Storytelling Music for Social Change
Music to inspire, provoke discussion, educate, illuminate
A virtuosic chamber ensemble with a string quartet at its core, The Dionysus Ensemble is equally at home on the concert platform, playing for events in both formal and informal settings, as well as providing music education projects.
In 2021 The Dionysus Ensemble received a Royal Philharmonic Society Award
In 2018 TDE was appointed the first ever professional musical ensemble to be officially attached to the Commonwealth – TDE are Ensemble In Association for accredited music organisation The Commonwealth Resounds.
As part of TDE’s Commonwealth work, the ensemble has delivered a Music for Social Change outreach project in The Solomon Islands & delivered an instrumental project bringing school children together as part of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Cultural Festival.
TDE was honoured to be selected to play at the Commonwealth Day service in 2019 which was broadcast live internationally from Westminster Abbey by the BBC, after which, founder & Artistic Director Léonie Adams was presented to HM The Queen and senior members of the Royal Family & Government at the request of The Palace.
Since then TDE has been invited to perform at private events for the Royal Commonwealth Society and at Marlborough House for Secretary-General Patricia Scotland including for the inaugural Commonwealth Day Heads of State Banquet in 2020.
In 2020, The Commonwealth Secretariat commissioned TDE to create an online Commonwealth musical video with performers from each member nation coming together during the pandemic -
the United Commonwealth Covid Music Project,
which was followed in 2022 by a pan Commonwealth music video for the Platinum Jubilee -
New Every Morning
The Dionysus Ensemble was commissioned by the Mayor of London in 2021 as part of his
"Let's Do London" campaign, to provide a series of interactive PopUp performances
in central London mainline train stations.
From 2013-20, the string team from The Dionysus Ensemble ran three not for profit interactive children's concert series, & TDE has delivered many outreach projects, including on poetry & music with vulnerable teenagers in Slough, a climate change music project for Jesuit Missions in three of their UK schools & a workshop & performance project with children & community groups for HOMESlough as part of the
COP26 climate change summit.
In 2023, TDE became official partners with Slough Music Service.
TDE has also released world premiere recordings of "lost" music by William Herschel to critical acclaim.
Trio Sonatas as part of the bicentenary celebrations in 2022 for William Herschel
- featured in the StoryTrails app for Slough,
and Violin Sonatas with Violoncello in 2023.
Music to inspire, provoke discussion, educate, illuminate
A virtuosic chamber ensemble with a string quartet at its core, The Dionysus Ensemble is equally at home on the concert platform, playing for events in both formal and informal settings, as well as providing music education projects.
In 2021 The Dionysus Ensemble received a Royal Philharmonic Society Award
In 2018 TDE was appointed the first ever professional musical ensemble to be officially attached to the Commonwealth – TDE are Ensemble In Association for accredited music organisation The Commonwealth Resounds.
As part of TDE’s Commonwealth work, the ensemble has delivered a Music for Social Change outreach project in The Solomon Islands & delivered an instrumental project bringing school children together as part of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Cultural Festival.
TDE was honoured to be selected to play at the Commonwealth Day service in 2019 which was broadcast live internationally from Westminster Abbey by the BBC, after which, founder & Artistic Director Léonie Adams was presented to HM The Queen and senior members of the Royal Family & Government at the request of The Palace.
Since then TDE has been invited to perform at private events for the Royal Commonwealth Society and at Marlborough House for Secretary-General Patricia Scotland including for the inaugural Commonwealth Day Heads of State Banquet in 2020.
In 2020, The Commonwealth Secretariat commissioned TDE to create an online Commonwealth musical video with performers from each member nation coming together during the pandemic -
the United Commonwealth Covid Music Project,
which was followed in 2022 by a pan Commonwealth music video for the Platinum Jubilee -
New Every Morning
The Dionysus Ensemble was commissioned by the Mayor of London in 2021 as part of his
"Let's Do London" campaign, to provide a series of interactive PopUp performances
in central London mainline train stations.
From 2013-20, the string team from The Dionysus Ensemble ran three not for profit interactive children's concert series, & TDE has delivered many outreach projects, including on poetry & music with vulnerable teenagers in Slough, a climate change music project for Jesuit Missions in three of their UK schools & a workshop & performance project with children & community groups for HOMESlough as part of the
COP26 climate change summit.
In 2023, TDE became official partners with Slough Music Service.
TDE has also released world premiere recordings of "lost" music by William Herschel to critical acclaim.
Trio Sonatas as part of the bicentenary celebrations in 2022 for William Herschel
- featured in the StoryTrails app for Slough,
and Violin Sonatas with Violoncello in 2023.
TDE music has been broadcast on:
Europe: UK - BBC1, World Service, BBC Radio 3, Scala Radio, BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Berkshire,
Ireland - RTÉ Lyric FM, Malta - NET TV, Switzerland - Radio Swiss
Pacific: Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation, Fijian Broadcasting Corporation,
New Zealand - RNZ Concert, Australia - ABC Classic, Fine Music Sydney & 3MBS Fine Music
Africa: South Africa Broadcasting Corporation, Fine Music Radio & RSG Radio
Asia: India - WION TV, Bangladesh - News Bangla 24
Caribbean & Americas: Guyana - National Communications Network & Hot FM,
Caribbean Media Corporation
Europe: UK - BBC1, World Service, BBC Radio 3, Scala Radio, BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Berkshire,
Ireland - RTÉ Lyric FM, Malta - NET TV, Switzerland - Radio Swiss
Pacific: Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation, Fijian Broadcasting Corporation,
New Zealand - RNZ Concert, Australia - ABC Classic, Fine Music Sydney & 3MBS Fine Music
Africa: South Africa Broadcasting Corporation, Fine Music Radio & RSG Radio
Asia: India - WION TV, Bangladesh - News Bangla 24
Caribbean & Americas: Guyana - National Communications Network & Hot FM,
Caribbean Media Corporation
