Formed in 2003, the Ardeton Ensemble is a busy chamber music group specialising in vibrant and colourful concerts and recitals. Based between Bristol and Bath, the group concerts across the UK with recent performances at the Oakham Festival and Pulse Fringe Festival in Suffolk. With its basis as a string quartet, the Ardeton Ensemble often collaborates with other soloists to form mixed chamber ensembles for specific music society concerts and recitals, with players often also performing solo works.

Saturday October 10th

Haydn - The Fifths
Shostakovich - Quartet No.1
Schubert - Death and the Maiden

Marden House, Calne

Part of the Calne Festival of Music & Arts

With all of the players in the Ardeton Ensemble also working as professional instrumental teachers, it was decided from the very start that the group would have a strong emphasis on music education.

With all four members working in both the private sector and with LEA Music Services, they have drawn upon their collective experience and training to develop a variety of presentations and workshops for schools. You can find out more about the latest two workshops below.

Stanbridge Primary - ‘Teaching of the musical elements was good, eg pitch, pulse etc, these were linked into the music skilfully. The film theme also linked with the primary framework’s literacy objectives’

The members of the Ardeton Ensemble are experienced session musicians with excellent reading abilities. They have appeared on BBC’s One, Two and Four, independent films, film soundtracks and record releases. What’s more, if you’re recording on a budget and don’t have your string music arranged, session cellist Dury Loveridge is an experienced composer and string arranger who is happy to help you create the perfect sound. If you want backing strings for your gig, festival or television show, please contact the Ardeton Ensemble.