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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Songs


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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was a British composer and conductor with strong ties to the United States. His songs have a very "salon-music" feel to them, romantic and accessible for audiences. His daughter Avril was also a composer-conductor and we would love to find out how to access her music, so if anyone knows, please reach out!

Recordings featured in this episode, performed by Donovan Elliot Smith, tenor, Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano, Hanna Atsedwoin, soprano, Aliyah Quill, soprano and Ellen Rissinger, pianist:

  • Lucy (from 3 Songs, Op. 27)
  • Tears (from Southern Love Songs, Op. 12)
  • Elëanore (found in the Anthology of African and African Diaspora Songs)
  • Oh, the summer (duet composed in 1911) - sung by Hanna and Aliyah

Recorded at the Carnegie Mellon School of Music Recording Studio in Pittsburgh, PA, and Morningstar Studios in Norristown, PA.

Be sure to check out the new CD What Dreams We Have: The Poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar, performed by Kenneth Overton, baritone, and Casey Robards, pianist! 


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So Lit Song Lit is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about its network of podcasts at cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts.

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You can follow Toni Marie on Facebook at Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano and Instagram @ToniMariePalmertree


You can follow Donovan Elliot Smith on his YouTube page.

You can follow Hanna Atsedewoin on Instagram @hanna_atse

Aliyah Quill is currently a senior at Carnegie Mellon University.

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