Florence Beatrice Price

Florence Beatrice Price (née Smith; April 9, 1887 – June 3, 1953) was an American classical composer, pianist, organist and music teacher. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Price was educated at the New England Conservatory of Music, and was active in Chicago from 1927 until her death in 1953. Price is noted as the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer, and the first to have a composition played by a major orchestra. Price composed over 300 works: four symphonies, four concertos, as well as choral works, art songs, chamber music and music for solo instruments. In 2009, a substantial collection of her works and papers was found in her abandoned summer home.

Her Sonic Realm - The Creative Legacy of Women in Music - 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Cabinet of Curiosities - 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000000Z

Price: Organ Works - 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Price: Choral Works - 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Price: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 & Other Orchestral Works - 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000000Z

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