Zanaida Robles, DMA (ABD)
which features a comprehensive Works List and a Bibliography by Dr. Dominique-René de Lerma, www.CasaMusicaledeLerma.com. We are collaborating with the Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Foundation of the U.K., www.SCTF.org.uk]
John Malveaux of
writes:
Date: Sat. 12 Jul 2012
Subject: Please come to my concert!: The Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Project 7/24 @ 7:30pm in Pasadena
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Subject: Please come to my concert!: The Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Project 7/24 @ 7:30pm in Pasadena
Dear friends,
In conjunction with my DMA dissertation research, I am presenting a concert featuring a selection of choral part-songs, sacred works, solos, and keyboard pieces in tribute to Samuel Coleridge Taylor. I'll
be singing "Five Fairy Ballades" by Coleridge-Taylor. Plus, I'm
conducting 5 pieces for choir, including 2 settings of the Nunc
Dimittis, one by Coleridge-Taylor and the other by yours truly. I am so
deeply grateful to David Clemensen, James Calhoun, Jennifer Lindsay, all
the singers, and to James Walker and All Saints church for helping me
bring this project to life. Please see below and attached for details. I
do hope to see you at All Saints Church Pasadena on Thursday, July 24
at 7:30pm. The concert is free with a suggested donation of $20.
Warm regards,
Zanaida
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African
British composer Samuel Coleridge Taylor (1875-1912), was
affectionately referred to in his time as the "African Mahler.” His most
popular work, "Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast" for
soli, chorus and orchestra, is a shining example of his command of
musical form, texture, harmony, and orchestration, which resulted in
overnight fame and respect among colleagues that few men of color could
have hoped to enjoy in the early twentieth century. Because of his
incredible success in a field dominated by white males at a time when
racism in America was peaking, Coleridge Taylor’s influence on African
American artists and intellectuals was powerful and far-reaching. After
his "Hiawatha," Coleridge-Taylor's most well known works are his 24
Negro Melodies, his violin concerto, a host of chamber music and several
art songs - his compositional output is substantial and varied.
Coleridge Taylor was one of the earliest composers of African descent
whose music was revered, not for any Afro-centric novelty, but for being
well crafted and wholly original yet distinctly British. With research
on Samuel Coleridge Taylor, the compositional voices of past and
contemporary composers of African descent might also be more distinctly
heard and appreciated, not just for the novel inclusion of spirituals,
popular styles, and crossover components, but for their genuinely fine
craftsmanship and distinctly classical character. To that end, Samuel
Coleridge Taylor can still lead and inspire the American musical
community, just as he did a century ago.
Zanaida Robles, DMA (ABD)
Singer | Conductor | Composer | Instructor
626.487.9862
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