BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260118T200000Z DTEND:20260118T210000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:CONCERT: Let Freedom Ring DESCRIPTION:Let Freedom Ring celebrates the artistry and resilience of African American women who helped shape the sound of American classical music. Their music stands proudly alongside the great works of the European tradition\, offering new colors\, rhythms\, and stories that enrich our shared musical heritage.\n\n\n\nThe concert opens with Strum by Jessie Montgomery (b. 1981)\, a work bursting with energy\, warmth\, and rhythmic vitality. Written for string quartet\, Strum draws on American folk traditions and the spirit of community that runs through Montgomery's music\, setting a joyful tone for the evening.\n\n\n\nThe program then turns to the trailblazing Florence Price (1887-1953)\, the first African American woman to have a symphony performed by a major U.S. orchestra. Her music\, lush and full of heart\, weaves together classical traditions with the sounds of spirituals and folk melodies. Her Octet for Brasses and Piano (1930) highlights her expressive\, distinctive voice\, while the tender Adoration (1951)\, performed by the Portsmouth Brass Ensemble under the direction of John Page\, offers a moment of quiet grace.\n\n\n\nThe Expansion Quartet closes the program with Price's String Quartet No. 2\, a deeply expressive work that captures both her technical brilliance and her emotional depth music that continues to resonate nearly a century after it was written. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Let Freedom Ring celebrates the artistry and resilience of African American women who helped shape the sound of American classical music. Their music stands proudly alongside the great works of the European tradition\, offering new colors\, rhythms\, and stories that enrich our shared musical heritage.
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\nThe concert opens with Strum by Jessie Montgomery (b. 1981)\, a work bursting with energy\, warmth\, and rhythmic vitality. Written for string quartet\, Strum draws on American folk traditions and the spirit of community that runs through Montgomery&rsquo\;s music\, setting a joyful tone for the evening.
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\nThe program then turns to the trailblazing Florence Price (1887-1953)\, the first African American woman to have a symphony performed by a major U.S. orchestra. Her music\, lush and full of heart\, weaves together classical traditions with the sounds of spirituals and folk melodies. Her Octet for Brasses and Piano (1930) highlights her expressive\, distinctive voice\, while the tender Adoration (1951)\, performed by the Portsmouth Brass Ensemble under the direction of John Page\, offers a moment of quiet grace.
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\nThe Expansion Quartet closes the program with Price&rsquo\;s String Quartet No. 2\, a deeply expressive work that captures both her technical brilliance and her emotional depth &ndash\; music that continues to resonate nearly a century after it was written. LOCATION: UID:e.1659.88483 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260406T013741Z URL:https://business.goportsmouthnh.com/events/details/let-freedom-ring-88483 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR