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Carrie Lena Fambro Still Shepperson written by Fon Louise Gordon
The mother of William Grant Still Jr. who was a contemporary and a neighbor of Florence Price was Ms. Carrie Lena Fambro Still Shepperson: She was a educator in Little Rock, Arkansas during the childhood days of Florence Price. Read
Welcoming A Black Female Composer Into the Canon. Finally. by Micaela Baranello
Read about the letter Florence Price wrote to conductor Koussevitzky of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and more in the article by Micaela Baranello in the New York Times entitled: Welcoming A Black Female Composer Into the Canon. Finally. here.
This Is What Diversity Sounds Like by Linda Holzer
Read this beautiful article on the music of Florence Price, "This is what diversity sounds like" written by Linda Holzer in the Clavier Companion here.
Black Scholars Confront White Supremacy in Classical Music by Alex Ross
Read what Alex Ross says about Black Scholars Confront White Supremacy in Classical Music as posted in The New Yorker here.
A Rediscovered African-American Female Composer Gets a Publisher written by Dr. Michael Cooper in the New York Times
Schirmer acquires the music of Florence Price. Read about it here! Dr. Michael Cooper has completed a significant amount of editions on the scores of Florence Price. Learn more on the publications and the performances based on his editions of
“The Heart Of A Woman”, the composition by Florence Price: The article written by Dr. John Michael Cooper
Florence Price's song The Heart of a Woman, the inspiration for the book written by Dr. Rae Linda Brown, "The Heart of a Woman" is discussed by Dr. John Michael Cooper here. Dr. Michael Cooper, seen below, has completed a