2019 Music & Meaning Benefit Concert - October 17, 2019

Join us for a historic evening of music by and about Florence Price (1887-1953), including the first ever chamber opera about this early 20th century African American composer. Florence Comes Home was commissioned by Shelter Music Boston and written by local composer Francine Trester to tell the story of Florence Price, an alumna of New England Conservatory, and the 2009 discovery of her lost papers and music that catapulted Price to international recognition.

Like so many of Shelter Music Boston’s audience members, Florence Price faced overwhelming obstacles - racism, sexism, financial stress, single motherhood, and more. Despite these challenges, Florence Price was the first African American woman to have a composition performed by a major symphony orchestra. The SMB ensemble will also perform Price’s own Folksongs in Counterpoint and share inspiring stories of Shelter Music Boston’s work in area homeless shelters and recovery programs. 

Shelter Music Boston will be honoring Laura McTaggart, U.S. Navy veteran and management  consultant specializing in nonprofits, for her numerous contributions to our mission.

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Featuring SMB Musicians:
Julie Leven, violin      Adrian Anantawan, violin
Ashe Gordon, viola        Javier Caballero, cello
Carrie Cheron, mezzo soprano   Brianna J. Robinson, soprano
RaShaun Campbell, baritone

Concert Program:
Florence Comes Home by Francine Trester
Folksongs in Counterpoint by Florence Price

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The Dane Estate at Pine Manor College

400 Heath Street
Chestnut Hill, MA  02467

Thursday, October 17, 2019
6:00 PM - Reception
6:30 PM Program

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Sponsors

Shelter Music Boston is grateful to our sponsors for their generous commitment to our program and our audiences.

• Music That Heals Sponsors: Laura McTaggart and Tom Nolan
• Access to Art Sponsors: Betty and Michael Bradley, John and Myra Anderson, and Johnson String Intsrument
• Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare

Interested in making a deeply positive impact on the well-being of men, women, and children who are homeless and
struggling in our community? Please consider becoming a 2019 Music & Meaning Benefit Concert sponsor.
​Click here for more info.

Host Committee

Special thanks to our Host Committee for their support!

Anonymous Board Member, Julian Bullitt, Patricia Byrne, Dr. Mark Finklestein, Marc & Deborah Fogel, Zelda & Elkan Gamzu,
John Horst & Barbara Wallace, Tad Jankowski & Claudyne Wilder, Steve Levine, Mark Lippolt, Anmol Mehra, Lia & William Poorvu,
Sue & Bernie Pucker, Wendy Swart Grossman & Evan Grossman, Laurie Swett, Ann Teixeira, ​Ellen Wineberg, Lisa Wong

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