#AfricaUtopia | Chineke! Orchestra - conducted by Wayne Marshall

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Ballade for orchestra, Philip Herbert: Elegy: In memoriam - Stephen Lawrence Johannes Brahms: Variations on a theme by Haydn (St. Anthony) Interval Ludwig Van Beethoven: Symphony No.7 Conductor - Wayne Marshall #AfricaUtopia | Africa Utopia hosts the historic launch of Chineke! Chineke! – which means ’the spirit of creation’ in Igbo – is the UK’s first professional classical orchestra made up entirely of BME musicians. The orchestra is the brainchild of leading double bassist Chi-chi Nwanoku, who aims to both celebrate the creative energy of musicians of colour and inspire new generations of instrumentalists. The concert is conducted by Wayne Marshall, and includes Elegy: In Memoriam – Stephen Lawrence by black British composer Philip Herbert, as well as Beethoven’s dramatic Symphony No.7.