Venue: Upper Chapel

Sheffield Folk Star

Jon Boden & Guests

Upper Chapel, Sheffield
Saturday 26 March 2022, 7.00pm

Tickets: £20  
£14 Disabled & Unemployed 
£5 Students & Under 35s 

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with supporting guests  
TOM MOORE & ARCHIE MOSS  

Following the recent closure of Theatre Deli’s Eyre Street venue, we can now confirm that this concert will take place at Upper Chapel, Norfolk Street, S1 2JD.

All existing ticket holders are being contacted by Sheffield Theatres’ box office who will be re-issuing tickets. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

“Jon Boden is one of the most lauded folk musicians this century.” Folk Radio UK 

Jon Boden is best known is the lead singer of the progressive folk juggernaut Bellowhead, which sold 250,000 albums, had seven singles playlisted on Radio 2 and sold-out hundreds of venues including the Royal Albert Hall. Since Bellowhead split up in 2016 Jon has continued his development as one of the foremost names in English folk music. 

Jon performs the self-penned songs of Songs From The Floodplain, Painted Lady, Afterglow and Rose In June, material from Bellowhead, Spiers & Boden his A Folk Song A Day project, in which he recorded 365 folk songs in one year, music from newly-released album Last Mile Home (Mar 2021, Hudson Records) and more.  

A bar will be open before the advertised start time. 

About the Artists

Jon Boden

Jon Boden has become the stand out performer of his generation of traditional folk artists, but one whose repertoire extends far beyond the boundaries of the genre.

Most recognisably he was the lead singer (and one of the principal arrangers) of the multi-award winning Bellowhead, one of the most exciting live acts of recent years.

Since 2009 he has also performed with his own band The Remnant Kings, performing both traditional folk music. Jon’s own work featured on his second solo album Songs from the Floodplain.

In 2019 Jon recorded and released the album Rose In June with The Remnant Kings, featuring a mix of traditional and newly written songs and tunes.

In addition, within the traditional folk scene, he has played in a duo with fellow Bellowhead member John Spiers for over a decade.

Find out more.

BEETHOVEN String Quartets – Postponed

Ensemble 360

Upper Chapel, Sheffield
Saturday 5 February 2022, 7.00pm

Tickets: £20  
£14 Disabled & Unemployed 
£5 Students & Under 35s 

Past Event
Ensemble 360 String Quartet
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Due to circumstances beyond our control, we regret that this concert has been postponed. We’re very sorry for the disappointment this may cause. All ticket holders will be contacted directly by Sheffield Theatres regarding their ticket options. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

BEETHOVEN 
String Quartet Op.18 No.3 
String Quartet Op.95 Serioso 
String Quartet Op.59 No.1 

A chance to hear one each of Beethoven’s early and mid quartets, both marked by wit and invention, formal control and deft construction. The monumental first ‘Rasumovsky’ quartet follows, an intense work that marked a sea-change in Beethoven’s writing and is passionate, defiant and deeply moving. 

“[Ensemble 360’s playing] brought real pathos to this moving music” ***** Bach Track 

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About the Artists

Ensemble 360

Ensemble 360 has gained an enviable reputation across the UK not only for the quality and integrity of its playing, but also for its ability to communicate the music to a range of different audiences.

Formed in 2005, 11 musicians of international standing came together to take up residency in Sheffield with Music in the Round, establishing a versatile group of five string players, five wind players and a pianist.

The musicians believe that concerts should be informal, friendly and relaxed occasions, and perform ‘in the round’ wherever possible.

Critical acclaim has greeted all the group’s CDs to date: Mozart and Spohr (ASV Gold), Beethoven and Poulenc (Nimbus Alliance).

BACH Cello Suites

Ensemble 360

Upper Chapel, Sheffield
Friday 21 January 2022, 1.00pm / 7.00pm

Tickets: £15  
£10 Disabled & Unemployed 
£5 Students & Under 35s

Past Event
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BACH Cello Suites No.1 & No.3 

Ensemble 360 cellist, Gemma Rosefield, plays two of Bach’s most intimate works, his first and third cello suites. These Suites are some of the most frequently performed and recognisable solo compositions ever written for cello, and regularly feature in film and television soundtracks. 

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About the Artists

Ensemble 360

Ensemble 360 has gained an enviable reputation across the UK not only for the quality and integrity of its playing, but also for its ability to communicate the music to a range of different audiences.

Formed in 2005, 11 musicians of international standing came together to take up residency in Sheffield with Music in the Round, establishing a versatile group of five string players, five wind players and a pianist.

The musicians believe that concerts should be informal, friendly and relaxed occasions, and perform ‘in the round’ wherever possible.

