Music In The Round

Artform: Music
Region: Yorkshire
Local authority: Sheffield

Music in the Round, in Sheffield, promotes chamber music concerts, related educational provision and a variety of arts development programmes. It also directs, manages and develops the Around the Country touring scheme. Music in the Round aims to make chamber music accessible to everyone. Our investment supports its core activities.

Funding awards

2012-2013: £142,000
2013-2014: £145,408
2014-2015: £149,189

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Sir Scallywag and the Golden Underpants

Following the success of The Chimpanzees of Happytown and The Lion Who Wanted to Love, this laugh-out-loud musical adventure is the new children's concert by Music in the Round's Children's Composer in Residence Paul Rissmann, based on the book written by Giles Andreae, illustrated by Korky Paul and published by Puffin, Penguin Books Ltd. Ensemble 360 and narrator Polly Ives will present Sir Scallywag at the following venues in 2012-13: Sunday 25 November 2012: Wiltshire Music Centre Tuesday 27 November 2012: The Old Laundry Theatre, Bowness Saturday 1 December 2012: The Octagon, Sheffield Saturday 9 December 2013: Maidment Hall, Shrewsbury School Friday 15 March 2013: Emmanuel Church, Barnsley Saturday 16 March 2013: Priory Place Church, Doncaster Sunday 17 March 2013: Bridge House Theatre, Warwick Wednesday 20 March 2013: The Stables, Milton Keynes Saturday 23 March 2013: Wigmore Hall, London Thursday 13 June 2013: Wigmore Hall, London

In a Paris Salon

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Warm Up for the Olympics

Choreographer Anna Olejnicki leads a mass participation aerobics-style dance to a brand new piece of music written by composer Stephen Montague and performed live by Ensemble 360.

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The Chimpanzees of Happytown.m4v

Children's Concert Ensemble 360 and Narrator Polly Ives Claudia Ajmone-Marsan VIOLIN Judith Busbridge VIOLA Laurène Durantel DOUBLE BASS Polly Ives NARRATOR Benjamin Nabarro VIOLIN Gemma Rosefield CELLO Follow the story of Chutney the chimp as he and his beautiful tree help to spread colour and happiness throughout the town. "Chimpanzees, this town is dead. These streets are all the same. Let's celebrate our differences. Let's make it fun again! Let's make our houses colourful. Let's pull our fences down. And, while we're at it, Why not change its name to Happytown!" Following last year's sell-out tour of Little Red Riding Hood, Ensemble 360 and Polly Ives present this brand new piece for 2 -- 7 year olds. Music in the Round's Children's Composer in Residence Paul Rissmann has written this imaginative and inspirational piece based on the children's book, The Chimpanzees of Happytown by Giles Andreae, illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees and published by Orchard Books. With projections of the images from the book and lots of audience participation, this concert is ideal for engaging young children in high quality music, as well as firing up their imaginations.

Middlewood Sessions Video.wmv

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Little Red Riding Hood.m4v

"The small girl smiles. One eyelid flickers. She whips a pistol from her knickers". Ensemble 360 and narrator Polly Ives perform Paul Patterson's brilliant musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's Little Red Riding Hood. Taken from Revolting Rhymes this is ideal for children but is also a witty and inspiring treat for adults.

Bring and Sing

Ensemble 360 and audience members perform Mozart's Ave Verum Corpus during the May Festival 2010, Sheffield.

May Festival 2010 Rehearsal pt.2

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May Festival 2010 Rehearsal pt.1

Rehearsal for Beethoven Quintet at Patrick's House

Music Box with Polly Ives, Tim Horton and Adrian Wilson

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Music in the Community Day in Weston Park Museum'09 -Part 2

Music in the Community Day in Weston Park Museum. 10th May 2009.

Music in the Community Day at Weston Park Museum '09 - Part 1

Music in the Community Day at Weston Park Museum. 10th May 2009.

Part 4 - Music in the Round May Festival

Cellist Marie Bitlloch in conversation during the interval at the last night.

Part 6 - Music in the Round May Festival Video Diary

Ian McMillan on his involvement in the Festival.

Part 5 - Music in the Round May Festival Video Diary

Naomi Atherton and Matthew Hunt on the last night, and a reminder of the last piece of the Festival.

Part 7 - Music in the Round May Festival Video Diary

Audience members and volunteers share their thoughts at the last night of the Festival.

Part 3 - Music in the Round May Festival Video Diary

Concert Manager Tracy Johnston and clarinetist Matthew Hunt run through a typical Festival day and discuss the highs and lows of such an intense nine days.

Part 1 - Music in the Round May Festival Video Diary