Thursday, October 13, 7:30pmHarris Theater205 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601Heitor Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, PreludioFlorence Price Ethiopia's Shadow in AmericaJonathan Bingham Monograph (CHICAGO PREMIERE)Arturo Márquez Danzón No. 2William Grant Still Symphony No. 1 (Afro-American)William Grant Still is the composer most associated with the Harlem Renaissance....
Thursday, October 13, 7:30pm
Harris Theater
205 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601
Heitor Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4, Preludio
Florence Price Ethiopia's Shadow in America
Jonathan Bingham Monograph (CHICAGO PREMIERE)
Arturo Márquez Danzón No. 2
William Grant Still Symphony No. 1 (Afro-American)
William Grant Still is the composer most associated with the Harlem Renaissance. His First Symphony, dubbed the Afro-American, is a thrilling, blues-infused wonder of American composition.
Florence Price had strong ties to Chicago and the Chicago Black Renaissance. She lived on the city’s south side for years and vacationed in St. Anne, Illinois. Ethiopia’s Shadow in America was recently discovered in her vacation home in 2009, and is thought to be the first piece she wrote for full orchestra.