Wandsworth Heritage Festival

Details of Wandsworth Heritage Festival, which began on 26 May and ends on 10 June, can be found by following the links here Highlights include: Friday 1 June 6.30pm 'Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: the life of the Black British musician (1875-1912)' Born of an English mother and African father, he became famous at an early age with his Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast which became a major work for decades of British choirs. He wrote a wide range of music, including setting poems as songs, and conducted. His tours of the USA were a major success. He was also a supporter of black rights and a friend of Battersea’s Progressive and Labour activist John Archer. Speaker: Jeffrey Green, author of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: A Musical Life (2011) Battersea Library, 265 Lavender Hill, SW11. Free. No need to book.