Ensemble 360 is a British chamber music ensemble founded in 2005 by Music in the Round following the retirement of the Lindsay String Quartet. It comprises five string players, five wind players, and a pianist, and as often as possible presents concerts 'in the round', a performance style which is characteristic of its home venue, the Crucible Studio in Sheffield, England.[1]
As part of its aim to provide quality chamber music concerts at affordable prices, and provide accessibility to all members of the community, Ensemble 360 has performed in concerts around the UK and on BBC Radio 3, engages in work with local Sheffield schools, is affiliated to the Department of Music at Sheffield University where the players engage in chamber music coaching, and it even performs regularly in a local Sheffield pub.[2] In 2010 Ensemble 360 was named ensemble-in-residence at the University of Huddersfield.[3]