Florence B. Price: Her Life and Her Music
Original Broadcast: January 17, 2025
Florence B. Price is an American hero. Her visionary ideal of composition unites three continents in her writing, which teaches us the beauty of unity and integration. With spellbinding titles, her use of the Juba rhythms from West Africa, the African American Spiritual harmonic language, and the West European textures and structures spun together, Price writes a plethora of stories that beautifully describe life as an American woman using the vehicle of the universal language of music. Her music survived decades of neglect due to the repercussions of Old America, but despite the challenges Ms. Price and her scores experienced, today, she is celebrated around the world.
Advanced Practice Techniques Examined: How (and How Not!) to Practice Using Hands-Separate, Metronome and Rhythm Techniques
Original Broadcast: February 28, 2025
Bryan Wallick will discuss his research on advanced practice techniques and routines of concert pianists. His doctoral thesis Piano Practice: Practice routines and techniques for concert pianists (2013) investigates the various types of practice concert pianists utilize in preparation for performance.
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