Dr. Karen Walwyn, a leading figure on the life of Florence Price and her music, discusses Price's life, challenges, and unique musical characteristics. Price was the first woman African American composer to have her symphony played by a major orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. But her music was excluded by every other major orchestra, as shown in Dr. Walwyn's readings of letters between Florence Price and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
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