The Olympic Music Festival

Schedule:

2:00 p.m: Wheeler Theater At Fort Worden
American Legacy

Artists
Wonhee Bae  violin
Evan Johanson  violin
Coco Mi  violin
Vicki Powell  viola
Luther Warren  viola
Jennifer Culp  cello
Annie Hyung  cello
Julio Elizalde  piano
Amy Yang  piano

Program
Burleigh  Four Southland Sketches for Violin (Viola) & Piano
Dvořák  String Quartet in F major, Op. 96 "American"
Price  Piano Quintet in A minor (1936)

Concert Details:
Harry Burleigh was a Black American composer who beautifully incorporated spirituals into classical music. Dvořák spent nearly three years exploring America’s musical landscape, with the assistance of Burleigh—finding inspiration in the folk music of Native Americans and the powerful spirituals of African Americans. His "American" String Quartet has become one of the most recognized pieces of chamber music. In recent years, the music of Florence Price has received long overdue attention. The Great Depression produced major challenges for Price to overcome as a Black woman in classical music, but today, her music has returned to its rightful place among America’s greatest composers.

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