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
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Articles from William J Zick’s Africlassical website
- John Malveaux: Surprised to learn that Our Weekly newspaper published my Black Music Month blog June 22, 2017
- NAACP Announces 108th National Convention ‘Steadfast and Immovable’ Coming To Baltimore July 22-26th June 21, 2017
- Talks at the Schomburg: Zines: Elaborate Disruption and Black Creativity: Tuesday, June 27 at 6:30 PM June 21, 2017
- Schomburg Center: Come out to "Bella: An American Tall Tale" and enjoy a special discount for the trip of a lifetime in Kirsten Childs' soulful and saucy new musical June 19, 2017
- The Daily Californian: ‘Ojai at Berkeley’ unites trailblazing musicians in celebration of diverse classical styles [Contralto Gwendolyn Brown in "Afterword, an opera"] June 19, 2017
