As we wrap up the Christmas music season, here's a piece titled "Song for Snow" by African-American composer, Florence Price, whose music has been having something of a renaissance lately. Written in 1930, this work for chorus and piano opens with the evocative lyric, "The earth is lighter than the sky," from a poem of the same name by American author, Elizabeth Coatsworth. The performance is by the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and Chorus and pianist Paul Shaw, directed by Philip Brunelle.
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December 25, 2022
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Thanks! The composer is new to me.
Happy new year, BV!
Posted by: Todd Mason | December 31, 2022 at 05:49 PM
Price is one of many overlooked women and African-American composers through the years, and I'm very happy to see symphonies beginning to take note of these neglected works. I also never heard of her during my various Musicology studies, which is a darn shame!
Posted by: BV Lawson | January 04, 2023 at 06:38 PM