Florence Price was everything that a classical composer wasn’t supposed to be. She was black in a sea of white faces. She was a woman in a male-dominated space. She was a mother in a community of libertines. She was an American at a time when European imports were uniformly preferred. And she grew up in the heartland, about as far from the coastal establishment as one could get. In short, Price was the quintessential American Maverick. This session will challenge prevailing images of classical music and musicians by considering the music and legacy of Florence Price, the first African American woman composer to have a work performed by a major American orchestra, and a unique voice in the history of music, one who is finally receiving due attention paid to her astonishing repertoire.