Devonté Hynes, the mind behind Blood Orange, will be presenting a new 12-part series about classical music on BBC Sounds. The first three episodes of Composed with Devonté Hynes will are available to be streamed on BBC Sounds today here, while all episodes will be broadcast weekly on BBC Radio three. The series is set to “celebrate all aspects of classical music” while also touching on aspects of the wider musical world electronic music to soundtracks. Hynes is also set to examine the music that inspired his career and the ways in which modern classical music is evolving, and he's also set to get the opportunity to shine a light on overlooked composers.

Each episode focs on a different theme, including twentieth and twenty-first cent opera, music for cello and contrabass and piano music for escapism. The series will also look Hynes contemplate what precisely counts as classical music. To tie in with the series, Hynes will also be performing two concerts at London’s Barbican alongside the London Symphony Orchestra on March eighteen and nineteen. They'll perform, per a press release, “contemporary classical music that confronts the complexities of twenty-first cent identity and defies the expectations of orchestral music”. “I am honoured to present this series committed to my influences within the classical world,” Hynes said in a press statement. “I hope people will appreciate how wide a genre it is, and discover artists, lots of whom are still active, who I perceive deserve a lot more attention than is given, enjoy.”

Philip Raperport, Commissioning Executive for BBC Radio three & BBC Sounds, added: “Too often, classical music is at risk of being pigeon-holed, despite the incredible variety that the genre offers. We wanted to allow audiences with a new kind of classical listening experience, one that showcases how artists across the musical spectrum have with and been inspired by classical. We're so thrilled that Devonté Hynes, one of the most exciting musicians working in the industry today, is leading on this and we can’t wait for listeners to dive into Dev’s world.” Hynes’ most recent release as Blood Orange, an EP titled ‘Four Songs‘, came out back in September.