Florence Price | MEMETERIA by Thomas May

October 30, 2023 • 12:09 am Comments Off on Rachel Barton Pine and Kristiina Poska Dazzle with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Rachel Barton Pine and Kristiina Poska Dazzle with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Kristiina Poska conducts violinist Rachel Barton Pine and the RSNO © Leighanne Evelyn Photography

I had the pleasure of covering the Royal Scottish National Orchestra’s latest concert in Edinburgh, which featured two guest artists in remarkable sync:

Although the most recent work on this weekend’s Royal Scottish National Orchestra programme dates from 1952, audiences are still just beginning to make its acquaintance. The ongoing reappraisal of the twentieth-century African American composer Florence Price would not be possible without the contributions of performers who have championed her music….

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Filed under: Aaron Copland, conductors, Florence Price, review, Sibelius, violinists

June 1, 2020 • 11:14 am Comments Off on Andante Cantabile from String Quartet in A minor by Florence Price

Andante Cantabile from String Quartet in A minor by Florence Price

The first concert on my list to cover that got cancelled by the pandemic was to have been the Seattle Symphony in a program featuring the Violin Concerto No. 2 by Florence Price. That now seems a lifetime away. Cellist Seth Parker Woods, who plays here, turns to the music of Price for the perfect suggestion for how to start the new week in these times.

Filed under: American music, Florence Price, Seth Parker Woods