Croydon composer: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Chi-chi Nwanoku is the special guest at the Croydon Clocktower this Tuesday, November 4, when the David Lean Cinema will be screening an episode from Sky Arts’ Passions series about Croydon composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, who was born 150 years ago.
Coleridge-Taylor is reckoned to be one of the great composers of the 20th Century, yet when he collapsed outside West Croydon Station in 1912 and died soon after, he was penniless.
Coleridge-Taylor was Nwanoku’s choice for her episode of the Passions documentary series, and she will take audience questions after the screening in a special Q&A.
And in a first for the volunteer-run arts cinema, Nwanoku will also be joined by Julián Gil Rodríguez, principle second violin of the London Symphony Orchestra, and Liberian-Norwegian pianist Kamilla Arku, to give a live performance of some of Coleridge-Taylor’s music.
The David Lean Cinema is an award-winning independent cinema and is housed in Croydon Clocktower, Katharine Street, Croydon, CR9 1ET.
The cinema screens everything from arthouse pictures to world cinema and the latest blockbusters, as well as exclusive Q&As with actors, directors and screenwriters.
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