Tom Hickox - No Human Is An Island feat. Chineke! Orchestra
Commissioned by the BBC as part of their #cultureinquarantine and #filmedinlockdown programme, No Human Is An Island a message of togetherness in these chaotic and turbulent times.
Black Landscapes - Chineke! performs Florence B. Price Symphony No. 1 (2020)Chineke!
Black Landscapes - Florence B. Price
Chineke! Orchestra performed behind closed doors at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, in a concert entitled Black Landscapes. The programme honoured a trailblazing African-American female composer of the twentieth century, Florence B. Price. This is the first movement of her award-winning Symphony no. 1 in E minor. Conducted by Roderick Cox.
HSBC Advert
In 2017, the Chineke! Orchestra teamed up with Agile Films to shoot an HSBC advert in the fantastic underground space of Collins' Music Hall in Islington.
BBC In Tune Sessions
Chineke! Chamber Ensemble performing the Finale of Spohr's Nonet in F major Op 31.
2016 BBC Young Musician of the Year Winner Sheku Kanneh Mason MBE performs Dvorak's Cello Concerto with Chineke! at the 2017 BBC Proms. Sheku was an original member of Chineke! Orchestra.
Chineke! Orchestra perform Deep River by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (2020-06-04) by Simon WeirChineke!
Chineke! Chamber Ensemble perform Deep River, arranged by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, in tribute to George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and all victims of racial injustice across the world.
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