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In this lecture recital, Dr. Michael Clark will cover Florence Price’s remarkable life story, from her roots in the Jim Crow South through her tenacious pursuit of a compositional career to her leading role in the Black Chicago Renaissance. Interweaving lecture with piano pieces highlighting Price’s mastery of multiple styles, the program will feature numerous short works, some published for the first time in 2025, and conclude with her monumental Piano Sonata in E Minor, a powerful fusion of African-American vernacular styles and the Romantic tradition. Michael Clark is a pianist, teacher, and scholar acclaimed for his “natural, clear, and nuanced” performances (Piano Magazine). A leading advocate for Florence Price’s music, he has performed her works worldwide, released world-premiere recordings with Navona Records, and is preparing new recordings and editions of her rediscovered piano music. He is also the founder of Piano Tricks and serves as Assistant Professor of Piano and Coordinator of Secondary Piano at Baylor University. Funded by the Ermanno Comparetti Concert Fund.
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Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts, Waterville, ME, United States, Maine 04901
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