárkova (piano, harpsichord and piano accordion) in their August concert entitled Collusion. Classically trained both in Australia and in Europe, but adept across a range of genres including tango, world…

Mathematics of Motion – A Chance Encounter With Jean-Philippe Rameau

Mathematics of Motion – A Chance Encounter With Jean-Philippe Rameau

The Marais Project has commissioned a number of new works in 2014 to celebrate its 15th anniversary year.  The first of these new pieces is by composer and viola da gambist Alice Chance whose work “Mathematics of Motion” will receive its world premiere at the Marais Project’s season launch, “Rameau”. Philip Pogson caught up with…

Concert review: ‘Seaven Teares’ – Dowland’s Delightful Birthday Bash

Concert review: ‘Seaven Teares’ – Dowland’s Delightful Birthday Bash

Dowland in the 21st Century 10 November 2013 During 2013 the musical world has been focusing on the bicentenaries of Verdi and Wagner with some attention also being given to the Benjamin Britten centenary.  Not much notice has been taken, however, of the birth 450 years ago of the English lutenist and songwriter John Dowland. …