Sunday, June 17, 2012

Croydon Bach Choir in Samuel Coleridge-Taylor 'A Tale of Old Japan' 7:30 PM June 23




Croydon Bach Choir
Conductor: Tim Horton

Summer Concert
Vivaldi
"Gloria"

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
"A Tale of Old Japan"


Saturday 23rd June 2012 at 7.30pm

St Matthew's Church,
Chichester Road, East Croydon, CR0 5NQ

Tickets £10.00
at the door or telephone (020) 8405 2172

www.croydonbachchoir.org

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) is profiled at AfriClassical.com, which features a Bibliography and a comprehensive Works List by Prof. Dominique-René de Lerma, www.CasaMusicaledeLerma.com. The entry for A Tale of Old Japan, Op. 76 reads:

A tale of old Japan, op. 76, cantata for soprano, contralto, tenor, bass, SATB & orchestra (1911). London: Novello, 1912. v, 99p. Text: Flowers of old Japan (1903) by Alfred Noyes10. Dedication: Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stoeckel "with happiest remembrances of the White House, Norfolk, Conn., U.S.A., and the people I met there." Duration: 48m. Library: Library of Congress (orchestral parts, #13531 with 1912 imprint); Peabody.










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