Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History
BBC Four’s Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History is a new documentary charting the untold stories of Black classical composers and musicians from Tudor times to the present day.
Chineke! Orchestra features throughout this 90-minute programme, presented by Sir Lenny Henry and Suzy Klein, performing signature Chineke! repertoire including works by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Ignatius Sancho, Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges and George Walker, to name a few.
A 5-star Guardian review of the programme praises the documentary for revealing a treasure trove of works seldom heard, telling the other side of the story of those composers who have been neglected by the classical establishment.