The Mixed Museum | Brighton Dome

The Mixed Museum has created a short film and accompanying digital exhibition telling the story of a visit by the Black mixed race composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor to the venue in the early 1900s.

“A Tremendous Ovation” is the result of new research by the museum’s Director, Dr Chamion Caballero, which places the composer’s visit within the wider context of the Black mixed race presence in Brighton in the early 20th century. It features original artwork by Kinga Markus and is edited by the museum’s Associate Creative Director, Warren Reilly.

With material previously unavailable to the public and new research shedding light on Brighton Dome's history, explore the exhibition and accompanying film here.

Laura Smith, the museum’s Associate Editorial Director, who is leading the project, shared:

We hope our film and the accompanying digital mini exhibition will be a beautiful and lasting way of helping mark that Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was here and that he was important.

Watch "A tremendous ovation": Samuel Coleridge-Taylor at Brighton Dome

Tracks of a Trailblazer

Tracks of a Trailblazer, a project that was directly inspired by the research that came out of The Mixed Museum's Brighton Dome Reveal project has been launched.

A spokesperson from the Mixed Museum said: 'It's been wonderful to have a further opportunity to explore the life of Coleridge-Taylor and we’d now like as many people as possible to have the chance to listen to the series and interact with the map.'

To access the project, you can visit the Tracks of a Trailblazer interactive digital map at trailblazer.mixedmuseum.org.uk.

You can also listen to the three-part Tracks of a Trailblazer audio series on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

You can also read a blog post on The Mixed Museum website, Tracks of a Trailblazer is live!