BBC Proms 2021 : Chineke Orchestra

Chineke Orchestra 7. 30pm, Royal Albert Hall Britains only majority Black and ethnically diverse orchestra Chineke returns for its fourth appearance at the Proms, celebrating diversity in composers as well as performers. Programme Samuel ColeridgeTaylor Hiawathas Wedding Feast overture (11 mins) Fela Sowande African Suite(23 mins) Florence Price Piano Concerto in One Movement (20 mins) Samuel ColeridgeTaylor Symphony in A minor (35 mins) Performers Jeneba KannehMason piano Chineke Orchestra Kalena Bovell conductor About This Event The Chineke Orchestra returns for its fourth visit to the Proms, celebrating diversity in composers as well as performers. Black British composer Samuel ColeridgeTaylors overture to his popular cantata based on the tale of a Native American leader quotes the spiritual Nobody knows the trouble Ive seen. There are further meetings of African and European musical styles