[Samuel
Coleridge-Taylor]
11 February 2011
“It is over three
months since I have posted anything here. I made the following
comment about Samuel
Coleridge-Taylor's Hiawatha's Wedding Feast
today:
“While I was never
lucky enough to see any performance of 'Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast',
my late singing teacher and life-long friend, tenor Webster Booth,
took part in many performances of the work under the baton of Sir
Malcolm Sargent. His first performance was in July 1937 when he and
the rest of the cast were clad in American Indian costumes and I have
an imposing photo of Webster in his full regalia. He later sang in
the fiftieth anniversary performance of the work. Malcolm Sargent
chose him as soloist in the work to celebrate his sixtieth birthday.
Webster’s recording of 'Onaway, awake, beloved' (1947) is one of
his finest recordings.” [Samuel
Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) is featured at AfriClassical.com. Major observances of
the Centennial of his death are underway and are the work of
organizations including the Samuel
Coleridge-Taylor Foundation, http://www.sctf.org.uk]
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