Live Stream Concert Benefiting AJC
Tax deductible
-THANK YOU to everyone who donated! We have closed donations through this page, but if you would still like to donate to the Austin Justice Coalition, please visit their website! https://austinjustice.org
In an effort to support our local BIPOC communities, we will be performing works from BIPOC composers as well as taking donations for the Austin Justice Coalition. 100% of donations collected will go directly to the AJC.
(Copied from AJC's site) "Austin Justice Coalition is a Racial Justice Group that educates and builds community power for people of color who live in Austin, Texas that need support, community, and liberation during a time of systemic injustice in America."
If you are unable to donate, please consider listening anyways! This is beautiful music that should be performed and listened to more often.
PROGRAM
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor' Fantasiestucke
1. Prelude
2. Serenade
3. Humoresque
William Grant Still's Lyric Quartet
1. The Sentimental One
2. The Quiet One
3. The Jovial One
Violin 1 Patrice Calixte
Violin 2 Amy Harris
Viola Caiti Coughlan
Cello Hector Moreno
William Grant Still
Born May 11, 1895
Died December 3, 1978
William Grant Still, considered the “The Dean of African-American Composers” as well as one of the most distinctively American composers. He studied composition and theory at the Oberlin Conservatory and later studied privately with George W. Chadwick and ultra modern composer Edward Varese. He received many awards and accolades as well as broke many glass ceilings. He was the first African American composer to conduct a major American orchestra, to have one of his operas performed by a major opera company, to have one of his operas broadcast on television, and to have his (1st) symphony performed by a major orchestra. He created over 150 works including nine operas, five symphonies, four ballets, as well as many chamber and solo instrumental works. His style is a reflection of both popular jazz music and African American spirituals.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Born August 15, 1875
Died September 1, 1912
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was born in London England. He began taking violin lessons from his grandfather at a young age. After his knack for music was obvious, his family paid for him to attend the Royal College of Music. He studied composition and theory under Charles Villiers Stanford and after graduation became a professor at the Crystal Palace School of Music. Early on in his career he completed several tours to the United States. During these tours he became increasingly fascinated with his father’s Sierra Leone Creole heritage. Inspired by Dvorak’s incorporation of Bohemian music into classical and Brahms’ Hungarian incorporation, Coleridge-Taylor began incorporating African elements into his compositions. Despite passing at a very young age, Coleridge-Taylor published an array of works including ballets, symphonies, solo instrumental works, and chamber works.
The classical world has, for a very long time, overlooked, ignored, and stolen from BIPOC composers and performers. If you are a fan of classical music (or really any music) go seek out BIPOC composers, artists, and performers. Learn about their history and their works. Here is a great resource for exploring underrepresented composers: https://www.composerdiversity.com/about. If anyone has additional resources or information they feel compelled to share, please do.
View the livestream here on Friday 6/5/2020 (or later if you can't make it live)!
-Thank you to Blackerby Stage and Studio for donating the performance space.-
In an effort to support our local BIPOC communities, we will be performing works from BIPOC composers as well as taking donations for the Austin Justice Coalition. 100% of donations collected will go directly to the AJC.
(Copied from AJC's site) "Austin Justice Coalition is a Racial Justice Group that educates and builds community power for people of color who live in Austin, Texas that need support, community, and liberation during a time of systemic injustice in America."
If you are unable to donate, please consider listening anyways! This is beautiful music that should be performed and listened to more often.
PROGRAM
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor' Fantasiestucke
1. Prelude
2. Serenade
3. Humoresque
William Grant Still's Lyric Quartet
1. The Sentimental One
2. The Quiet One
3. The Jovial One
Violin 1 Patrice Calixte
Violin 2 Amy Harris
Viola Caiti Coughlan
Cello Hector Moreno
William Grant Still
Born May 11, 1895
Died December 3, 1978
William Grant Still, considered the “The Dean of African-American Composers” as well as one of the most distinctively American composers. He studied composition and theory at the Oberlin Conservatory and later studied privately with George W. Chadwick and ultra modern composer Edward Varese. He received many awards and accolades as well as broke many glass ceilings. He was the first African American composer to conduct a major American orchestra, to have one of his operas performed by a major opera company, to have one of his operas broadcast on television, and to have his (1st) symphony performed by a major orchestra. He created over 150 works including nine operas, five symphonies, four ballets, as well as many chamber and solo instrumental works. His style is a reflection of both popular jazz music and African American spirituals.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Born August 15, 1875
Died September 1, 1912
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was born in London England. He began taking violin lessons from his grandfather at a young age. After his knack for music was obvious, his family paid for him to attend the Royal College of Music. He studied composition and theory under Charles Villiers Stanford and after graduation became a professor at the Crystal Palace School of Music. Early on in his career he completed several tours to the United States. During these tours he became increasingly fascinated with his father’s Sierra Leone Creole heritage. Inspired by Dvorak’s incorporation of Bohemian music into classical and Brahms’ Hungarian incorporation, Coleridge-Taylor began incorporating African elements into his compositions. Despite passing at a very young age, Coleridge-Taylor published an array of works including ballets, symphonies, solo instrumental works, and chamber works.
The classical world has, for a very long time, overlooked, ignored, and stolen from BIPOC composers and performers. If you are a fan of classical music (or really any music) go seek out BIPOC composers, artists, and performers. Learn about their history and their works. Here is a great resource for exploring underrepresented composers: https://www.composerdiversity.com/about. If anyone has additional resources or information they feel compelled to share, please do.
View the livestream here on Friday 6/5/2020 (or later if you can't make it live)!
-Thank you to Blackerby Stage and Studio for donating the performance space.-
Organizer
Caiti Coughlan
Organizer
Austin, TX
Austin Justice Coalition
Beneficiary