Jennings, Patricia Prattis, tape 1, side a

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Maurice Levy Oral History of Music in Pittsburgh Collection

Title
Jennings, Patricia Prattis, tape 1, side a
Date
ca. January 11, 1992
Identifier
CLP-OHMP-017-Jennings-01-a
Source Identifier
OHMP 17
Description
Patricia Prattis Jennings (1941-). Born in Pittsburgh. Gave her debut solo piano performance with the Pittsburgh Symphony at the age of 14, in 1956. In 1964 she was contracted with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to play piano, harpsichord, organ and celesta. She was the first African American woman to earn a contract with an American national symphony – with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra as principal keyboardist. Jennings retired from the Pittsburgh Symphony after 40 years in 2006. Jennings talks about her early years as a musician; her job as a church organist at age 13; studying violin and piano; student orchestras she was in; classical music and other genres; and Carnegie Tech.
Extent
30 minutes
Type
sound recordings-nonmusical
Genre
oral histories (literary genre)
Subject
Musicians
Pianists
African American musicians
African American pianists
Music
Instruction
Concerts
Orchestra
Jennings, Patricia Prattis
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Geographic Subjects
Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Source
Maurice Levy Oral History of Music in Pittsburgh Collection (OHMP)
Language
eng
Contributor
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Collection
Maurice Levy Oral History of Music in Pittsburgh Collection
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Rights Holder
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

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