Critical acclaim has greeted all the group’s CDs to date: Mozart and Spohr (ASV Gold), Beethoven and Poulenc (Nimbus Alliance).

BACH Goldberg Variations (arr. for string trio)

Ensemble 360

Upper Chapel, Sheffield
Friday 18 February 2022, 1.00pm / 7.00pm

Tickets: £15 
£10 Disabled & Unemployed 
£5 Students & Under 35s 

Past Event
Classical violinist Benjamin Nabarro from Ensemble 360
Home› What's on› BACH Goldberg Variations (arr. for string trio)

BACH Goldberg Variations BWV988  
arr. for string trio 

The Goldberg Variations are rightly hugely popular. First written for harpsichord and best known to modern audiences as a work for piano, here they are arranged for string trio. In this form, the intricacy of counterpoint and the spirituality of this monumental musical structure are brought to the fore through the conversational interplay between the instruments. These hour-long concerts are not to be missed. 

 

About the Artists

Ensemble 360

Ensemble 360 has gained an enviable reputation across the UK not only for the quality and integrity of its playing, but also for its ability to communicate the music to a range of different audiences.

Formed in 2005, 11 musicians of international standing came together to take up residency in Sheffield with Music in the Round, establishing a versatile group of five string players, five wind players and a pianist.

The musicians believe that concerts should be informal, friendly and relaxed occasions, and perform ‘in the round’ wherever possible.

Critical acclaim has greeted all the group’s CDs to date: Mozart and Spohr (ASV Gold), Beethoven and Poulenc (Nimbus Alliance).

MOZART, ADÈS, STRAVINSKY & BRAHMS

Ensemble 360

Upper Chapel, Sheffield
Thursday 10 February 2022, 7.00pm

Tickets: £20  
£14 Disabled & Unemployed 
£5 Students & Under 35s 

Past Event
Home› What's on› MOZART, ADÈS, STRAVINSKY & BRAHMS

MOZART Piano Trio in B flat K502  
ADÈS Catch  
STRAVINSKY A Soldier’s Tale Suite  
BRAHMS Clarinet Trio 

Marking clarinettist Matthew Hunt’s final appearance in Sheffield as a member of Ensemble 360, he appears in three pieces for this concert.  Adès’s Catch is a series of intricate musical games and explosive new sounds for strings, clarinet and piano. Stravinsky’s narrative work, A Soldier’s Tale, features an enjoyable mix of styles including ragtime and klezmer to create a dramatic and melodic miniature epic. To end, one of Brahms’s later works, his Clarinet Trio providing a fitting conclusion to this fantastic concert.  

“Ensemble 360 [gave] a mesmerising performance” ***** Bach Track 

  

About the Artists

Ensemble 360

Ensemble 360 has gained an enviable reputation across the UK not only for the quality and integrity of its playing, but also for its ability to communicate the music to a range of different audiences.

Formed in 2005, 11 musicians of international standing came together to take up residency in Sheffield with Music in the Round, establishing a versatile group of five string players, five wind players and a pianist.

The musicians believe that concerts should be informal, friendly and relaxed occasions, and perform ‘in the round’ wherever possible.

Critical acclaim has greeted all the group’s CDs to date: Mozart and Spohr (ASV Gold), Beethoven and Poulenc (Nimbus Alliance).

SAINT-SAËNS & MORE

Ensemble 360

Upper Chapel, Sheffield
Friday 24 September 2021, 1.00pm / 7.00pm

Tickets: £15
£10 Disabled & Unemployed
£5 Students & Under 35s

Past Event
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HAAS Suite for piano and oboe (15′)
BRITTEN, Metamorphoses (13′)
CHOPIN, Mazurkas (10′)
SAINT-SAËNS Oboe Sonata (11′)

Ensemble 360’s Adrian Wilson is joined by pianist Ben Frith for this concert that spotlights the virtuosic qualities of the oboe.

* PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE TO THE PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED PROGRAMME.

“Ensemble 360 [gave] a mesmerising performance” ***** Bach Track 

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About the Artists

Ensemble 360

Ensemble 360 has gained an enviable reputation across the UK not only for the quality and integrity of its playing, but also for its ability to communicate the music to a range of different audiences. Formed in 2005, 11 musicians of international standing came together to take up residency in Sheffield with Music in the Round, establishing a versatile group of five string players, five wind players and a pianist. The musicians believe that concerts should be informal, friendly and relaxed occasions, and perform ‘in the round’ wherever possible. Critical acclaim has greeted all the group’s CDs to date: Mozart and Spohr (ASV Gold), Beethoven and Poulenc (Nimbus Alliance).

