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This year, the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra finished the season with a long tour of Victoria and New South Wales. Being December, the program is features some Christmas Carol favourites but also a unique musical twist. This is a …
This is the latest excellent concert brought to us by the Marais Project led by Jennifer Eriksson , filmed at the NSW Conservatorium of Music and streamed by the Australian Digital Concert Hall. It is striking, rich, complex, multi layered, …
‘The Marais Project presents a selection of some of the finest English songs live and on Australian Digital Concert Hall’
Before The Beatles transformed English song writing in the 1960s there was John Dowland. Despite dying almost 400 years ago, …
This glorious concert by the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, filmed in September at City Recital Hall Sydney, the latest in their Brandenburg One series, was directed by Stef Smith with production design by Elizabeth Gadsby and was dedicated to Carla Zampatti.…
Celebrating chamber music from the English and French Baroque, ‘Ayres & Graces’ by the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra featured striking images curated by Australian designer Silvana Azzi Heras projected as background on a stage-wide LED screen behind the musicians with a …
Master and Pupil: Philip Pogson interviews James Fraser – actor, writer and director
The interaction between master and student is a complex and fascinating one. The famous French novel and film “Tous les matins de monde” (All the mornings of …
Founded in 2000, The Marais Project recently turned 15, and each year presents Early Music with a number of highly regarded concerts making it Australia’s longest continuously running “viola da gamba” ensemble.
The Marais Project have performed more than 80% …
For the past fifteen years the Marais Project has augmented their continuing exploration of the 600 works composed by Marin Marais with concerts and recordings of considerable diversity and innovation.
The Project’s fifth CD, SMÖRGÅSBORD! is no exception. Recently released …
The striking setting of Sydney University’s Refactory suitably housed this special tribute to composer John Dowland. The aesthetic suited the styles of the music, and the acoustic was a true gift for this birthday bash.
Special guests attended this party. …