Florence Price was an outstanding, trail-blazing, African-American classical composer. Born into a climate of unrest, activism and the cultural movement called the Harlem Renaissance in 1888, she bagan composing at age 11 and continued to write symponies, chamber works, arrangements for spirituals, and solo piano works until her death in 1953. This 2001 release features 3 of her compositions: The Oak, Mississippi River Suite, and the 4 movements of Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, performed by the Women's Philharmonic under the direction of conductor Apo Hsu.

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