Poster Florence Price at the Piano
Florence Price at the Piano
University of Arkansas
Black History Spotlight

Black History Spotlight: Florence Price

Black History Spotlight: Florence Price

Florence Beatrice Price was an award-winning pianist and composer who was the first African-American woman to have a composition performed by a major symphony. She pursued music at an early age and later graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music in 1906 with degrees in organ performance and music education.

Price's history-making piece, "Symphony in E Minor," won the 1932 Wanamaker Prize and was played by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

For more, listen this episode of the Black History Spotlight Series above and sample the music below.

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