"Juba" from Florence Price's "String Quartet in a minor"

Born out of the desire to foster cultural curiosity, Castle of our Skins is an ensemble dedicated to celebrating Black artistry through music. In October 2019, they made their Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum debut featuring guest artists Seth Parker Woods and Kyle Marshall Choreography. This is a live performance as part of their "Secret Desire to Be Black" concert featuring works by Coleridge Taylor-Perkinson, Florence Price, Alvin Singleton and Julius Eastman.
Sunday, October 27, 2019 at 1:30pm, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, MA)
Gabriela Diaz, violin
Mina Lavcheva, violin
Ashleigh Gordon, viola
Seth Parker Woods, cello
Dave Jamrog, videographer

[@NSC006]

phrasing is way too european classical for a Price piecel, that's not celebrating Price at all, it's like saying "we don't care that it's Price, we'll play the quartet with same language that we could play Brahms or Beethoven, because this is the right way to do it". The name is "juba", not "sarabande" or "polka", so interpretation must be in that line... so. less violin sound, more fiddle sound, guys

[@rjwohlman]

8 billion people on the planet and we all have to play and sound the same?!? No way. Celebrate the fact that Price's music is being made. Great intonation, rhythm, and excellent professional musicians.

[@NSC006]

@@rjwohlman playing Price's music with european phrasing is an insult to Price's memory and work. Adaptating to the language is a must-do for every single player, and normally with european repertoire they do it. Not adapting the phrasing to the language is a way to say "i don't care for the author's work" or "the author doesn't deserve it, I'll just play it like I know"

[@catkeys6911]

Oh, what- it's not bluesy enough for you? This *is* celebrating Price by giving her the recognition that she's always deserved. Because of her brilliance and originality, it was impossible NOT to recognize her contributions to music, but she certainly was up against the more primitive social thinking that went on in her day.
So just be happy this is on RUclips. There'll probably be more performances of it. For the record, I LOVE the American-ness of Price's compositions; I'm tired of composers like Brahms Mozart and Beethoven getting all the glory.

[@MrRick5461]

I think that what's missing here is what an incredible student of 18th and 19th century music Ms Price was...that's one of the things that made her such a visionary teacher...so well-informed. She seamlessly incorporated elements of classical and non-classical styles together to create a wonderful musical fusion...that's why this mvt actually works with several approaches, to my ear. She was simply brilliant...and a master of multiple styles.