Chineke! Orchestra

Programme:

Copland - Music for the Theatre
Ibert - Divertissement
Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
INTERVAL
Jessie Montogomery - Starburst
Weill - Suite from The Threepenny Opera
Copland - Old American Songs (First Set): Boatmen’s Dance; The Dodger; The Long Time Ago; Simple Gifts; I Bought Me a Cat
Gershwin - Songs from Porgy and Bess: Summertime I got plenty o’ Nuttin’ ; Bess, you is my woman now

Chineke! Orchestra
Wayne Marshall - conductor
Stewart Goodyear - piano
Nadine Benjamin - soprano
Peter Brathwaite - baritone

Chineke! is a thrilling phenomenon. The first professional orchestra in Europe to be made up of primarily black and minority ethnic musicians, it made a smash debut at the 2017 Proms. With its aim of ‘championing change and celebrating diversity in classical music’ it offers brilliant and inclusive performances for the 21st century. Their programme includes the fabulous Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin as well as timeless songs from Porgy and Bess.