2019 GATEWAYS MUSIC FESTIVAL FILM SERIES: “THE CAGED BIRD: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF FLORENCE B. PRICE”
August 10, 2019 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Free
2019 Gateways Music Festival in association with the Eastman School of Music
The inaugural Gateways Music Festival Film Series is co-sponsored by the Rochester Association of Black Journalists (RABJ)
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“The Caged Bird: The Life and Music of Florence B. Price”
Born in 1887 in Little Rock, Arkansas to extraordinary parents, Florence B. Price became the first African-American woman to have her music performed by a major symphony orchestra when the Chicago Symphony premiered her Symphony at the 1993 World’s Fair. Price’s remarkable achievements during the racist “Jim Crow” era were a testament to her gifts. This is the inspiring story of one woman’s triumph over prejudice and preconceptions.
Admission is free.
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Besides “The Caged Bird: The Life and Music of Florence B. Price,” the inaugural Gateways Music Festival Film Series has other free screenings at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6 with “R.A.W. Tuba” at Hatch Recital Hall at the Eastman School of Music (https://gatewaysmusicfestival.org/gateways-music-festival-2019-repertoire-artists-events/) and there’s a nominal charge ($5) at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7 with “Kinshasa Symphony” co-sponsored by the Rochester Association of Black Journalists (https://rabjournalists.org/ ) in partnership with the Black Cinema Series at the Little Theatre (https://thelittle.org/series/black-cinema-series/).
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The Gateways Music Festival, a classical music celebration of professional musicians and composers of African descent with concerts, lectures and other events at various venues around Rochester, runs from Aug. 6 to 11.
For full schedule of activities, go to www.gatewaysmusicfestival.org.
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The inaugural Gateways Music Festival Film Series is co-sponsored by the Rochester Association of Black Journalists (RABJ)
2019 Gateways Music Festival in association with the Eastman School of Music
2019 Gateways Music Festival in association with the Eastman School of Music
The inaugural Gateways Music Festival Film Series is co-sponsored by the Rochester Association of Black Journalists (RABJ)
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“The Caged Bird: The Life and Music of Florence B. Price”
Born in 1887 in Little Rock, Arkansas to extraordinary parents, Florence B. Price became the first African-American woman to have her music performed by a major symphony orchestra when the Chicago Symphony premiered her Symphony at the 1993 World’s Fair. Price’s remarkable achievements during the racist “Jim Crow” era were a testament to her gifts. This is the inspiring story of one woman’s triumph over prejudice and preconceptions.
Admission is free.
***
Besides “The Caged Bird: The Life and Music of Florence B. Price,” the inaugural Gateways Music Festival Film Series has other free screenings at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6 with “R.A.W. Tuba” at Hatch Recital Hall at the Eastman School of Music (https://gatewaysmusicfestival.org/gateways-music-festival-2019-repertoire-artists-events/) and there’s a nominal charge ($5) at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7 with “Kinshasa Symphony” co-sponsored by the Rochester Association of Black Journalists (https://rabjournalists.org/ ) in partnership with the Black Cinema Series at the Little Theatre (https://thelittle.org/series/black-cinema-series/).
***
The Gateways Music Festival, a classical music celebration of professional musicians and composers of African descent with concerts, lectures and other events at various venues around Rochester, runs from Aug. 6 to 11.
For full schedule of activities, go to www.gatewaysmusicfestival.org.
***
The inaugural Gateways Music Festival Film Series is co-sponsored by the Rochester Association of Black Journalists (RABJ)
2019 Gateways Music Festival in association with the Eastman School of Music
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