Wednesday, October 7, 2015

"The Caged Bird: The life and music of Florence Price" Premieres Thurs. Oct. 8 at 6 PM, 501 W. 9th St., Little Rock, AR

Florence B. Price (1887-1953) is profiled at
AfriClassical.com, which features a 
Works List and Bibliography by
Dr. Dominique-Rene de Lerma,
http://www.CasaMusicaledeLerma.com

This new documentary presents many of Florence Price's songs and instrumental compositions performed by University of Arkansas music faculty and students as well as leading classical musicians from
across the United States.

The film was funded by grants from the Arkansas
Humanities Council and was produced, written and edited by James Greeson, professor emeritus of music at the University of Arkansas.  Professor Dale Carpenter of the journalism department served as the associate producer.  Both the Little Rock screening and an Oct. 23 screening on the U. of A. campus are free.

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