One Composer, One Community - Florence Price Celebration: May 2, 2025

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. In addition to highlighting Price's music in MIC teaching studios and on stage at Nichols Concert Hall, the Music Institute of Chicago community will gather on May 1 and 2 for a special weekend of interactive workshops and a faculty-student showcase concert, all to connect our students and audiences to her music.

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. Learn more about Florence Price here.

Florence Price Celebration: May 2, 2025

This special concert, featuring a faculty-student showcase concert with Price's music, is a unique opportunity to delve into the work of this accomplished composer. Don't miss out!

All events take place at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston