Prepare for launch!
The Autumn Season brochure is in the post - or check the concert pages here. If you'd like to become an official supporter, we are also relaunching our Friends scheme...
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Mountain Gorillas Session
Bristol Ensemble has been working with composer David Poore and conductor William Goodchild on music for a new BBC series on Mountain Gorillas. Click below to watch a video of the recording session.
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Vote for us!!!!
Public voting is now open for the PRS New Music Award 2010. Bristol Ensemble is collaborating with composer Marc Yeats on SATSYMPH, which will allow people to create their own “satellite symphony” through an iPhone app. Click here to register your vote!

Elektrostatic Festival for 2011
Following the success of our Elektrostatic series, there will be more Elektrostatic concerts in 2011, including an Elektrostatic Festival, at which we will be joined by Grammy-winning US group Eighth Blackbird.

Gypsy baroque...
We are planning a Gypsy Baroque project this autumn, looking at gypsy music from the eighteenth century and how it influenced baroque composers. Watch this space for more details...

Shostakovich Video
The video of our 'Joker in the Pack' concert at St George's Bristol is now available.
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Final 5 for PRSF New Music Award
The Bristol Ensemble is through to the final shortlist of five for this year's PRSF New Music Award, for our proposed collaboration with composer Marc Yeats.
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Thornbury - Change of Venue!
Our concert at Thornbury on 15 May will be in the Castle School, not St Mary's Church, as previously advertised. For details, click here.

Did you know...
...that the Bristol Ensemble regularly works as a session orchestra, and has many film, TV and theatre credits? Click here to find out more.

Derek Paravicini on CBS
Our old friend pianist Derek Paravicini was featured on the CBS 'Sixty Minutes' show on Sunday 14th March, including clips of our concert with Derek at the Royal Festival Hall last year. Click more to see the full video...
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