Chineke! Wind Quintet
The Chineke! Foundation was created by Chi-chi Nwanoku CBE in 2015 to provide outstanding career opportunities to established and up-and-coming Black and ethnically diverse classical musicians.
Chineke!’s motto is: ‘Championing change and celebrating diversity in classical music’. It aims to be a catalyst for change by increasing the representation of Black and ethnically diverse musicians in British and European orchestras.
ADJOA ANDOH
Adjoa Andoh won acclaim as Lady Danbury in the
Netflix smash Bridgerton. In a career of almost 40
years, she has had lead roles at the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Court Theatre, and in 2019, she conceived, co-directed and played Richard II at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in the UK's first all women-of-colour production.
She is also an award-winning BBC radio actor and audiobook narrator of over 150 audiobooks.
The Vauxhall Band
The Vauxhall Band is a collective of musicians dedicated to performing a wealth of original and unique 18th and 19th century repertoire.
Bringing together leading period instrument specialists, performing rare and largely unrepresented repertoire, The Vauxhall Band showcase and reaffirm the glorious music that was once popular in the Vauxhall Gardens.