Tuesday 29 May 2012

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.

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