Florence Price (1887-1953): "Dances in the Canebrakes" for orchestra (1953)

[@steveowen5143]

Heard the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra play this tonight in Vancouver Washington and now I'm here.

[@avnisharma8017]

Played this in Italy last summer. Listening to this again transports me back there; the heat of the Italian sun, the lengthy yet valuable practice sessions, the satisfaction of completing concerts, and having that all to enjoy with people who have the same musical taste. Being able to lose yourself in a piece is one of the most beautiful things of life. I associate this song with freedom.

[@eugeniotattoli5396]

Which orchestra? :)

[@Dejah.5249]

I heard this piece on the radio this morning and had to find it. Beautiful!!

[@alexkije]

Heard it on KSJN this afternoon.

[@derrickcannon7025]

Same here WQXR in NYC

[@d.dorough]

Heard this morning on KBSU - so lovely .

[@borgward9569]

KDFC in SF Bay Area

[@robinpark8861]

0:01 I. Nimble Feet 2:33 II. Tropical Noon 6:10 III. Silk Hat and Walking Cane

[@GrantLutz]

Thank you!

[@chenlaoding]

I went to a concert last night, Pacific Symphony Ochestra played this piece, conducted by Maestra Mei-Ann CHEN, then I found this posting in KZbin and have listened to it more than 8 times, wonder why it wasn’t better known before.

[@glamtastic]

chenlaoding I went last night and had to come listen to it again too!

[@elizabethrogers8306]

@@glamtastic Same here. Wish it were on cd.

[@cwaller1151]

@@elizabethrogers8306 It's not the orchestrated version, but the original piano edition is on a CD performed by Althea Waites. It's on KZbin; hopefully it's more widely available in hard copy as well.

[@TheGenflute]

This is FROM a recording called "Project W"

[@susanmarshall7860]

Because Florence Price was not only a woman, but a BLACK woman, born in the Jim Crow South. She was the first AA woman to have an orchestral piece played by a major orchestra. She was also highly awarded. Many gorgeous pieces written by AA composers are finally being dug out of dank corners and brought to light for the first time - literally, in the case of Price. Per Wikipedia, "In 2009 [nearly 60 years after her death], a substantial collection of her works and papers was found in her abandoned summer home." Who knows how many works were cavalierly destroyed without ever being shared with a public audience?

[@pilouetmissiou]

Mi piace molto.... è molto cantabile, fresco, ricco di colori....bel pezzo davvero ! Che vita povera ha avuto povera gioia e la sua musica dispersa ...

[@rowanus7159]

Florence Price is so fun to play! I've not played this piece before, but I really hope one day I will get the chance. I've played quite a bit of her repertoire as people are starting to discover her and so now musicians can start playing her really amazing pieces

[@porgeous88]

JUST heard this delightful piece for the first time, thank you Radio 3, what a joyful beauty 🧡🤸🏽

[@jenniferzuiff8517]

I loved this! FLORENCE IS A GODDESS WHO DESERVES TO BE WORSHIPPED IN THE CLASSICAL MUSIC WORLD!

[@1MRBASSMAN]

Reminds me of the kids in high school who used to say Twisted Sister was as good as Beethoven. They of course had never really listened to Beethoven either.

[@debjahdo1889]

Loving this. Reminds me of my Grandmother's farm & fields when I was a child spending summers with herv& my aunts & cousins !

[@danieldtj12]

Wow!!! This is wonderful!!!

[@alexkije]

Really outstanding! I love the swing melodies in the 2nd & 3rd movements. First heard it this afternoon on KSJN/MPR radio.

[@hilarym1688]

Great job Chicago Sinfonietta and M. Mei-Ann Chen! What a beautiful joyful piece.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

This performance invigorates the human spirit . This is absolutely stunning From Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵

[@milesdavisahead]

William Grant Still arranges it for Orchestra.

[@postparenting3152]

Thank you for publishing this! Have been looking for the orchestral version for a while

[@chriscosinus]

Wow, just wow😍

[@BlindWillieJackson]

Wow, I love this!

[@vinmar4551]

Wow! Thank You Jesus! ;-)

[@thulasiradhamanavalan5425]

nice

[@danmiller1396]

Has this music been recorded on CD?

[@ElizabethMerson]

Yes, it has been recorded, on the CD entitled "Project W: Works by Diverse Women Composers", performed by the Chicago Sinfonietta and released on the label Cedille. Here is the link: www.amazon.com/Project-Works-Diverse-Women-Composers/dp/B07NF3M3BD

[@davjpeg]

6:10 8:08 8:40

[@sheanolen7830]

Throwback

[@TIMTV69]

Anybody know where I can find the sheet music?

[@1330m]

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[@ryleejohnson9526]

HEE HEEEEEE