The Marais Project

SONGS & INTERLUDES FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE!

One of Australia's finest early music groups presents music from the baroque and beyond!

One of Australia's finest early music groups presents music from the baroque and beyond! Wonderful songs and arias from the baroque era along with some more recent, gorgeous songs from Australia. Featuring internationally renowned countertenor, Russell Harcourt, with soprano/violinist Susie Bishop, lutenist/guitarist, Tommie Andersson and viola da gamba player, Jennifer Eriksson.

""A culture beauty of tone and a confidence that placed her among the viola da gambist worth going a long way to hear" – Sydney Morning Herald"

RUSSELL HARCOURT Countertenor
SUSIE BISHOP Voice and violin
TOMMIE ANDERSSON Theorbo and guitar
JENNIFER ERIKSSON Viola da gamba

BAROQUE AND BEYOND

SONGS & INTERLUDES FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE!

One of Australia's finest early music groups presents music from the baroque and beyond! Wonderful songs and arias from the baroque era along with some more recent, gorgeous songs from Australia. Featuring internationally renowned countertenor, Russell Harcourt, with soprano/violinist Susie Bishop, lutenist/guitarist, Tommie Andersson and viola da gamba player, Jennifer Eriksson.

 

England

Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695): Sound the Trumpet

Michael Nyman (b. 1944):  If (arranged by Jenifer Eriksson)

 

France

Anon (1703):  J'avois crû qu'en vous aymant  

Marin Marais (1656 - 1728):  Musette 1& 2

 

Australia

Isaac Nathan (1790 – 1864): (Poems by Eliza Hamilton Dunlop) (arranged Tommie Andersson)  

  • The Aboriginal Mother
  • The Aboriginal Father

Alice Chance (b. 1994): Precious Colours (Pallah-Pallah): (How the Opal came to be, as told by Auntie June Barker)

Carl Vine (b. 1954): Love me Sweet (arranged Tommie Andersson)

 

Germany

George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759): Süße Stille, sanfte Quelle (HWV 205) - Meine Seele hort im Sehen (HWV 207)

 

Italy

Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583 - 1643): Così mi disprezzate

Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643): Si dolce è il tormento - Quel sguardo sdegnosetto

Alessandro Piccinini (1566- 1638): Toccata - Chiaccona in partite variate

Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583 - 1643): Se l'aura spira

 

Event and Ticketing Details

Dates & Times

Batemans Bay   18 November 2023 7:30PM