ROMANTIC PIANO TRIOS

Leonore Piano Trio

Upper Chapel, Sheffield
Friday 17 September 2021, 1.00pm / 7.00pm

Tickets: £15
£10 Disabled & Unemployed
£5 Students & Under 35s

Past Event
Home› What's on› ROMANTIC PIANO TRIOS

HAYDN Piano Trio Hob XV:21 (14′)
DVOŘÁK Piano Trio in F minor Op.65 (40′)

After their best-selling series of concerts featuring Beethoven’s piano trios, Benjamin Nabarro, Gemma Rosefield and Tim Horton begin a new cycle in which some of the greatest piano trios of the 19th century are paired with the composer who almost single-handedly invented the form: Joseph Haydn. These concerts will dazzle and delight with their sheer range of emotions; definitely not to be missed! 

“High virtuosity all round – superb light, dazzling backgrounds from Tim Horton, searing intensity of tone from violinist Benjamin Nabarro and cellist Gemma Rosefield… terrific stuff.” BBC Music Magazine **** 

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About the Artists

Leonore Piano Trio

Formed in 2012, the Leonore Trio brings together three internationally acclaimed artists whose piano trio performances as part of Ensemble 360 were met with such enthusiastic responses that they decided to form a piano trio in its own right.

The Trio has since given concerts throughout the UK, Italy, Norway (Bergen International Festival and Oslo Concert Hall), Denmark and in New Zealand.

Recent highlights include a performance of the complete Beethoven Piano Trios at Kings Place, and an even broader long-term project, including all the works by Beethoven for piano trio, piano and violin, and piano and cello for Music in the Round in Sheffield. The Trio also returned to Istanbul’s Süreyya Opera House, Wigmore Hall, the Sage Gateshead, Bath Mozartfest, Durham MUSICON series, Eaton Square Concerts and a tour of Scotland. Their latest disc for Hyperion, of works by Henry Charles Litolff, was released in February 2020. It was warmly praised by critics, was in Presto Classical’s top 100 recordings of 2020, and was awarded Editor’s Choice by Gramophone for its “engaging music, played with striking advocacy from the outset, beautifully recorded”.

BACH, BEETHOVEN & MORE

Ensemble 360

Upper Chapel, Sheffield
Friday 10 September 2021, 1.00pm / 7.00pm

Tickets: £15
£10 Disabled & Unemployed
£5 Students & Under 35s

Past Event
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BARTÓK Violin Rhapsody No.1 (9′)
BACH Violin Sonata in G BWV 1021 (17′)
BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata in G Op.30 No.3 (18′)
JANÁČEK Violin Sonata (17′)

Violinist Claudia Ajmone-Marsan and pianist Tim Horton explore the breadth of works for violin and piano in this rich and varied programme. Claudia has recited extracts of Beethoven’s letters at previous concerts and for our podcast, so this is an opportunity to hear her play his stately work that showcases the invention and range of violin-playing. Bartók’s peasant dance-inspired Rhapsody is a spectacular opening of fireworks, full of intrigue and surprise; while Janáček’s Sonata brings the concert to a close, treating the listener to an evocative series of musical images.  

 

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About the Artists

Ensemble 360

Ensemble 360 has gained an enviable reputation across the UK not only for the quality and integrity of its playing, but also for its ability to communicate the music to a range of different audiences. Formed in 2005, 11 musicians of international standing came together to take up residency in Sheffield with Music in the Round, establishing a versatile group of five string players, five wind players and a pianist. The musicians believe that concerts should be informal, friendly and relaxed occasions, and perform ‘in the round’ wherever possible. Critical acclaim has greeted all the group’s CDs to date: Mozart and Spohr (ASV Gold), Beethoven and Poulenc (Nimbus Alliance).

BEETHOVEN String Quartets

Ensemble 360

Upper Chapel, Sheffield
Friday 3 September 2021, 1.00pm / 7.00pm

Tickets: £15
£10 Disabled & Unemployed
£5 Students & Under 35s

Past Event
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BEETHOVEN Op.18 No.6 (26’)
BEETHOVEN Op.131 (39’) 

Ensemble 360 continues its exploration of the full arch of Beethoven’s string quartets with a pairing drawn from early in his lifelong dedication to the form and what is said to be his own favourite of these works. Inventive, syncopated, eccentric; the first of this pairing is playful, bright and full of longing. An intricate quartet follows, which turns from brooding intensity to monumental power, and left Schubert asking, “After this, what is left for us to write?“ 

 

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Ensemble 360 group photo

Ensemble 360

Ensemble 360 has gained an enviable reputation across the UK not only for the quality and integrity of its playing, but also for its ability to communicate the music to a range of different audiences. Formed in 2005, 11 musicians of international standing came together to take up residency in Sheffield with Music in the Round, establishing a versatile group of five string players, five wind players and a pianist. The musicians believe that concerts should be informal, friendly and relaxed occasions, and perform ‘in the round’ wherever possible. Critical acclaim has greeted all the group’s CDs to date: Mozart and Spohr (ASV Gold), Beethoven and Poulenc (Nimbus Alliance).

