Wed 7 May 2025 8:00pm

Her Ensemble: The Three Dancers

at Milton Court, London

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Her Ensemble

Her Ensemble is a string group which seeks to address the gender gap and gender stereotypes in the music industry. Merging aspects from popular music and classical music scenes, the free form group are passionate about creating meaningful change by shining a light on music written by women, most of which has been overlooked for centuries. Performances have a distinctly relaxed feel, with players interacting with audience, using artistic lighting, welcoming drinks in, using fashion as a means to encourage self expression, and doing away with rigid rules and outdated traditions in order to make this accessible to everyone. The mould-breaking group was established during the first year of the Covid pandemic, when many musicians, including violinist Ellie Consta, found their performing careers put on hold. During this time, Ellie was living with friends who worked in the popular music industry and began writing string parts for their songs. This allowed her to view music making from a completely different perspective, whilst also highlighting many drastic differences between the scenes.

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Jess Gillam

Jess Gillam has been described by Snake Davis as 'one of the best young saxophonists in the UK'. A woodwind category finalist in the BBC Young Musician 2014, Jess was awarded the prestigious Walter Todd Bursary at the final and has shared top billing with Courtney Pine at a Jazz concert in her home town of Ulverston.

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Laura van der Heijden

A gifted cellist who won the 2012 BBC Young Musician of the Year Award at the age of 15, performing the Walton Cello Concerto. 'The beauty of Laura van der Heijden’s playing lies in the fact that she has a wonderful expressivity, but never ever overdoes it, and the pianissimo ending of the concerto was enchanting, ending with just the solo cello, captivating the audience...' (Jane Shuttleworth, Bachtrack, May 2012) '... a completely extraordinary performance of incredible creative intensity...' (Nicholas Daniel, BBC Radio 3, May 2012) '... mesmerising performance of the rarely-played Walton Cello Concerto...' (Richard Morrison, The Times, May 2012).

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