Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Foundation
Croydon
Premiere of Thelma, review by SCTF patron Daniel Labonne
Daniel Labonne (previously Croydon SC-T Society artistic director) attended the premiere by Surrey Opera of Thelma at Croydon’s Fairfield Halls, and sent us this exclusive review. Continue reading
Recalling my Father’s reminiscences on Hiawatha
Richard Gordon-Smith writes: My father David Gordon-Smith* was born in 1915. In the very class-conscious (by today’s standards) 1920s and ’30s my father’s parents would have been considered ‘lower middle class’. Their cultural aspirations included occasional theatre and concert attendance, musical evenings in their home for friends, participation in amateur operatic performances and the acquisition of … Continue reading
Jeffrey Green: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, a Musical Life
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, a Musical Life is to be published in June/July 2011. It was written by historian Jeffrey Green. Jeffrey Green tells SCTF that by using copious contemporary comments, different aspects of the composer have been documented. Green’s discoveries over the completion and premiere of Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast may surprise many. The “first black” influence … Continue reading
The Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Society in Croydon (1994-)
The Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Society was inaugurated in Croydon in 1994. It was founded (and then chaired) by Daniel Labonne, who at the time lived in that historic town, just south of London. The SCT Society was active for some ten years, and it was Daniel Labonne who then offered the inspiration to set up the Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Foundation in 2010; … Continue reading
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor on Google
- AfriClassical.com: Early Education, from 'Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, a ... May 27, 2012
- Should access to water be privatized? May 24, 2012
- ThisIsCornwall.co.uk: Goonvrea Singers in 'Wedding Feast of ... May 23, 2012
- Coleridge Taylor Girls on the run make their first 5K! | Samuel ... May 23, 2012
- Maine Sunday Telegram: Violinist Lydia Forbes and ... - Zimbio May 21, 2012
Articles from William J Zick’s Africlassical website
- 'The Creation,' Poem by James Weldon Johnson; Music & Narration by Cheryl Lynne Skinner May 30, 2012
- Morgan State University Choir 'had another fantastic day in Rio' May 29, 2012
- Sergio Mims: 'Eric Owens was mesmerizing and commanding as Jochannan' May 28, 2012
- Sergio Mims in N'Digo: 'Outside The Box: Classical Pianist And Burgeoning Media Mogul' May 28, 2012
- John Malveaux: 'Soprano Latonia Moore will return to California in 2013 to perform AIDA with the San Diego Opera' May 28, 2012
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