(Re)Discovering the Musical Legacy of Julia Perry
The rediscovery of Julia Perry (1924–1979) has brought her music to concert stages across the world for the centenary of her birth –– and now to St. Louis. Brought to you by the Washington University in St. Louis Department of Music, we are proud to present in concert a selection of works by Julia Perry that span her earliest successes to selections that had not received a premiere until 2024. Perry’s compositional approach is modernist in orientation, blending influences of the church, spirituals, and pop