supported by nkoda. presented with Barnes Music Festival. recommended by Classic FM and BBC Radio 3.
her ensemble
12 march 2022 / 6pm + 8pm / oso arts
100% funded (0 tickets remaining)
the uk's first women and non-binary orchestra, her ensemble, showcase their favourite quartets written by women in a converted postal sorting office
5pm: early set doors open
6-7pm: her ensemble early set
7:30pm: late set doors open
8-9pm: her ensemble late set
9-10.30pm: live jazz from emma rawicz and david preston (included in late set ticket)
what are noisenights?
noisenights are our vision for the future of classical music: informal crowdfunded events featuring international soloists in cabaret bars, converted warehouses, and nightclubs.
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Each noisenight features two short classical sets, one early evening, one late. All tickets to the late set include live music for the rest of the night, including jazz, latin, afrobeat, swing and funk acts.
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the venue:
The OSO Arts Centre is an intimate community space set on Barnes Green.
Located in a converted postal sorting office, the venue seemlessly merges a high-end theatre space with an informal bar.
the music:
Her Ensemble are the UK's first women and non-binary orchestra. Deriving from the European Union Youth Orchestra, the ensemble brings together a diverse group of like-minded friends who are now some of the most in demand players in the UK and abroad.
Founder Ellie Consta was inspired to form Her Ensemble after realising that in 2019/20 just 3.6% of the classical music pieces performed worldwide were written by women. Their concert will showcase their favourite repertoire: 45 minutes of extraordinary music written for strings.
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Hildegard Von Bingen - O Virtus Sapientie
Florence Price - Andante Moderato, from String Quartet in G major
Caroline Shaw - Valencia
Errollyn Wallen - Five Postcards
Mari Esabel Valverde - Moonlight Quartet
Alma Mahler - Die Stille Stadt
Lili Boulanger - Trois Morceaux
her ensemble:
Her Ensemble is the UK's first women and non-binary orchestra, shining a light on female composers from the past, whilst working with current artists today who share their ethos. Deriving from the European Union Youth Orchestra, the free-form group brings together some of the UK's most in-demand musicians.
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Since forming in November 2020, the ensemble have featured on BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio London, Scala Radio, as well as by The Strad and Help Musicians UK. Her Ensemble have also collaborated with artists such as Pixie Lott, Caitlyn Scarlett and LITANY, released their debut single with award-winning film composer Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, and recorded and produced music for feature films including AVAWAVES, FINITE documentary and Melt The Fly for BBC Scotland.
Her Ensemble believe that all music is for everyone to enjoy, however currently the demographic for classical music skews towards an older white audience, with the majority of concert programmes featuring solely former white male composers. The group hopes to change this by reimagining the context for 'classical' music and doing away with rigid rules and traditions.
Performances have a distinctly relaxed atmosphere with musicians interacting with the audience, adding context and history to each work performed and strict dress codes have been replaced with expectation-defying suits (usually...sometimes we like changing it up too).
Unallocated seated tickets to the noisenight six early set. If you would like to sit with a separate booking, please let us know after completing your order.
Unallocated seated tickets to the noisenight six late set. Late set tickets include access to live jazz until close. If you would like to sit with a separate booking, please let us know after completing your order.
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