Category Archives: Music

SCTF Speakers Join Panels For Commemorative Events

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Hilary Burrage

Two Autumn 2012 events in London (on Friday 5th and Tuesday 16th October) will commemorate the centenary of the death of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, with speakers from the SCT Foundation presenting their findings on the composer’s life and works. Friday 5th … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Music, News | Tagged Black Cultural Archive, Camden Local Studies and Archive Centre, Errollyn Wallen, Hilary Burrage, Katy Hamilton, Martin Anthony Burrage, Nkechi Ebite, Richard Gordon-Smith, Royal College of Music, Theobalds Road, Victoria and Albert Museum | 1 Comment

New Nonet Commissioned In Honour Of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Hilary Burrage

As we reach the centenary of the final birthday, on 15 August 1912, of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912), the Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Foundation and HOPES: The Hope Street Association are pleased to announce that recently they jointly commissioned a Nonet, with the same instrumentation as Samuel … Continue reading →

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Memories of Hiawatha in the Royal Albert Hall

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Hilary Burrage

Two of our readers have recently very generously sent us material relating to the Hiawatha performances at the Royal Albert Hall in years around the 1930s. We are grateful to George Parnell for this Programme of Hiawatha performances, and to … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 'traditional' costumes, Chief Os-Ke-Non-Ton, Hiawatha, Royal Albert Hall, Royal Choral Society, Sir Malcom Sergent | 26 Comments

Tiki Black: Inspiration from Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Posted on May 1, 2012 by SCTF Editor

Tiki Black, songwriter, performer, composer writes a personal account about Samuel Coleridge-Taylor from her perspective. Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 'Deep River', Tiki Black | 6 Comments

Queries about “O Ye That Love The Lord”

Jon Larimore writes: This coming Sunday our choir is presenting Coleridge-Taylor’s “O Ye That Love The Lord”. I’m wondering when this anthem was composed and if it was part of a larger work by Coleridge-Taylor, what that work might be? … Continue reading →

Aside | Posted on March 14, 2012 by SCTF Editor | Tagged O Ye That Love The Lord | Leave a comment

Video: Angela Brown sings “The Stars”

Charles Kaufmann writes: You may be interested in seeing the YouTube video I’ve just posted featuring soprano Angela Brown singing with our orchestra a song by Coleridge-Taylor, “The Stars,” which is a setting of a poem by his friend Kathleen … Continue reading →

Aside | Posted on March 14, 2012 by SCTF Editor | Tagged Angela Brown, handwriting, The Stars, video | Leave a comment

Keep Me From Sinking Down – insights into a new transcription

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Lionel Harrison

Lionel Harrison, conductor and musicologist, describes the process of producing, with Patrick Meadows, a type-set edition of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s transcription for violin and orchestra of the spiritual ‘Keep Me from Sinkin’ Down’. Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged hymn, Keep Me From Sinking Down, Lionel Harrison, scores, spiritual | 3 Comments