One Composer, One Community - Florence Price Celebration

MIC's One Composer, One Community initiative focuses on the life and music of a single, under-represented composer over the course of an academic year.

This year, we are proud to feature composer Florence Price. 

Florence Price Celebration: May 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Nichols Concert Hall | 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston
Free and open to the public.

During the 2024-2025 school year, students and teachers from across the Music Institute will perform works by Price, culminating with a celebration concert featuring remarks from interpreters and scholars of Price, including  a world premiere performance poem by artist K-Love honoring Price’s legacy and remarks from Traci Lombré, a cultural historian and ethnomusicologist specializing in Kansas City and Chicago Black musical culture, performance, and pedagogy.

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More about Florence Price

Florence Price was the first African-American woman to have her music played by a symphony orchestra. Her music combines the European classical tradition with African-American spiritual and folk tunes.