September 10, 2024

Queens Hall to be Renamed in Honour of Winifred Atwell

By Newsroom

The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts and Queen’s Hall has announced that the Government has agreed to name the Queen’s Hall Auditorium in honour of renowned local pianist, Winifred Atwell.

According to the ministry, the late Winifred Atwell was a pioneer of the 1950s who, as an instrumentalist and artiste, worked on the global stage across multiple genres, combining classical music with “boogie woogie” and “rag time” creating chart-topping singles and selling over twenty (20) million records.

Take a look at the full details below.

 

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