Ensemble 360 is a British

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numb ...

ensemble founded in 2005 by

Music in the Round Music in the Round is a charitable organisation based in Sheffield, UK that exists to promote the best in international chamber music and inspire audiences with the unique power and intensity of music played in an intimate setting. The organisati ...

following the retirement of the

Lindsay String Quartet The Lindsay String Quartet (or The Lindsays) was a British string quartet from 1965 to 2005. History The quartet first performed at the Royal Academy of Music in 1965 to compete for a prize and set out to make the string quartets of Bartók and ...

. It comprises five string players, five wind players, and a pianist, and as often as possible presents concerts 'in the round', a performance style which is characteristic of its home venue, the Crucible Studio in

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. Ensemble 360 is a strong team and a group of friends who share a passion for the music, and this radiates through each performance. Their enthusiasm, drive and musicality draw audiences into their performances both through the quality of their playing and their engaging spoken introductions. Regular guests on

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and at some of the largest festivals and venues in England, with

Ensemble 360 also tours across the country, has its own concert series in

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and

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, and invites other international artists to Sheffield to perform in Music in the Round’s nine-day May Festival and Autumn and Spring series. Together with Music in the Round and Polly Ives, Ensemble 360 has established a unique brand of children’s concerts that play to sell-out audiences across England. They have premiered two commissions from Music in the Round’s Children’s Composer in Residenc
Paul Rissmann
whose unique musical stories combine participation and narration. The Ensemble regularly runs schools’ workshops, as well as performance and composition classes with a variety of age groups, and is the Ensemble in Residence at both

Sheffield University , mottoeng = To discover the causes of things , established = – University of SheffieldPredecessor institutions: – Sheffield Medical School – Firth College – Sheffield Technical School – University College of Sheffield , type = Pu ...

and the

University of Huddersfield , mottoeng = Thus not for you alone , established = 1825 – Huddersfield Science and Mechanics' Institute1992 – university status , type = Public , endowment = £2.47 million (2015) , chancellor = George W. Buckley , vice_chancel ...

. They also enjoy collaboration and have worked with a variety of other organisations and artists including poet Ian McMillan, actors Samuel and Timothy West, composer

Huw Watkins Huw Thomas Watkins (born 13 July 1976) is a British composer and pianist. Born in South Wales, he studied piano and composition at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester, where he received piano lessons from Peter Lawson. He then went on to re ...

and Museums Sheffield. From 2012-15, Music in the Round's Associate Composer wa
Charlie Piper

Discography

* Mozart: Flute Quartet No. 1 in D major, K285; Adagio for Cor Anglais and String Trio (K580a); Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat, K452; Clarinet Quintet in A major, K581 (ASV Gold; GLD4022), honoured as

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's "Chamber Choice" in January 2007 * Spohr: Nonet in F major, Op. 31; Septet in A minor Op. 147 (ASV Gold; GLD4026) * Beethoven: Septet in E flat major, Op. 20; Serenade in D major for Flute, Violin and Viola, Op. 25 (Nimbus Alliance; NI6112) * Poulenc: Music for Piano and Wind (Nimbus Alliance; NI6121) featuring Flute Sonata, Op. 164; Trio, Op. 43; Clarinet Sonata, Op. 184; Sextet for piano and wind quintet, Op. 100; Oboe Sonata, Op. 185

References

External links

Music in the Round; About Ensemble 360
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ensemble 360 English classical music groups Musical groups established in 2005 Musical groups from Sheffield