BACH Well-tempered Clavier

Libby Burgess

Upper Chapel, Sheffield
Friday 13 August 2021, 11.00am / 2.00pm / 5.30pm / 8.00pm

Tickets: £15
£10 Disabled & Unemployed
£5 Students & Under 35s

Past Event
Home› What's on› BACH Well-tempered Clavier

BACH Well-Tempered Clavier
Both books performed in their entirety over 4 hour-long concerts 

A rare chance to hear the Well-Tempered Clavier in its entirety. Pianist Libby Burgess tackles this monumental work for keyboard as part of her series performing ‘the 48’ in each of England’s 48 counties. Each movement lasts only a few minutes, but between them they explore a wealth of characters, styles and moods, representing not only a diversity of musical language but also exploring the whole gamut of human emotional experience.  

LIBBY BURGESS talk
Friday 13 August
7.00pm – 7.45pm 
Channing Hall 

FREE 

 Libby Burgess provides insight into her Project-48 series of concerts performing Bach’s monumental work for keyboard in all 48 counties. 
Free tickets available to all 5.30pm and 8.00pm ticket holders. Tickets must be ordered in person at box office or over the phone by calling 0114 249 6000. If you are attending this pre-concert event, you will not be required to arrive at the time specified on your ticket for the 8.00pm concert. There is strictly limited capacity due to social distancing requirements. Early booking is recommended.  

About Libby Burgess’s Project 48
Project 48 is raising funds for musical charities, inspired by Bach’s comment that this music was written “for the benefit and use of the musical youth eager to learn, as well as for the special pastime of those already skilful in this study.”

This project will be fundraising for four musical charities who provide much-needed help to those same categories of people today – musicians young and old. Find out more here.

 

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About the Artist

Libby Burgess

Pianist Libby Burgess is known for her ‘warm, sensitive pianism’ (The Observer), her musical intelligence, and her generosity of collaborative spirit. The creative highlight of Libby’s year is the annual New Paths festival in Yorkshire: as Artistic Director she is recognised for the striking, enticing tone of her programming, reflecting her own twin interests of song and chamber music. Music ranges from the complete Schubert song cycles in 2019 (partnering Jonathan Lemalu, Nicholas Mulroy and Marcus Farnsworth), and annual commissions from living composers, to concerts for pre-schoolers. Libby is Co-Artistic Director with Martin Roscoe of the Beverley Chamber Music Festival, where her collaborators include the Brodsky Quartet, cellist Laura van der Heijden and mezzo-soprano Kitty Whately. In between these festivals, Libby is on recital stages across the country, from the prestigious to the obscure. She is highly regarded as a chorusmaster, vocal coach and chamber music tutor, and was previously Head of Keyboard at Eton College. 

 

CLARKE & SCHUBERT

Ensemble 360

Upper Chapel, Sheffield
Friday 6 August 2021, 1.00pm / 7.00pm

Tickets: £15
£10 Disabled & Unemployed
£5 Students & Under 35s

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CLARKE Viola Sonata (24’)
SCHUBERT Arpeggione Sonata (25’) 

 A virtuoso viola player herself, Clarke’s sonata for viola and piano is one of her best-known and most loved pieces. First performed in 1919, with echoes of Debussy and Vaughan Williams, this lush sonata is richly chromatic, inventive and pyrotechnic. Schubert’s elegant Arpeggione Sonata risked fading with extinction of the ‘bowed guitar’ instrument for which it was written, and hence its name. This viola transcription draws out the melancholy and hope of Schubert’s intricate and soulful work. 

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About the Artists

Ensemble 360

Ensemble 360 has gained an enviable reputation across the UK not only for the quality and integrity of its playing, but also for its ability to communicate the music to a range of different audiences. Formed in 2005, 11 musicians of international standing came together to take up residency in Sheffield with Music in the Round, establishing a versatile group of five string players, five wind players and a pianist. The musicians believe that concerts should be informal, friendly and relaxed occasions, and perform ‘in the round’ wherever possible. Critical acclaim has greeted all the group’s CDs to date: Mozart and Spohr (ASV Gold), Beethoven and Poulenc (Nimbus Alliance).