"Florence Price has been such an inspiration to me," Cann said. "I can't compare her to really anyone else because she writes ...

Florence Price (1887-1953) was the first Black American woman to have her music played by a major orchestra. (University of Arkansas Libraries Special Collections) With a significant suddenness ...

With a significant suddenness, Florence Price has become recognized as a major American composer. Her First Symphony was given its premiere by the Chicago Symphony in 1933. As a piece composed by ...

Portrait of Florence Price (University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville / Florence Beatrice Smith Price Papers Addendum) When Cann performed Price’s work with the Philadelphia Orchestra in 2021, ...

Philadelphia musicians Grammy Awards-bound for album honoring classical composer Florence Price 02:20. Two Philadelphia musicians are headed to Los Angeles for the 2025 Grammy Awards, where their ...

Who was Florence Price? Florence was born in 1887 in Arkansas to a music teacher mother and a dentist father. Her mother encouraged her talented daughter in her musical studies and Florence eventually ...

Yes, the thought that even the great Florence Price blew a deadline once in a while is humbling. More than that, though, the scene presents a different, more communal vision of philanthropy.

Florence Price was born in 1887 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She attended New England Conservatory of Boston at the age of 15 where she studied organ, piano, and composition.

Florence Price's legacy continues to live on through performances and recordings of her music, much of which was unpublished -- and indeed unknown -- in her lifetime.

Two Philadelphia musicians are headed to Los Angeles for the 2025 Grammy Awards, where their collaborative album has earned a nomination for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album. "Florence Price has ...

"Florence Price has been such an inspiration to me," Cann said. "I can't compare her to really anyone else because she writes ...