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…
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…
The Marais Project’s Director, Jenny Eriksson has recently returned from giving concerts in her grandfather’s home country of Sweden and is busily preparing for the ensemble’s final 2016 concert, The French Flute. The event is built around two highly talented guest artists: Mikaela Oberg playing the baroque flute and soprano, Anna Sandstrom. A graduate of…