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‘Thelma’, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s only full-length opera, performed at last
Jonathan Butcher writes: Up until 1900 Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (born in 1875) had had little to do with composing for the theatre. His main body of work was choral and orchestral and, of course, his most famous opus, and the one that catapulted him to fame, was his major oratorio, Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast. His involvement with the theatre, though Herbert Beerbohm Tree, with all its colourful characters, magic and intrigue, may well have been the very spark Coleridge-Taylor needed to spur him on to write his only full length opera. Continue reading
Notes: Andrew Tait on SCT Chamber Concert, 28 Jan 2012
Andrew Tait writes: I would like to bring to your attention some concert details for your list of events in this special year. Andrew Tait and Friends Saturday 28th Jan 2012
‘Hiawatha’ at the Liverpool Philharmonic, 19 November 2011 (Culture Pod Visit)
Richard Gordon-Smith writes: Event 1 of the Curious Minds ’Culture Pod’* A visit led, and here reported, by composer Richard Gordon-Smith, to hear the RLPO perform Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast. The first Pod’s outing on our odyssey through the culture of creativity began at a restaurant, followed by a concert at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, where the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra … Continue reading
Notes: Toby Lyles on William Grant Still WKCR-FM Concert
Toby Lyles writes: The music of composer William Grant Still was featured on the “Saturday Night at the Opera playlist of 01/21/2012″ of Columbia University’s WKCR-FM. Still admired and was influenced by the works of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
Coleridge-Taylor’s ‘Christmas Overture’
Looking for five minutes of orchestral Christmas music which includes all the old favourite carols? Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Christmas Overture is probably just the ticket. Amongst the easily recognisable Christmas carol themes encompassed in the Overture are God rest you merry gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas and Hark the herald angels sing. Arranged by Sydney Baynes (best remembered for his Destiny Waltz) in … Continue reading
Notes: Cumbria Choral Initiative SCT Concert, 28 July 2012
On July 28th 2012 the Cumbria Choral Initiative is to perform the entire Song of Hiawatha as the opening concert for the Lake District Summer Music Festival in the Coronation Hall in Ulverston, Cumbria. We are excited about this project, designed to coincide with SCT’s centenary year.
Bringing Coleridge-Taylor’s scores to performance by ‘time-share’
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) was, and remains, Britain’s greatest Black classical music composer. He died however aged only 37, and until this last year there has been no formally constituted organisation to celebrate his legacy and take forward his reputation. This is what the SCT Foundation, a Community Interest Company, seeks now to do. September 1st … Continue reading
Coleridge-Taylor conducts his work in Liverpool (19 October 1908)
We have here photographs from an original published programme covering three concerts in the Fifth Season of the ‘Liverpool Symphony Orchestra Ltd’. The second of these was a concert in the Sun Hall, Kensington, on Monday, 19 October 1908 commencing at 8 pm, the latter half of which was works by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, conducted by the composer himself. 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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