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May9

8:00 PM

Mendelssohn, Price, Rimsky-Korsakov

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherazade is one of his most richly evocative scores, his sense of orchestral color enlivened and refined by his encounter with Wagner's musical dramas. The piece includes vivid portraits drawn from Sheherazade's legendary tales: a vibrant festival in Baghdad and Sinbad's ship being wrecked by a storm. Florence Price, who settled in Chicago in 1927 and composed the Mississippi River suite, tells the river's history through sound paintings of the river's natural life and songs drawn from Native American drumming and traditional black spirituals.

More About Florence Price: Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Florence Beatrice Smith Price was the first African-American woman composer of national standing. She played a major role in Chicago’s musical life as a concert pianist, organist and composer after settling here in 1927. Her Mississippi River suite tells the mighty river’s story through the “songs of those dwelling upon its banks.”

Program

Mendelssohn The Fair Melusina Overture
Price Mississippi River
Rimsky-Korsakov Sheherazade

Additional Dates for this Performance

May11

May14

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Preconcert Conversation Information

Preconcert conversations with Barbara Wright-Pryor. 30 minute run-time.
Thu, May 9, 7 p.m. Grainger Ballroom
Sat, May 11, 7 p.m. Grainger Ballroom
Tue, May 14, 6:30 p.m. Grainger Ballroom