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Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (June 14, 1932, Manhattan, New York City or possibly (unconfirmed) Winston-Salem, North Carolina – March 9, 2004, Chicago) was an American composer whose interests spanned the worlds of jazz, dance, pop, film, television, and classical music.
Mar 13, 2004 · March 13, 2004. Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, a composer, conductor and pianist who combined styles from the classics to jazz to create sonatas, concertos and symphonies as well as scores...
Jan 28, 2013 · Musician, composer, and conductor Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson was born on June 14, 1932, in Manhattan, New York City. Perkinson’s mother, a talented pianist, organist, and theater director in the Bronx, named her son after the Afro-British composer, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
Learn about the life and works of Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1932-2004), a versatile musician who composed for popular and classical genres. Explore his vocal, orchestral, and instrumental repertoire, and find related information and links.
Mar 11, 2004 · The Center for Black Music Research of Columbia College in Chicago reports that Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson passed away on March 9, 2004, of cancer. He had served the Center since 1998 as its Artistic Director, Performance Program. Perkinson was born in New York in 1932.
Nov 10, 2020 · Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, regarded as “one of the really remarkable composers” of the late 20th century with a natural voice that was unhindered by convention. Wikimedia. For much of the history of classical music, European men dominated the compositional world.
Mar 1, 2024 · Composer Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson. Courtesy of the Archives & Special Collections at Columbia College Chicago. Reaching back to a pre-Civil War dance of the enslaved, Perkinson wrote Louisiana...
