The Marais Project & Elysian Fields
@maraisproject.bsky.social
Music for the viola da gamba - acoustic & electric. Runner, swimmer, mother + sometime composer. Sydney, Australia, but performing across the globe. Both groups founded by me, Jenny Eriksson.
Links - https://linktr.ee/TheMaraisProjectElysianFields
Links - https://linktr.ee/TheMaraisProjectElysianFields
The Curious History of the ‘Caveau’ Viols – Early Music America
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January 25, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Tune of the day: from a recent album of music for two bass viols from Christian Zincke and Cecylia Stanecka
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The Virgins Muse (Lady Arbellas Favoret)
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January 25, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Tune of the day: from a recent album of music for two bass viols from Christian Zincke and Cecylia Stanecka
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Sisters of polyphony
Laurie Stras uncovers the stories behind the extraordinary Biffoli–Sostegni manuscript, and traces the lives of the nuns who sang from it.
www.continuoconnect.com/features/lau...
Laurie Stras uncovers the stories behind the extraordinary Biffoli–Sostegni manuscript, and traces the lives of the nuns who sang from it.
www.continuoconnect.com/features/lau...
Feature | Sisters of polyphony | Continuo Connect
Laurie Stras uncovers the stories behind the extraordinary Biffoli–Sostegni manuscript, and traces the lives of the nuns who sang from it.
www.continuoconnect.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Sisters of polyphony
Laurie Stras uncovers the stories behind the extraordinary Biffoli–Sostegni manuscript, and traces the lives of the nuns who sang from it.
www.continuoconnect.com/features/lau...
Laurie Stras uncovers the stories behind the extraordinary Biffoli–Sostegni manuscript, and traces the lives of the nuns who sang from it.
www.continuoconnect.com/features/lau...
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Jordi Savall has been awarded the 2026 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, one of classical music’s highest distinctions.
Full story: moto-perpetuo.com/jordi-savall...
Full story: moto-perpetuo.com/jordi-savall...
January 22, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Jordi Savall has been awarded the 2026 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, one of classical music’s highest distinctions.
Full story: moto-perpetuo.com/jordi-savall...
Full story: moto-perpetuo.com/jordi-savall...
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#NowSpinning Hindemith The Four Temperaments, with Salonen, Ax and a sumptuous-sounding LA Philharmonic. I keep forgetting to return to this box. Such an interesting conductor.
January 22, 2026 at 7:20 PM
#NowSpinning Hindemith The Four Temperaments, with Salonen, Ax and a sumptuous-sounding LA Philharmonic. I keep forgetting to return to this box. Such an interesting conductor.
Album of the week: an interesting new recording of sonatas for viola da gamba by Johann Daniel Hardt 🎶
open.spotify.com/album/1lsNW2...
open.spotify.com/album/1lsNW2...
JOHANN DANIEL HARDT Six Sonates dediees a sa Majeste Le Roÿ de Pologne
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January 22, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Album of the week: an interesting new recording of sonatas for viola da gamba by Johann Daniel Hardt 🎶
open.spotify.com/album/1lsNW2...
open.spotify.com/album/1lsNW2...
Tune of the day for jazz-improv Thursday: tabla/percussionist Bobby Singh and (brilliant) friends from across the Australian jazz-world music world 🎶
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open.spotify.com/track/1vtdbD...
Taanaa Baanaa
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January 21, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Tune of the day for jazz-improv Thursday: tabla/percussionist Bobby Singh and (brilliant) friends from across the Australian jazz-world music world 🎶
open.spotify.com/track/1vtdbD...
open.spotify.com/track/1vtdbD...
Playlist of the week: ‘Viol Chamber Music.’ A fascinating YouTube collection of small ensembles featuring the viol
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Viol Chamber Music - YouTube
Chamber music, mostly intrumental, featuring the viola da gamba and viol family.
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January 21, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Playlist of the week: ‘Viol Chamber Music.’ A fascinating YouTube collection of small ensembles featuring the viol
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Best of my holiday photos
January 21, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Best of my holiday photos
Tune of the day from a new album by Peter Krivda. Music by Ignacio Miranda Fabbri
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January 19, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Tune of the day from a new album by Peter Krivda. Music by Ignacio Miranda Fabbri
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open.spotify.com/track/1fGzRA...
Tune of the day: ‘Tetris’ a bright Monday morning piece for electric viola da gamba and piano by Alice Chance. Played by myself and Matt McMahon
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open.spotify.com/track/4vqcfr...
Tetris
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January 18, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Tune of the day: ‘Tetris’ a bright Monday morning piece for electric viola da gamba and piano by Alice Chance. Played by myself and Matt McMahon
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open.spotify.com/track/4vqcfr...
My ensemble The Marais Project has made quiet attempts to acknowledge & engage with Australia's First Nations' history. We discovered 'The Aboriginal Father' written in the 1830s which is sympathetic to the loss experienced by Aboriginals as settlement expanded.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUSu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUSu...
The Aboriginal Father - The Marais Project
YouTube video by themaraisproject
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January 14, 2026 at 1:35 AM
My ensemble The Marais Project has made quiet attempts to acknowledge & engage with Australia's First Nations' history. We discovered 'The Aboriginal Father' written in the 1830s which is sympathetic to the loss experienced by Aboriginals as settlement expanded.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUSu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUSu...
Tune of the day: a heart breaking Swedish song from our most recent Marais Project album, Nordic Moods & Baroque Echoes
open.spotify.com/track/1TBTTC...
