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Prom 61: Chineke! perform Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony

Live at the 91Èȱ¬ Proms: Anthony Parnther conducts Chineke! Orchestra in music by Valerie Coleman, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Haydn and Beethoven.

Live at the 91Èȱ¬ Proms: Chineke! Orchestra conducted by Anthony Parnther in music by Valerie Coleman, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Haydn and Beethoven.

Presented by Linton Stephens, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Valerie Coleman: Seven O’Clock Shout
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Four Noveletten for String Orchestra, Op. 52
Joseph Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E flat major

c. 8.20pm Interval: Poet Yomi Sode, author of a collection called Manorism, has collaborated with Chineke! Orchestra in the past. He joins Linton Stephens to discuss his writing and his interest in music.

c. 8.40pm
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Sinfonietta No. 1 – Rondo
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major

Aaron Azunda Akugbo (trumpet)
Chineke! Orchestra
Conductor Anthony Parnther

Europe’s first majority Black and ethnically diverse orchestra returns to the Proms with Beethoven’s joyful Fourth Symphony and Haydn’s exuberant Trumpet Concerto. On a mission to champion change and celebrate diversity in classical music, Chineke! also showcases music by pioneering Black British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and his American namesake, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson. Plus there’s an opportunity to hear Valerie Coleman’s pandemic anthem, Seven O’Clock Shout.

02.33 Valerie Coleman Seven O’Clock Shout
11.36 Coleridge-Taylor Four Noveletten
37.03 Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E flat major
59.45 Interval: Poet, Yomi Sode and Linton Stephens
1.23.52 Perkinson Sinfonietta No. 1 – Rondo (3rd mvt)
1.33.44 Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B flat major

2 hours, 29 minutes

Last on

Fri 1 Sep 2023 19:30

Music Played

  • Valerie Coleman

    Seven O'Clock Shout

    Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Parnther.
  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    4 Novelettes Op.52

    Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Parnther.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Concerto In E Flat Major H.7e.1

    Performer: Aaron Azunda Akugbo. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Parnther.
  • Florence Price

    Adoration

    Performer: Aaron Azunda Akugbo. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra.
  • Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson

    Sinfonietta No. 1 ; 3rd Movement; Rondo: Allegro Furioso

    Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Parnther.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 4 In B Flat Major Op.60

    Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Parnther.
  • Claude Debussy

    Petite Suite

    Performer: Paul Lewis. Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Hyperion.
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Dolly Suite, Op. 56: I. Berceuse

    Performer: Paul Lewis. Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • French Duets - Fauré: Dolly Suite; Ravel, Debussy, Poulenc etc..
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Dolly Suite, Op. 56: II. Mi-a-ou

    Performer: Paul Lewis. Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • French Duets - Fauré: Dolly Suite; Ravel, Debussy, Poulenc etc..
    • Hyperion.
    • 2.
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Dolly Suite, Op. 56: III. Le jardin de Dolly

    Performer: Paul Lewis. Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • French Duets - Fauré: Dolly Suite; Ravel, Debussy, Poulenc etc..
    • Hyperion.
    • 3.

Broadcast

  • Fri 1 Sep 2023 19:30

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