is profiled at AfriClassical.com, which
features a comprehensive Works List and a
Bibliography by Dr. Dominique-René de
Lerma,
Lerma,
Zanaida Robles writes:
Dear Friends,
I
am pleased to invite you to The Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Project,
happening this year on Coleridge-Taylor's actual birthday: Tuesday,
September 15, 7:30pm at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Monrovia. Please
print and share the attached flyer. See below for program info. The
concert is free ($20 suggested donation), and a reception with birthday
cake will follow. I look forward to seeing you there.
Cheers!
Zanaida Robles, DMA
Singer | Conductor | Composer | Instructor
626.487.9862
Artistic Director
San Gabriel Valley Choral Company
ABOUT THE SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR PROJECT
The
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor project is a group of musical artists who honor
the legacy of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor by presenting an annual concert
featuring works by composers of African descent. Through this project,
it is hoped that the compositional voices of past and contemporary
composers of African descent might be more distinctly heard and
appreciated.
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.
PROGRAM
“This is the Isle of Gardens” from Songs of Sun and Shade by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)
SC-T Singers
David Clemensen, piano
Song of Proserpine by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
SC-T Singers
Two Songs by Zanaida Robles (b. 1979)
1. I Would Do Anything
2. I Hate Her!
SC-T Singers
David Clemensen, piano
Two Songs by Robert Owens (b. 1925)
1. Le dormeur du val
2. Au cabaret vert
Darryl Taylor, countertenor
David Clemensen, piano
Two Selections for Piano
1.Troubled Water by Margaret Bonds (1913 – 1972)
2. “Ukom” from Talking Drums by Joshua Uzoigwe (1946 – 2005)
David Clemensen, piano
“Onaway! Awake, Beloved” from Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Gustavo Hernandez, tenor
David Clemensen, piano
Romance by William Grant Still (1895 – 1978)
David Clemensen, piano
Krissia Molina, Saxophone
Au-Delá Du Chagrin by Sydney Guillaume (b. 1982)
SC-T Singers
Amen by Jester Hairston (1901 – 2000)
SC-T Singers
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Thank you so much for your support! Zanaida [Zanaida Robles]
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Comment by email:
Thank you so much for your support! Zanaida [Zanaida Robles]
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By Jennifer Sparks (@TheMusicMedium)
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