Crash Ensemble are Ireland’s leading new music ensemble; a group of world-class musicians who play the most adventurous, ground-breaking music of today.

Crash Ensemble:
Violin - Maria Ryan
Viola - Lisa Dowdall
Cello - Kate Ellis
Double Bass - Caimin Gilmore
Clarinet - Leonie Bluett

Crash Ensemble are on tour to venues nationwide, bringing an eclectic mix of performance and community workshop. Crash are innovative, adventurous and ambitious, an amplified ensemble of 10 musicians, production crew and creative collaborators.

Led by cellist and Artistic Director, Kate Ellis and Principal Conductor, Ryan McAdams, they commission, collaborate, explore, investigate and experiment with a broad spectrum of music creators and artistic collaborators. They love to innovate, with quality always at the heart of everything we do.

Crash Ensemble is strategically funded by the Arts Council and is a resident ensemble at the National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland.