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词条 Chineke! Orchestra
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  1. Background

  2. History

  3. Premieres

  4. Discography

  5. References

  6. External links

Chineke! Orchestra is a British orchestra, the first professional orchestra in Europe to be made up of majority black and minority ethnic (BME) musicians.[1] The orchestra was founded by musician Chi-chi Nwanoku and their debut concert was in 2015 at Queen Elizabeth Hall in London.

Background

Nwanoku, the orchestra's founder, coined its name from the word "Chi'" in the Igbo language,[2] which refers to "the god of creation of all good things",[1] or "the spirit of creation".[3] She was inspired by the use of the term in the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe.[4]

Nwanoku has acknowledged that inspiration for founding the orchestra came from a conversation with Ed Vaizey, then the UK Minister of Culture, who noted to her that she was one of the very few musicians of colour on stage in a classical orchestra.[4][5] She also took inspiration from attending a concert of the Kinshasa Symphony, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the orchestra was all-black, but the audience was virtually all-white.[5][6]

History

The Chineke! Foundation was established in 2015, and its parallel orchestra followed in the same year, with the express purpose of providing "career opportunities to young Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) classical musicians in the UK and Europe". The ensemble debuted at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre in London in September 2015, conducted by Wayne Marshall, and highlighting works by Black British composers, such as Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Ballade for Orchestra and Elegy: In memoriam - Stephen Lawrence by Philip Herbert.[3][7] The orchestra was initially an entirely BME-member orchestra, but has since included white musicians.[6] Chineke! became a resident orchestra at the Southbank Centre in 2016. The orchestra made its debut at The Proms in August 2017, conducted by Kevin John Edusei.[8]

Chineke!'s patron is Baroness Patricia Scotland QC.[9]

The orchestra has performed in various UK venues, and operates without a principal conductor. The orchestra made its first commercial recording for the Signum label, conducted by Edusei.[10]

Premieres

Chineke! has given world premieres of important new works by leading Black composers including:

  • Hannah Kendall, The Spark Catchers - BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London, 30 August 2017[11]
  • Daniel Kidane, Dream Song - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 9 April 2018[12]
  • Julian Joseph, Carry That Sound - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 21 July 2018[13]

Discography

  • Signum Classics - Sibelius, Finlandia; Dvořák, Symphony No. 9 - Kevin John Edusei, conductor (1 CD, released 7 July 2017)
  • Signum Classics - Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto No. 3; Sibelius, Symphony No. 2 - Gerard Aimontche, piano; Roderick Cox, conductor (2 CDs, released 28 September 2018)

References

1. ^1 {{cite news | author=Jessica Duchen | title=Chineke! Europe's first professional orchestra of black and minority ethnic musicians launches | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/features/chineke-europes-first-professional-orchestra-of-black-and-minority-ethnic-musicians-launches-10480027.html | work=The Independent | date=2015-09-01 | accessdate=2017-09-15}}
2. ^{{cite news | author=Chi-chi Nwanoku and Imogen Tilden | title=Chi-chi Nwanoku: 'I want black musicians to walk on to the stage and know they belong' | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jun/02/chi-chi-nwanoku-classical-music-living-colour-black-orchestra-chineke-foundationw | work=The Guardian | date=2015-06-02 | accessdate=2017-11-01}}
3. ^1 {{cite news | author=Michael Church | title=Review: Europe's first professional BME orchestra offers flashes of brilliance | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/reviews/chineke-queen-elizabeth-hall-review-europes-first-professional-bme-orchestra-offers-freshness-energy-10499952.html | work=The Independent | date=2015-09-14 | accessdate=2017-09-15}}
4. ^1 {{cite news | author=Ginanne Bronwell Mitic | title=She Was the Orchestra's Only Black Musician, Until She Formed Her Own | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/24/arts/she-was-the-orchestras-only-black-musician-until-she-formed-her-own.html | work=New York Times | date=2017-04-24 | accessdate=2017-11-11}}
5. ^1 {{cite news | author=Ivan Hewett | title=Inside Chineke!, Europe's first black and minority ethnic orchestra | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/classical-music/chi-chi-nwanoku-young-classical-musicians-colour-have-no-role/ | work=Telegraph | date=2017-08-16 | accessdate=2017-11-11}}
6. ^1 {{cite news | author=Cristina Burack | title=Chineke! champions black and ethnic musicians in classical music | url=http://www.dw.com/en/chineke-champions-black-and-ethnic-musicians-in-classical-music/a-40505356 | work=Deustche Welle | date=2017-09-15 | accessdate=2017-11-11}}
7. ^{{cite news | author=George Hall | title=Chineke! Orchestra/Marshall review – the beginning of something culturally inspiring | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/sep/14/chineke-orchestra-marshall-review-chi-chi-nwanoku | work=The Guardian | date=2015-09-14 | accessdate=2017-11-01}}
8. ^{{cite news | author=Martin Kettle | title=RSPO/Oramo/Chineke!/Edusei review – rounded, exquisite, played to perfection | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/aug/31/proms-61-62-rspo-sakari-oramo-chineke-edusei-renee-fleming-review | work=The Guardian | date=2017-08-31 | accessdate=2017-11-01}}
9. ^{{cite news | author=Dhiren Katwa | title=Brum welcomes BAME orchestra, Chineke!| url=https://www.asian-voice.com/Culture/Music/Brum-welcomes-BAME-orchestra,-Chineke| work=Asian Voice|date=2017-09-18| accessdate=2018-12-07}}
10. ^{{cite news | author=Kate Molleson | title=Dvořák: Symphony No 9; Sibelius: Finlandia review – tasteful restraint and explosive dynamism | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/06/chineke-orchestra-dvorak-symphony-no-9-new-world-sibelius-finlandia-review | work=The Guardian | date=2017-07-06 | accessdate=2017-11-01}}
11. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/exrhn3|title=Proms 2017 Prom 62: Chineke!|website=BBC|language=en|access-date=2018-12-05}}
12. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.rayfieldallied.com/news/2018/chineke-performs-world-premiere-of-daniel-kidanes-dream-song-at-the-queen-elizabeth-hall|title=Daniel Kidane's 'Dream Song' is premiered by Chineke! at the reopening of the Queen Elizabeth Hall|website=Rayfield Allied|language=en|access-date=2018-12-05}}
13. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.classicalsource.com/db_control/db_concert_review.php?id=15637|title=Chineke! and Wayne Marshall at Queen Elizabeth Hall – Julian Joseph premiere, Stewart Goodyear plays Rhapsody in Blue|website=ClassicalSource|language=en|access-date=2018-12-05}}

External links

  • {{Official|http://www.chineke.org/chineke-orchestra}}
  • Challenge Records page on Signum Classics SIGCD 515

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