
2022 Florence Price Celebration
February 5 & 6, 2022
University of the Incarnate Word &
Texas Lutheran University
Florence Price (1887–1953) was a highly talented and prolific Black American composer. The most astounding fact cited about her is that she was the first Black woman to have her music performed by a major symphony orchestra. Price wrote over 300 works, some of which are finally becoming better known; however, she is still widely underperformed within the musical canon. The goal of the Florence Price Celebration is to introduce up & coming musicians to the life and music of this wonderful composer and inspire their creative endeavors. The celebration takes place on the weekend of February 5 & 6 on the campuses of the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas and Texas Lutheran University, in Seguin, Texas.
Events include:
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a Keynote presentation by Dr. John Michael Cooper on the Florence Price renaissance and publication of her music
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a Composition Masterclass with Dr. Nkeiru Okoye, the inaugural recipient of the Florence Price Award for Composition
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a Contemporary Poetry and Music Session with San Antonio Poet Laureate Andrea Vocab Sanderson
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a Vocal Masterclass with Dr. Minnita Daniel-Cox on Price's settings of poetry by Paul Laurence Dunbar
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a Vocal Masterclass with Dr. Louise Toppin
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a Student Research Symposium
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and two concerts!
Thank you all for attending our Inaugural Celebration of Florence Price!
Florence Price Celebration 2022 Keynote with Dr. John Michael Cooper:
"Hear Her Voice: On the Challenges of 'Rediscovering' Florence Price"
Andrea Vocab Sanderson's Live Performance for the 2022 Florence Price Celebration
Andrea Vocab Sanderson's "Ode to Florence Price" written for the 2022 Florence Price Celebration
2022 Florence Price Celebration: University of the Incarnate Word Concert
Florence Price Celebration 2022:
Texas Lutheran University Concert
2022 Florence Price Celebration Sponsored by:
TLU School of Music
TLU Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
UIW Department of Music
UIW English Department
UIW Women's & Gender Studies
UIW Mission & Ministry