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A lovely review for our recent The Marais Project 'Exquisite Harmonies' concert in Canberra. Thanks to Sally Greenaway - Australian Composer and City News: citynews.com.au/2025/the-mar...

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An all Australian YouTube playlist for international Early Music Day 2025. Updated with new material since '24: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Kings & Beggars - Kings & Beggars - Non Sofre Santa Maria youtu.be/Y6C6jle7WiE?... via @YouTube #earlymusicnewsorg

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Today is international Early Music Day for 2025. In celebration, I've updated my playlist of Australian early musicians and ensembles. Some great and diverse recordings from across our wonderful continent. Please listen and share! open.spotify.com/playlist/32R...

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Tune of the day: moody modern viol. I have always admired this album which led the way in using the viol in creative ways with effects and pedals - but still melodic and listenable open.spotify.com/track/2ixkVE...

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March 21 is International Early Music Day for 2025

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Playlist of the week, something rare and wonderful: Viola da gamba & Piano Accordion 🪗🎵🪗 open.spotify.com/playlist/0eC...

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Tune of the day: a leaf falls. (It is autumn in southern Australia.) From our ‘Nordic Moods’ album 🍁🎶🍂 open.spotify.com/track/5IONu1...

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Tune of the day: a lovely Australian recording of a Telemann trio sonata with viola da gamba. Truly charming! open.spotify.com/track/6MY3os...

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House concert in Sydney today. Sold our concert in Canberra, our nation's capital, tomorrow. Note the shorts. It is late summer in Sydney so we go casual for French Baroque!

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Thank you @gordonkerry.bsky.social for reminding us that it is 6 years since the shocking murders of muslims at prayer in Christchurch. Gordon wrote this work for us is memory of the Christchurch Massacre victims and their families...

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Monsieur Sainte-Colombe ( c. 1640 – c. 1700) was a French composer and master of the viola da gamba. He is credited with adding a low seventh string to the viol and was the teacher of the celebrated gambist, Marin Marais. We play his music tomorrow in Canberra www.trybooking.com/events/landi...

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Our former Elysian Fields bass player Siebe Pogson is launching a new band called the SP7on March 22 in Sydney. Tickets here: events.humanitix.com/the-sp-7

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We’re in the bullseye for a fun weekend of all our fav weather hits: large hail, t-storms, and flying patio furniture. Will wait out tornado sirens by working on a shadow puppet show. The storm from Marais’s “Alcyone” with wind, thunder, waves, chaos. #ClassicalMusic #STL

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Sad news. The esteemed composer has passed.

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German viola da gambist and composer, Abel, was a friend of JS Bach’s son, Johann Christian Bach. In 1764 they founded the famous Bach-Abel concerts, England's first subscription concerts. Hear Abel’s music this Sunday in Canberra. Tickets here - www.trybooking.com/events/landi...

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Album of the week: 6 Sonatas for two Pardessus viol from Jacqui Robertson-Wade and Dialogue Viols. The Pardessus is the smallest of the viol family. A special release for those of us who love this instrument! open.spotify.com/album/6hCkfr...

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Georg Philipp Telemann composed his first opera at age 12 and taught himself roughly a dozen instruments. He wrote beautifully for the viola da gamba. You can hear one of his works this Sunday at Greenaway Studio, Canberra. Tx: www.trybooking.com/events/landi...

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Nite, peeps! “we fall asleep with one hand under our head and with the other in a mound of planets…” I Would Like to Describe by ZBIGNIEW HERBERT poets.org/poem/i-would... Hasse Aria from Ezio, transcribed for lute. #ClassicalMusic #poetry #goodnight

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Tune of the day from Sydney based friend and colleague Shaun Ng - Musician. Shaun also has a new album of lute music out now on his 415 label. Available on Bandcamp 🎶 open.spotify.com/track/4mDvhV...

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Marin Marais and wife Catherine had 19 children. Marais also played and wrote for the viola da gamba. Hear the man’s music skills this Sunday in Canberra:- www.trybooking.com/events/landi...

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Anthony Bonamici - Beethoven Bagatelles, Op.126 on original ca.1842 Broadwood piano. Anthon... youtu.be/z5WCxOxmAcs?... via @YouTube #earlymusicnewsorg

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Imagine a world without 'Cesears' - particularly the self-appointed czars and other despots elected and otherwise - who punch down and act to protect their own interests... mashable.com/article/blue...

