Concerts · La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 · 5:30 PM
The Women of Chicago's Black Renaissance with Michelle Cann, Piano
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra · Viterbo Fine Arts Center · La Crosse, Wisconsin
Program
- Nora Holt: Negro Dance Op. 25, No. 1 [2’]
- Betty Jackson King Four Seasonal Sketches
- Florence Price Fantasie nègre No. 2 in G minor
- Florence Price Fantasie nègre No. 1 in E minor
- John Stafford Smith Variations on a Theme by MacDowell
- Margaret Bonds Spiritual Suite
Artists
- Michelle Cann Soloist, Piano
Worth the drive: A dramatic solo piano work by Florence Price built on the spiritual "Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass," blending late-Romantic virtuosity with African American musical traditions. More about Florence Price's Fantasie nègre No. 1 in E minor →
About this concert
Pianist Michelle Cann joins the La Crosse Symphony's musicians for a program celebrating women composers of Chicago's Black Renaissance, including works by Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, and Nora Holt, with spoken commentary on their lives.
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