Florence Price Essentials
Apple Music Classical
Born in Arkansas in 1887, Florence Price was the first African American female composer to gain national recognition. She was also the first female composer of African descent to have a symphonic work performed by a major orchestra, when on June 15, 1933, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra performed a new piece by an unnamed composer. The piece in question was Price’s Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, and the critical acclaim that followed gave her career the vital boost it needed. Spanning symphonies, songs, and piano music, Price’s work combines the European classical tradition and the melodies of African American folk songs, spirituals, and church music.
I. The Arrival of the Negro in America When First Brought Here as a Slave
Michael Repper, New York Youth Symphony
F. Price: Summertime Waltz
Summertime Waltz
Michael Clark
F. Price
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Minor
F. Price
Don't You Tell Me No
Gregory Thompson, Christine Jobson
When the Green Lies over the Earth
Christine Jobson, Gregory Thompson
Mississippi River Suite
Apo Hsu, The Women's Philharmonic
Fantasie Nègre No.1 in E minor
Samantha Ege
Fantasie Nègre No.4 in B minor
Samantha Ege
F. Price: Your Hands in Mine
F. Price: Summer Moon (Arr. W. Newell for String Quartet)
F. Price: The Deserted Garden
F. Price
F. Price: Andante con espressione for Violin & Piano
F. Price: The Oak
The Oak
The Women's Philharmonic, Apo Hsu
F. Price: Sonata in E Minor
I. Andante - Allegro
Samantha Ege