South Side Impresarios
How Race Women Transformed
Chicago's Classical Music Scene
"Historians of music are experiencing a revolution through which previously marginalized voices sound across centuries. Samantha Ege's book contributes mightily to this trend." Times Literary Supplement
"(Ege’s) focus on the collective achievements of Black sisterhood and solidarity in this particular location and era offer a powerful corrective to the ‘Great Man’ theory of history." BBC Music Magazine
Ege’s writing is typified by rich, dense historical exposition that represents the most complete account of this history in a single volume to date." Journal of Musicological Research
Ege’s commitment to investigating and assembling portraits of the lives and art of lesser-known figures – and not shying away from openly addressing the obstacles these women faced – is the book’s greatest merit." Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association
"Readers interested in American classical music and Black history and culture will find much to celebrate in this outstanding book." Library Journal
"Well-researched and lovingly written, this book sheds light on a formerly hidden history." Ms. Magazine
"Samantha Ege’s South Side Impresarios reminds us that no woman is an island." Chicago Reader
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The Cambridge Companion to Florence B. Price
Edited by Samantha Ege and A. Kori Hill
This Companion introduces readers to archives and sources on Florence B. Price, the style and genre of her music, and her artistic communities, and reception. It contextualizes Price's music and life in relation to the sociocultural climate of her time, the Black classical scene to which she belonged, and the compositional aesthetics that informed her craft. It offers an alternative view of music's capacity to uplift and amplify underrepresented voices.
Featuring chapters from C.E. Aaron, Carlene J. Brown, Gwynne Kuhner Brown, Rae Linda Brown, Lucy Caplan, Elektra V. Carter, Minnita Daniel-Cox, Elizabeth Durrant, Samantha Ege, Jane Isabelle Forner, Alexandra Kori Hill, Ellie M. Hisama, Tammy L. Kernodle, Douglas W. Shadle, R. Larry Todd, Louise Toppin, Katharina Uhde, Joe Williams
