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Singer

Soprano

Nicole Cabell

Mezzo-soprano

Raehann Bryce-Davis

Tenor

Tshabalala Zwakele

Bass-baritone

Ryan Speedo Green

Conductor

Kevin John Edusei

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Chineke! Orchestra

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Chineke! Voices

Prom 61: Chineke! performs Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony

London

United Kingdom

Royal Albert Hall

'Be embraced, you millions!' Since the early days of the Proms, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony has held a special place each season - and with its culminating "Ode to Joy" it is one of those works that takes on a new meaning each time it is played. This year it will be from Chineke! - Europe's first black majority and ethnically diverse orchestra, along with Chineke! voices listed. BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Nicole Cabell leads a world-class team of vocal soloists and opens the prom with the haunting "Lilacs," the heartwarming song cycle that made George Walker the first African-American composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music.

Prom 61: Chineke! performs Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony: Concert Various

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Be embraced, all you millions!’ Since the earliest days of the Proms, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony has had a special place in each season – and with its climactic choral ‘Ode to Joy’, it’s one of those works that takes on a new meaning every time it’s played. This year, it’s performed by Chineke! – Europe’s first majority Black and ethnically diverse orchestra, along with Chineke! Voices. BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Nicole Cabell leads a world-class team of solo singers, and opens the Prom with the haunting Lilacs, the heartfelt song-cycle with which George Walker became the first African American composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music.

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Prom 61: Chineke! performs Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony by Various, From (2022/2022), Conductor Kevin John Edusei, Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom

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