In July 1913, friends of the African British composer and conductor Samuel Coleridge-Taylor gathered in his hometown of Croydon, England, to lay a plaque on his grave in anticipation of the first ...

Late Victorian London wasn't an easy place to achieve musical success if you were mixed-race and born outside of marriage, like composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Despite never setting foot in Africa, ...

What more would British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor have written if he didn’t die from illness at age 37? He was mourned across the world then, and he’s celebrated this month, 150 years after his ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor devotees are working to revive his music and legacy coinciding with the 150th anniversary of his birth. By Eleanor Stanford ...

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor is our featured composer this hour. He adapted the song "I was way down down a-yonder" for Piano Trio. It's performed here on CD by the Coleridge Ensemble. The piece is one of ...

BIRTHDAY SALUTE: Cheikh Diop Rhythm Generation will perform as part of the weekend celebrations for Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (inset) A WEEKEND of live music, with street bands, community choirs and DJs ...