The Colour of Music Festival will present two compositions sure to lift spirits before the official festival season begins throughout Charleston. The evening will feature an arrangement for piano and violin of Igor Frolov’s "Fantasy" on Porgy and Bess and the Colour of Music Festival Quintet performing "Quintet in A Major" by Florence B. Price, one of the most noted Black female composers finally getting the recognition she deserves. Tickets for this event are $25 for CLS Members and $35 for CLS Guests.
Igor Frolov (b. 1937)
Concert Fantasia on Themes From Gershwin’s Opera “Porgy and Bess”
Op. 19 for Violin and Piano
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Florence Price (1887-1953)
Quintet in a minor for Piano and Strings
I. Allegro non troppo –
II. II. Andante con moto –
III. III. Juba –
IV. IV. Scherzo.