THE LARK ASCENDING

Ensemble 360

Crucible Playhouse, Sheffield
Wednesday 5 February 2025, 7.00pm

Tickets:
£22
£14 UC, PIP & DLA
£5 Students & Under 35s 

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String quartet players of classical music group Ensemble 360, with their instruments
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I HOLST Phantasy String Quartet (10’)
HOWELLS Phantasy String Quartet Op.25 (13’)
BRITTEN Phantasy Quartet Op.2 (13’)
PURCELL (transc. Warlock) Three-part Fantasias 1, 2 & 3 (8’)
BRAY Bluer Than Midnight (11’)
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (arr. Gerigk) The Lark Ascending (15’) 

The violin soars melodiously above the rest of the string quartet in the gorgeous, pared-back arrangement of Vaughan Williams’s most popular work The Lark Ascending, which concludes this concert featuring English music for oboe and strings. Fantasy is a thread – from the Baroque gems of Purcell’s Three-part Fantasias (arranged for string trio) to Imogen Holst’s Phantasy String Quartet and Britten’s Phantasy Quartet, a dazzling early work that sees the oboe in playful, exuberant dialogue with the strings. 

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About the Artists

Members of Ensemble 360

Ensemble 360

Ensemble 360 has gained an enviable reputation across the UK for the quality and integrity of their performances. Formed in 2005, eleven musicians of international standing came together to take up residency in South Yorkshire with Music in the Round, establishing a versatile group comprising five string players, five wind players and a pianist.  Get a glimpse of them in performance here.

The Ensemble 360 musicians share a passion for the music which radiates through each performance. Their enthusiasm, drive and musicality captivate audiences both through the quality of their playing and their engaging spoken introductions. Due to the flexible nature of the group’s line-up the repertoire possibilities are enormous; anything from baroque duos, through classical quartets to new commissions for all eleven players.