Kwamé Ryan

During Marian Anderson's historic concert in front of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, a white man and a black woman fall in love. During the turbulent half-century that follows, they try to protect their three musically gifted children from prejudices they themselves have suffered. Belgian avant-garde jazz pianist and composer Kris Defoort’s new opera is a fascinating symbiosis between jazz and classical music deeply rooted in the now. Inspired by Richard Powers' great American novel, The Time of Our Singing tells the story of a mixed-race family against the backdrop of racial segregation in the USA. In the world premiere at La Monnaie, Ted Hoffman's production lets official history and intimate stories collide to explore issues of identity, race and art.

Join CBeebies for an ocean adventure travelling the musical world in the Royal Albert Hall submarine to find endangered creatures and tackle tricky environmental problems. Andy, Chantelle, Jen, Maddie, Nigel and Rory are on board RA Sub with a marvellous musical crew, the Southbank Sinfonia, led by captain and conductor Kwamé Ryan. JoJo helps with a Gran Gran plan to make a musical ocean scrapbook, the Go Jetters rescue a hawksbill turtle and Andy jets off on an Aquatic Adventure to find humpback whales. Chantelle and Rory take everyone on Teeny Tiny Creature trips underwater and to shore searching out seahorse and starfish habitats. There’s also a special Hey Duggee surprise.