National Philharmonic joins forces with GRAMMY® Award-winning conductor Michael Repper and GRAMMY® nominated violinist Curtis Stewart for an album of world-premiere studio recordings in celebration of composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's 150th birthday. SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR brings newly uncovered orchestral works to life and spotlights the immense contributions of Coleridge-Taylor to orchestra music.
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Along with the album, free, open-source performance materials – including Toussaint L'Ouverture, Ballade Op. 4 and 5 Negro Melodies – are available to access.
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Praise for SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR
"Three cheers for this most enjoyable collection of premiere recordings...fully merits the spruce and infectiously committed advocacy it received here from the Maryland-based National Philharmonic at Strathmore under Michael Repper." – GRAMOPHONE
"The holistic approach of Stewart and Repper's new album – its mixture of recording, archival research and publishing – underscores the easily overlooked work required to make Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's music, and that of his peers, available to future audiences and performers." – NPR
"There is no better gift than a magnificent new recording that brings a few lost gems to a world that, until now, has rarely had the opportunity to hear them." – STRINGS MAGAZINE
"This album demonstrates both that Coleridge-Taylor's music is well worth resurrecting. What we now need are mainstream orchestras, ensembles, and leading artists to follow down the trail that Stewart, Repper, and the National Philharmonic have so ably blazed: the composer, the canon, and the audience deserve nothing less." – THE ARTS FUSE
National Philharmonic gratefully acknowledges the support of the following individuals, without whom this album would not have been possible.
Jean and Paul Dudek
Anne Pallie
Robert Hood
Suzanne Thomas
Ronald Goodman
Ammon Dunton
Jay Brown
Beverly Jones
David Kennell and Clare Lindsey
Ann and Larry Wohlers
Edward Polochick
Edward Brinker and Jane Liu
Juanita and Mel Hardy
Susan Goldman
Casey Eitner