Ensemble 360
Ensemble 360 is a British chamber music ensemble founded in 2005 by Music in the Round following the retirement of the Lindsay String Quartet. 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 Sheffield, England.[1]
As part of its aim to provide quality chamber music concerts at affordable prices, and provide accessibility to all members of the community, Ensemble 360 has performed in concerts around the UK and on BBC Radio 3, engages in work with local Sheffield schools, is affiliated to the Department of Music at Sheffield University where the players engage in chamber music coaching, and it even performs regularly in a local Sheffield pub.[2] In 2010 Ensemble 360 was named ensemble-in-residence at the University of Huddersfield.[3]
[edit] 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),[4] honoured as BBC Music Magazine's "Chamber Choice" in January 2007
- Spohr: Nonet in F major, Op. 31; Septet in A minor Op. 147 (ASV Gold; GLD4026)[4]
- Beethoven: Septet in E flat major, Op. 20; Serenade in D major for Flute, Violin and Viola, Op. 25 (Nimbus Alliance; NI6112)[4]
- Poulenc: Music for Piano and Wind (Nimbus Alliance; NI6121)[4] featuring Flute Sonata, Op. 164; Trio, Op. 43; Clarinet Sonata, Op. 184; Sextet for piano and wind quintet, Op. 100; Oboe Sonata, Op. 185
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "About Ensemble 360". Music in the Round. http://www.musicintheround.co.uk/about.php. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ^ Dominic McHugh (19 January 2009). "Beethoven: Septet in E Flat; Serenade in D / Ensemble 360 (Nimbus Alliance NI6112)". MusicalCriticism.com. http://www.musicalcriticism.com/recordings/cd-ensemble-beethoven-0110.shtml. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ^ "Ensemble 360 takes the reins at the University of Huddersfield". musolife.com. 06 October 2010. http://www.musolife.com/ensemble-360-takes-the-reins-at-the-university-of-huddersfield.html. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Ensemble 360: Chamber Ensemble". Presto Classical. http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/a/3304/Ensemble-360/1. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
