Klarinet Archive - Posting 000069.txt from 2008/02

From: "Lora Crighton" <lcrighton@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Quintet of the Americas to Present African Impact Concert at Langston Hughes Library on February 8
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:24:52 -0500

Joseph Wakeling asked:
> When did Samuel Coleridge-Taylor become African-_American_?

Bill Daniluk replied:
> Since 1875, evidently:
>

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Coleridge-Taylor

"Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (August 15, 1875=96September 1, 1912) was a
black, English composer ..."

As far as I know, he toured America, but didn't become an American. I
can understand why they want to claim him though ;-)

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