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Kärestans död (Arr. for Voice, Violin, Viola da Gamba, Cimbalom & Guitar by Olof Wendel after Swåp)
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January 12, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Tune of the day: a heart breaking Swedish song from our most recent Marais Project album, Nordic Moods & Baroque Echoes
open.spotify.com/track/1TBTTC...
open.spotify.com/track/1TBTTC...
From female baroque composer Barbara Strozzi - Cantate, ariette, e duetti - "Amor dormiglione"
Performed by the Bellot Ensemble 🎶
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Performed by the Bellot Ensemble 🎶
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Barbara Strozzi - Cantate, ariette, e duetti - "Amor dormiglione"
YouTube video by Bellot Ensemble
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January 10, 2026 at 8:22 PM
From female baroque composer Barbara Strozzi - Cantate, ariette, e duetti - "Amor dormiglione"
Performed by the Bellot Ensemble 🎶
youtu.be/8JKtqn7rEAw?...
Performed by the Bellot Ensemble 🎶
youtu.be/8JKtqn7rEAw?...
Album of the week: music by Élisabeth Claude Jacquet de La Guerre.
One of the best known female composers of the baroque era
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One of the best known female composers of the baroque era
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La Guerre: The Violin Sonatas of 1707
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January 8, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Album of the week: music by Élisabeth Claude Jacquet de La Guerre.
One of the best known female composers of the baroque era
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One of the best known female composers of the baroque era
open.spotify.com/album/7lcAOo...
Tune of the day: from talented Australian electric bassist and composer Lucy Clifford
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Can We Keep Coming Back Here
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January 7, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Tune of the day: from talented Australian electric bassist and composer Lucy Clifford
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Tune of the day: BACH - ABEL // 'Preludio BWV 846/a - Arpeggio in D Minor, WK 205' played superbly by gambist Lucille Boulanger
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BACH - ABEL // 'Preludio BWV 846/a - Arpeggio in D Minor, WK 205' by Lucile Boulanger
YouTube video by Alpha Classics
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January 6, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Tune of the day: BACH - ABEL // 'Preludio BWV 846/a - Arpeggio in D Minor, WK 205' played superbly by gambist Lucille Boulanger
youtu.be/L8EmN2po9ks?...
youtu.be/L8EmN2po9ks?...
Tune of the day: from a recent release of Marais’ music by Jerome Chaboseau
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Spotify – Web Player
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January 4, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Tune of the day: from a recent release of Marais’ music by Jerome Chaboseau
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A gorgeous live version of the ballad 'Believe, Beleft, Below' from my band Elysian Fields. Sung by the ever gorgeous Susie Bishop. Thanks to Richard Belkner for the sound and James Fraser for the video and editing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR0w...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR0w...
Believe, Beleft, Below - played by Elysian Fields
YouTube video by Elysian Fields
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January 4, 2026 at 4:16 AM
A gorgeous live version of the ballad 'Believe, Beleft, Below' from my band Elysian Fields. Sung by the ever gorgeous Susie Bishop. Thanks to Richard Belkner for the sound and James Fraser for the video and editing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR0w...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR0w...
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Mediocre photos, to be sure (I ended up sitting behind a tall man with a fuzzy hat, and had to lean around to get a decent angle) but I quite enjoyed the performances of Gyða Valtýsdóttir (left) and Mary Lattimore at St. Luke's yesterday afternoon
#quietlights
#quietlights
November 24, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Mediocre photos, to be sure (I ended up sitting behind a tall man with a fuzzy hat, and had to lean around to get a decent angle) but I quite enjoyed the performances of Gyða Valtýsdóttir (left) and Mary Lattimore at St. Luke's yesterday afternoon
#quietlights
#quietlights
'Precious Colours' (Pallah Pallah) by Alice Chance is the first track on our Australian Monody album. It is scored for two viola da gambas, violin/soprano, theorbo and countertenor, and retells - with permission of cultural Elders - a well known Aboriginal creation story...
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Precious Colours (Pallah-Pallah) - The Marais Project
YouTube video by themaraisproject
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January 1, 2026 at 9:49 PM
'Precious Colours' (Pallah Pallah) by Alice Chance is the first track on our Australian Monody album. It is scored for two viola da gambas, violin/soprano, theorbo and countertenor, and retells - with permission of cultural Elders - a well known Aboriginal creation story...
youtu.be/tgAGAteOBIM?...
youtu.be/tgAGAteOBIM?...
A leaf falls... The Marais Project with Olof Wendel & Catalina Langborn. Composed by Olof...recorded live in Falun, Sweden
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzuH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzuH...
Lov som faller (A leaf falls) - Duo Langborn/Wendel & The Marais Project
YouTube video by themaraisproject
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December 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
A leaf falls... The Marais Project with Olof Wendel & Catalina Langborn. Composed by Olof...recorded live in Falun, Sweden
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzuH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzuH...
Has to be one of my favourite albums of 2025 💿 Marais for baroque flute + viola da gamba🪈
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open.spotify.com/album/3NTz8U...
Spotify – Web Player
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December 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Has to be one of my favourite albums of 2025 💿 Marais for baroque flute + viola da gamba🪈
open.spotify.com/album/3NTz8U...
open.spotify.com/album/3NTz8U...
Staying on the beach this weeks reminds me of our Elysian Fields' song 'The Slow Tides'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i720...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i720...
The Slow Tides by Jacques Emery - played by Elysian Fields
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December 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Staying on the beach this weeks reminds me of our Elysian Fields' song 'The Slow Tides'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i720...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i720...