About plainsightsound
researching the work of historical Black classical musicians in the UK
My name is Uchenna Ngwe and I'm the creator of plainsightSOUND - a research project dedicated to exploring and promoting the work of historical Black classical musicians in Britain.
plainsightSOUND emerged from research undertaken as part of a PhD at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, and since then has taken on a life of its own!
As a self-funded PhD student - and freelance musician - I have no financial support or sponsorship for this research and have had to fund it entirely through other income. If you think this is work is as valuable as I do, and you're passionate about keeping these stories alive, please consider supporting future work by donating the price of a (fancy) coffee!
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Something I've had planned from the beginning of this project is an online database, so others can search through the repertoire I've found while researching. I'm really excited to announce that the first version of it is live! You can read more about it here: https://www.plainsightsound.com/the-plainsight-sound-database-and-other-stories/
The plainsightSOUND database
Aug 24, 2020
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A lot has been going on over the last few months with this project, and I'll try to be better at keeping you all updated! This week, the plainsightSOUND blog discusses the Sowande brothers at the British Film Institute and a suite for violin and piano by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor is reissued by Schott Music publishers. There are a few very exciting things coming up over the next weeks and months, so...
A Week of Updates at plainsightSOUND
Mar 14, 2021
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