Hannah’s BBC Proms Debut

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Hannah is pleased to announce that BBC Radio 3 has commissioned her to write a new orchestral piece for Chineke! and that it will be premiered at the 2017 BBC Proms on 30 August. The new work ‘The Spark Catchers’ is inspired by the incredibly dynamic and energetic poem by Lemn Sissay, and will be conducted by Kevin John Edusei. Hannah is very excited that this will be her Proms debut. 

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