Chamber Music Concert November 16th

Ensemble 360 are performing a range of concerts at the Emmanuel Church, Huddersfield Road, Barnsley. The next concert is Friday November 16th at 7.30pm. Tickets are £8 on the door or contact 01226 321511 for pre-booking. Click HERE to view the full concert programme for Barnsley

Ensemble 360 was formed in 2005 to take up residency in South Yorkshire with Music in the Round. The Ensemble brings together musicians from across the globe to form one versatile ensemble of eleven musicians; five wind players, a pianist, double bassist and the Elias String Quartet.

Ensemble 360 believes in their concerts being informal, friendly and relaxed occasions and, although they perform in many traditional chamber music venues, they perform ‘in the round’ wherever possible. Having an audience on all four sides brings with it an intimacy and immediacy between musician and audience that other layouts cannot match. It is from this ‘in the round’ format that they take their name, Ensemble 360.

The enthusiasm, drive and musicality of each of the performers has proved a success with audiences across the UK as they find themselves drawn into the performances both through the communicative and engrossing nature of their playing and through the personalities of the musicians themselves. Ensemble 360 has grown to be a strong team and a group of friends who share a passion for their work; a passion which radiates through each performance.

As the largest professional ensemble to be based in South Yorkshire, Ensemble 360 has established concert series in Barnsley and Rotherham. The Ensemble plugs an important gap in chamber music provision in South Yorkshire and are strong advocates for the region. They also bring other international artists to the region to perform in their annual 8-day May Festival in Sheffield.

New Art Gallery opens at Elsecar Heritage Centre

The Clare White Gallery opened at Elsecar Heritage Centre on Friday October 26th. The gallery will specialise in selling Cornish artworks – paintings, prints, ceramics, jewellery and textiles - but here in the north!

Proprietor and life-long lover of all things Cornish Andy Pollard said: “Lots of people living up here love to holiday in Cornwall. We want to offer them a chance to see a range of high-quality Cornish art and craft products without having to drive a 700 mile round trip!

“We will regularly change our exhibitions and aim to attract art buyers in to Barnsley from across the north and eastern regions. We feel Barnsley is on the cusp of an artistic and cultural renaissance and are really excited about being a part of that.”

The gallery will also be the primary outlet for the work of accomplished St Ives water colourist Clare White (1903 – 1997) and is named in her honour. Andy has collected and studied her work since he was a teenager and has previously exhibited her paintings in Cornwall, Harrogate and South Yorkshire.

If you would like to join the Clare White Gallery mailing list please e-mail Steph Pollard on stephpollard@tiscali.co.uk

Andy and Steph would also like to invite all readers of this newsletter and friends to the gallery’s official launch evening on Thursday November 1st, 7pm – 9pm. Please rsvp to Steph if you can join them. Members of the local business community and media have also been invited to this event.