Symmetries in Sound: Ensemble 360 explores music and maths

By Phil Parker, 15 February 2026

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“produced an effect akin to hypnotic 1980s Minimalism”

Reviewed at Upper Chapel, Sheffield on 13 February 2026

Machaut, Ma fin est mon commencement (arr. trio)

Picforth, In nomine

Mozart, Der Spiegel

Cage, Music of Changes (Book 1)

Pärt, Spiegel im Spiegel

Debussy, Images, Set 1 no. 1: Reflets dans l'eau, for piano

Mozart, Bassoon and Cello Sonata in B flat Major

Bartók, String Quartet no. 4 in C major, Sz.91

Ensemble 360

Tim Horton, Piano

Benjamin Nabarro, Violin

Claudia Ajmone-Marsan, Violin

Rachel Roberts, Viola

Gemma Rosefield, Cello

Ursula Leveaux, Bassoon

Sumptuous Sheffield Chamber Music Festival finale

Phil Parker, 23rd May

Ensemble 360 and soprano Claire Booth test to the limits the definition of ‘chamber music’ in this richly orchestral closing concert of the 2026 Sheffield Chamber Music Festival.

****1

Ensemble 360 illuminates the gathering darkness in Sheffield

Phil Parker, 17th May

Nightfall in Sheffield General Cemetery provides the perfect atmospheric backdrop for Ensemble 360’s exploration of chamber music by Mozart, Weber and Korngold.

****1

A trio of Mozart quintets from Ensemble 360

Phil Parker, 15th January

Ensemble 360’s opening concert of their Sheffield spring season reveals the rich variety present in three very different Mozart quintets.

****1

A concert of masterworks from Ensemble 360 and guests

Phil Parker, 22nd May

Another day, another impeccable concert by Ensemble 360 and friends at this year’s Sheffield Chamber Music Festival.

****1

Bach at Breakfast: Ensemble 360 serve up a Goldberg feast

Phil Parker, 18th May

A concert at 07:30 am? In a cemetery chapel? It must be the Sheffield Chamber Music Festival!

*****

Ensemble 360’s Lark takes wing

Phil Parker, 5th February

Ensemble 360’s Music in the Round concert is a homage to the 20th-century English industrialist Walter Willson Cobbett... and also to the enduring popularity of The Lark Ascending.

****1

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Phil Parker

Phil is a retired A-level English teacher who is now able to devote his life to things he really wants to do with his time. These include, but are not limited to: writing short fiction (his first collection, Girl with Fan, was published in late 2023), singing, creating programme notes for his choir’s concerts, volunteering, cooking, reading, and attending all home games at his beloved Manchester City. Alongside these is listening to classical music (live, on disc and on the radio), a lifetime’s love of which was sparked at the age of 11 when he discovered Haydn.

Symmetries in Sound: Ensemble 360 explores music and maths in Sheffield