Banita Graduated In 2022 And Soon Embarked On Her First European Tour. Pictured (R) With A Fellow Wind Instrument Player & Classical Orchestra Member
TheOrator.Press (TO.P) Met Classical Musician Banita Wheatley-Holmes At The European Premiere of Disney’s ‘Black Panther’ In Concert, As Part of The Royal Albert Hall Films In Concert Series’ At The Iconic Music Venue On Saturday May 27th 2023. It’s A Great Series Featuring Iconic Films Screened In The Grand Auditorium Accompanied By A Live Orchestra. Marvel Studios Joined The Series For The First Time This Year And ‘Black Panther’ Is The Headline Event For This Season. The Film Was Released In 2018 And Chineke! Orchestra Performed The 2019 Oscar-Winning Score By Ludwig Goransson Live On Stage. Goransson Was Also Central To The Musical Direction For The Second Black Panther Movie ‘Black Panther: Wakander Forever’ (2022)
The Annual Event Began In 2009 And Over The Last 14 Years Has Included Screenings From The Bond Franchise, The Godfather Franchise, The Harry Potter Franchise, The Lord of The Rings Franchise, Singin’ In The Rain And Breakfast At Tiffanys.
It’s A Glamourous Red Carpet Affair And TheOrator.Press @TheOrator.Press.on.Insta Was There Speaking To A Number of Audience Members Both As They Arrived And As They Left. That Included The Parents of Banita Wheatley-Holmes Who Were As Pleased As Punch To Be Attending To Watch Their Daughter Perform As A Member of The Chineke! Orchestra.
Banita Was Also Supported By Her Boyfriend (See Main Review And Article On Audience Feedback Also In This Special May 2023 Issue).
The Oboe Player Graduated From Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) Just Last Year With A Masters Degree. The School Prides Itself On Being Aspirational, Innovative And Encouraging Its Students To Be Music Industry Leaders of The Future. She Is A Keen Advocate For Showcasing The Excellence of Ethnically Diverse Musicians And Is A Mentor For The Chineke! Junior Orchestra. @_.banita._
She Is Also A Member of Black Lives In Music (BLiM) blim.org.uk. The Music Charity Was Set Up In 2020 With A View To Establishing Greater Racial Equality Within The Music Industry, In The Wake of Demands For Social Justice Reform Following The Police Brutality Murder of George Floyd During Lockdown, In America And The Subsequent Worldwide Protests. It Was Co-Founded By Dr.Charisse Beaumont, CEO, And Roger Wilson, Director of Operations.
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