Florence B. Price (1887-1953)
BWW News Desk
April 30, 2021
The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School presents its
extraordinary 2021-2022 Season at The VETS, programmed by Artistic
Advisor and Conductor Bramwell Tovey.
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The Philharmonic will perform the East Coast premiere of a new work by
Gabriela Lena Frank, works by Florence Price, Joan Tower, Brown
University's Eric Nathan, and former Providence String Quartet member
Jessie Montgomery. We'll also feature familiar favorites from Brahms,
Beethoven, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Gershwin, Mahler, and
more!" exclaims Maestro Tovey.
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Season 77 launches Saturday, September 18 with The Music Returns!
Mezzo-soprano Susan Platts, Maestro Bramwell Tovey, Montgomery's Banner,
Mahler's Rückert-Lieder, and Brahms' Symphony No.4 start things off.
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Saturday, November 13th ushers in Romantic Rachmaninoff with Guest
Conductor Kensho Watanabe and pianist Natasha Paremski in a program of
Price's Dances in the Canebrakes, Ravel's Piano Concerto in G, and
Rachmaninoff's Symphony No.2.
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April ushers in spring on Saturday, April 9th with American Classics and
the return of pianist Jon Kimura Parker performing Gershwin's Overture
to Strike Up the Band, Price's Symphony No.3, an East Coast premiere by
Gabriela Lena Frank, and Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F led by Maestro
Tovey.
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The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra has been performing safely at
The VETS with live audiences since October, 2020, without incident. Its
Season-ending Gala will take place on Saturday, June 12th with pianist
Emanuel Ax, Maestro Tovey, an expanded orchestra and audience, and works
by Beethoven. Tickets will go on sale in May, and will be available for
purchase at https://tickets.riphil.org or 401-248-7000.
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