FLORENCE BEATRICE PRICE
Piano Concerto in One Movement / Han Chen, Piano, Malmö Opera Orchestra, John Jeter, Conductor
FLORENCE BEATRICE PRICE
Choral Works, Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight / Song of Hope, Sara Swietlicki, Soprano, Lindsey Grace Johnson, Mezzo-soprano, Jonas Sameulsson, Baritone, Malmö Opera Chorus and Orchestra, John Jeter, Conductor
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Piano Concerto by Florence Beatrice Price (1887-1953), the first African-American female concert composer.
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Choral works by Florence Beatrice Price (1887-1953). Including world-premier recordings of Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight and Song of Hope.
Florence Beatrice Price
Han Chen, Photo by Zhenwei Liu
John Jeter, Photo by Nicole Jeter
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Florence Beatrice Price
COMPOSER
American composer Florence Beatrice Price (1887-1953) was a pianist, organist and music teacher. Born in Arkansas, she was educated at the New England Conservatory and was active as a composer in Arkansas and Chicago.
She is considered the first female African-American concert composer. Her output was extensive with over 300 works. A substantial collection of her works was found in 2009 in her abandoned summer home. John Jeter and Naxos Records are credited as being major catalysis in the rediscovery of her music.
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Han Chen
PIANIST
“Han Chen is one of the few pianists who handles both gnarly contemporary scores and over-the-top Romantic show pieces with equal authority and style, as his stunning Liszt opera transcriptions and survey of Thomas Adès’s piano works bear out.” - (Gramophone 8.574397)
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John Jeter
CONDUCTOR
John Jeter has been music director and conductor of the Fort Smith Symphony since 1997. He is the recipient of the Governor’s Award for “Individual Artist of the State of Arkansas,” the Helen M. Thompson Award presented by the League of American Orchestras, and the Mayor’s Achievement Award for services to the City of Fort Smith.
