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Now Hear This "Florence Price and the American Migration"

From Little Rock to Chicago, host Scott Yoo follows the trail of the great African American composer Florence Price.

Now Hear This "Florence Price and the American Migration"

54m 25s

From Little Rock to Chicago, host Scott Yoo follows the trail of the great African American composer Florence Price.

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  • The Lost Manuscripts of Composer Florence Price: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Lost Manuscripts of Composer Florence Price

    S49 E23 - 4m 15s

    Host Scott Yoo travels to the University of Arkansas with violinist Er-Gene Kahng and pianist Karen Walwyn to get an up-close look at classical music composer Florence Price's previously lost manuscripts.

  • 5 Facts About Florence Price: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    5 Facts About Florence Price

    S49 E23 - 1m 35s

    Learn five facts about American composer Florence Price. Although she won a handful of awards for her work, Price struggled to find greater success, fighting against the twin issues of racism and sexism in the classical music industry. After dozens of her manuscripts were rediscovered in 2009, Florence Price has finally started to gain the success that eluded her during her lifetime.

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