BLACK MUSIC AND SING ALONG | School performance | JUNIORS

This concert invites pupils to get to know a rather special composer: Florence Price (1887–1953). She was the first African-American woman whose works were performed by major orchestras. Yet her music was long forgotten, due to exclusion, racism, and the limited opportunities available to women of colour in the 20th century.

Through songs, piano pieces and spirituals, the concert tells how Florence Price lived, worked, and composed. The music combines classical forms with African-American traditions, and shows how personal experiences, history, and social conditions can all be translated into sound.

The concert includes a special section where the audience sings along to African American spirituals. This allows pupils to experience music not only as listeners, but as a community activity. The spirituals enable us to hear how music can express hope, resistance, and solidarity.