Monday, August 6, 2012

'The Lee Shore' of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Performed by Outer Cape Chorale Chamber Singers on YouTube


[Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)]

Published on Aug 6, 2012 by

Outer Cape Chorale Chamber Singers. The Lee Shore. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (3:53)   



The Chamber Singers of the Outer Cape Chorale under the direction of Jon Arterton perform at Wellfleet Preservation Hall. These a capella singers are members of the chorale who perform all over the Cape. Their repertoire includes Classical, Folk, Spiritual, African, and American Standard selections plus much more.


This selection is entitled "The Lee Shore," written by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. These are the lyrics:
Sleet and hail and thunder!
And ye winds that rave
Till the sands thereunder 
Tinge the sullen wave.
Winds that like a demon 
Howl with horrid note 
From his humble dwelling 
On the shingly shore;
Sleet and hail and thunder.
From that weeping woman,
Seeking with her cries 
Succour superhuman 
From the frowning skies.
From the urchin pining 
For his father's knee,
From the lattice shining 
Drive him out to sea 
Let broad leagues dissever 
Him from yonder foam!
O God to think man ever 
Comes too near his home!

[Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) is profiled at AfriClassical.com, which features a comprehensive Works List and a Bibliography by Prof. Dominique-René de Lerma, www.CasaMusicaledeLerma.com. We are collaborating with the Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Foundation of the U.K., www.SCTF.org.uk  The Works List provides his entry for The Lee Shore:


The lee shore, for SATB (1911). London: Novello, 1912. 8p. (#45-1231-36). Text: Thomas Hood. Duration: 2m50s. Library: Library of Congress.]

Comment by email:

Thank you as ever Bill and colleagues.  We will be trying to get all this invaluable info onto our www.sctf.org website as soon as we can! Very best, Hilary [Hilary Burrage]

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