Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) was a British composer.
His mother was English and his father from Sierra Leone. He referred to himself as "Anglo-African" and was referred to by white musicians in the US as the "Black Mahler", which is the title of the biography by Charles Elford.
Coleridge-Taylor entered the Royal College of Music at the age of only 15 and was taught by Prof. Charles Villiers Stanford, who conducted the debut performance of Coleridge-Taylor's "Hiawatha".
He is renowned in the US as a role model for black classical musicians and Elgar said he was “far and away the cleverest fellow going amongst the younger men".
We hope you enjoy finding out more about him.
Guest : Chenoa Murphy
Host: Lottie Walker
Editor: Harry Jacobs
About Chenoa Murphy: https://blackclassicalmusicians.com/about-chenoa/
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Suzuki Association of America: https://suzukiassociation.org/
Chineke! Foundation: https://www.chineke.org/
The Black Mahler Website: http://www.blackmahler.com/
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