Chineke! Voices at St Martin-in-the-Fields
Image: Lia Vittone
We are delighted to announce that 2022 will mark the debut of a new Chineke! group: the Chineke! Voices.
Chineke! Voices is a vocal ensemble which brings together world-class professional Black and ethnically diverse singers. Our project partner, the iconic St-Martin-in-the-Fields in London, will provide the ensemble with rehearsal space, support, resources, development, and performance opportunities.
The ground-breaking ensemble will make its St Martin’s debut in a concert which celebrates the works of one of the first published composers of African descent: the 16th-century Portuguese composer Vicente Lusitano (1520-1561) alongside music by that of his more well-known fellow composers of the period.
Lusitano’s music survives in manuscript, rarely heard or performed but lovingly researched and edited for this concert by Joseph McHardy on 18 June 2022.