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Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Birth Date
- 1941
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Associated Locale
- United States
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
Occupation
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Sources
- found: Saint-Saƫns, C. Le carnaval des animaux [SR] 1984? p1981:container (Patricia Prattis Jennings, piano)
- found: Pittsburgh Music History Website, Nov. 11, 2016(Pianist Patricia Prattis Jennings became the first African American woman ever to be awarded a full contract by a major American symphony orchestra breaking centuries of discrimination in the world of classical music. In 1966 she became the principal keyboardist for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra playing piano, harpsichord, organ and celesta; born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1941; from 1988 to 1994 Jennings edited and published the newsletter Symphonium, which covered the accomplishments of African American symphony musicians in the United States; she has also written for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Symphony magazine and other publications) - https://sites.google.com/site/pittsburghmusichistory/pittsburgh-music-story/classic/patricia-prattis-jennings
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Change Notes
- 1996-09-19: new
- 2016-11-17: revised
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