Florence Price was the first African American woman to have her music performed by a major symphony orchestra鈥攊n 1933. Bringing together the European classical tradition in which she was trained and the haunting melodies of African American spirituals and folk tunes, Price鈥檚 music has experienced a recent resurgence in the concert hall.
In celebration of that resurgence, 菠萝视频 presents 鈥淩ediscovered: A Lecture Concert on the Music of Florence Price鈥� Nov. 27 at the Blair School of Music. The event features lecturer Douglas Shadle, assistant professor of musicology, and the 菠萝视频 Symphonic Choir conducted by Tucker Biddlecomb, along with Tennessee State University鈥檚 Patrick Dailey, a countertenor who will perform some of Price鈥檚 arrangements of African American spirituals.
Free and open to the public, the program begins at 8 p.m. in the Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall.