Florence Beatrice Price

Florence Beatrice Price (née Smith; April 9, 1887 – June 3, 1953) was an American classical composer, pianist, organist and music teacher. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Price was educated at the New England Conservatory of Music, and was active in Chicago from 1927 until her death in 1953. Price is noted as the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer, and the first to have a composition played by a major orchestra. Price composed over 300 works: four symphonies, four concertos, as well as choral works, art songs, chamber music and music for solo instruments. In 2009, a substantial collection of her works and papers was found in her abandoned summer home.

Beyond the Years - 2024-07-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Roots (Deluxe Edition) - 2024-04-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Price: Waltzes & Character Pieces - 2024-02-09T00:00:00.000000Z

Florence Price: Symphony No. 4 – William Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony - 2023-09-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Florence Price: Piano Concerto in One Movement; Symphony No. 1 in E Minor - 2023-06-23T00:00:00.000000Z

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