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Take 213 seconds to reset your brain. Pause that doom scroll, take a breath, and just listen. Today’s island of sanity is 3-1/2 minutes of a sublime trio by Jean-Marie Leclair. youtu.be/w1l7ulpl6hk?... #ClassicalMusic

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Playlist of the week: Swedish Folk Songs on period instruments. In memory of my father... open.spotify.com/playlist/3aj...

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Playing electric viol for the opening of a new ceramic exhibition by my dear friend Barbara Campbell-Allen at the Rochfort Gallery. As you can see, the works are amazing. Inspired by Barbara's 9 day rafting trip down Tasmania's remote Franklin River.

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Tune of the day: 'A Question' composed by the enigmatic soldier-viol player, Tobias Hume. From a recent album by Luciana Elizondo Music mixing old and new music for the viol 💿 open.spotify.com/track/1oU5Tu...

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A beautiful improvised contemporary arrangement of a Swedish folk song. Featuring my colleague Peter Krivda on viola da gamba youtu.be/1z75gTaiu0s?...

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My personal post for International Women's day - 'Lullaby for a Broken World.' This song is composed and sung by Susie Bishop and we recorded it for The Marais Project. Written during Covid, its message is needed now more than ever... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn7n...

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The 'Viol Women' playlist of female viola da gambists from around the world. There is even a version in Tidal - great audio quality! tidal.com/browse/playl...

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‘Viol Women’ is a collection of videos featuring female viola da gamba players from across the globe. It is quite different to the Spotify version – and free! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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A celebration of 2025 International Women’s Day. ‘Viol Women’ is a playlist of female viola da gamba players from across the globe. It took me weeks to put this together but its an acknowledgement of my many talented colleagues. open.spotify.com/playlist/4au...

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Join @brookstreetband.bsky.social for a culinary-inspired evening of Baroque gems. Join them in their imaginary kitchen to musically prepare and cook dinner for friends. Supported by Continuo Foundation 📅 14th, 16th, 30th March 📍London, Norwich, Ugborough 🎟️ www.continuoconnect.com/tour/kitchen...

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We just got a lovely message from a Mexican music lover : 'Thanks so much for your wonderful recordings. In this crazy, violent world, people like you still fuel trust in the beautiful things people can achieve.' The whole of our TWO album is free on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnzg...

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‘Oblivion’ by Piazzolla on Baroque Cello, Viola da gamba & Organ. What a gorgeous melody! 🎼 youtu.be/U86QJuSUwN4?...

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Album of the week: Sonnerie de Sainte-Geneviève du Mont from the ‘Scale Knitters.’ It's always great to hear Marais' chamber music, in this case, very well played and with real style! open.spotify.com/album/0HYDRG...

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Tune of the day: a spirited duo for viola da gambas by Telemann. I was not aware of these lovely duets... open.spotify.com/track/5AFKkp...

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My electric viola da gamba band, Elysian Fields. Arty images from our tour late last year...

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#classicalmusic #MyDailyDose #Haydn #Bach_CPE I posted this a couple months ago and am listening to it again this evening. Little else to add to my enjoyment of this disc! 🤠

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Hey, what goes with Trio Tuesday AND rhymes with all the “Dammits!” I’m seeing on timelines? If you said Carl Stamitz, then this one’s for you. Chill the doomscroll for 7 minutes. We’ll fight back. But for now, take 7 minutes to pause, listen, and breathe. #ClassicalMusic

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Playlist of the week: music by Australian First Nations’ composers and performers. We should be proud to experience such amazing music! open.spotify.com/playlist/3UA...

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Yuja Wang says it well. Here with beloved maestro MTT.

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The Lute Society - Nigel North Lute Recital: Tanzen und Singen Music from Hans Newsidler, H... youtu.be/AOYHDCFyOPU?... via @YouTube #earlymusicnewsorg

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Tune of the day: from 'The Routes of Slavery' by Jordi Savall. As a Catalan, Savall knows what it is to be oppressed by a majority culture. In Catalonia's case, Spain. In his art form, music, he speaks eloquently for justice, peace and humanity. It's a great tune! open.spotify.com/track/1ASQZ8...

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New York Times, Jan. 26, 1935.

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Tune of the day: voice + solo viol. From a delightful EP featuring Jakob David Rattinger playing viola da gamba open.spotify.com/track/4RYWdg...

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