After selling out first year for their Classically Black event, Black Lives in Music are looking forward to their follow up this Saturday at King’s Place.
It also marks the 5th Anniversary of Black Lives in Music, which was set up to address the racial inequalities in the music industry and create opportunities for Black, Asian and ethnically diverse musicians and professionals from neglected & underrepresented communities.
Classically Black was founded by BLiM in 2024, with the intention of showcasing new talent with commissions that draw upon heritage while looking into the future.
All performed by musicians who are often erased in classical spaces.
“Classically Black is fast becoming a landmark event in the classical music calendar.,” says Roger Wilson, Director of Operations from Black Lives in Music.
“The sector still has much to do to address the many names and faces missing from its history.
“There are still many artists and composers who remain largely unheard of despite their prolific output and high quality work.
Roger Wilson continued:
“We’re not only commemorating those better known Black and global majority classical artists, but, as importantly, we’re celebrating faces and names of the present and looking forward to future talent.
“We’re exploring the challenges faced by so many in their efforts to navigate the classical music pathway while challenging the narrative around the definition of classical music and what it means to modern, multicultural, cosmopolitan 21st century society.
“Classically Black is for everyone – whether you think you know about classical music or whether you simply want to hear a wider range of voices as part of the music you love.”
The event itself will be pushing at the boundaries of classical, reimagining it from a point of view of pride and cultural truth, as well as excellence.
A few highlight shows will be:
- New Works: From Classical To Hip Hop
- Sister Are Doing It For Themselves
- The Next Movement
- Children & Young People’s Music Workshop Performance
