Jan Hieggelke

Apr 30, 2024 | newcity.com | Jan Hieggelke

If you’re a longtime Chicagoan like me, you think you know most Chicago history, at least since World War II. Which is why when we learn new things, they’re that much more rewarding. A few things I learned working on this edition of Newcity:I knew nothing at all about Florence Price and her breakthrough debut as the first Black woman composer performed by a major American orchestra when the Chicago Symphony Orchestra performed her work way back in 1933.