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BBC must improve diversity of 'near snow white' Proms, campaigners claim

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The BBC needs to do more to improve the diversity of its “near snow-white” Proms, campaigners claim. The only black faces at the Beeb's Maida Vale studios – the home of the famous Symphony Orchestra – work in catering or security, say Organisation Black Lives in Music.

Musician Roger Wilson, who has worked with stars including James Brown, Dame Shirley Bassey and Michael Ball, is campaigning on behalf of the group to highlight and improve upon the “paucity of real diverse representation in classical music”.

He says: “It’s really no wonder that when we move on to professional musical spectacles like The BBC Prom concerts, we see that trend continues ever forward. “These statistical facts, these images of a near snow white industry are the

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