Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Foundation
Royal College of Music
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s early chamber works – discovering the Piano Quintet op.1
Ten years ago today (7 November 2001) was the first performance in living memory of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Piano Quintet, op.1. The work was part of a lunchtime recital programme by players from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, from a score discovered and prepared from the original by Martin Anthony (‘Tony’) Burrage, an RLPO violonist, and director 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
Patrick Meadows, publisher of SC-T scores: an interview with myself
Patrick Meadows writes: During my tenure as Director Artístico of the Deià Festival in Mallorca between 1978 and 2008, every year, about the time the concerts were to begin, at least once and often several times, someone from the newspapers, radio, and TV requested an interview. We were always grateful for the resultant publicity, but … Continue reading
The case of the patched trousers: was Coleridge-Taylor impoverished as a student?
There has been quite a debate about whether Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was, or was not, financially comfortable as a child and young man. Jeffrey Green‘s meticulous research, for instance, has established that Coleridge-Taylor’s grandfather / father-figure, Benjamin Holmans, was a man of significant wealth, having two electoral votes (as was then the rule) because he paid rent on … 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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