A brief chronology / Carolyn L. Quin -- Contributed essays. The formative years of William Grant Still: Little Rock, Arkansas, 1895-1911 / Willard B. Gatewood ; "Dean of Afro-American composers" or ...

In 1954, American composer William Grant Still traveled to Bates to accept an honorary Doctor of Letters degree for creating music that placed him “among the leaders in interracial influence.” Seventy ...

William Grant Still, considered the dean of African American composers, is best known as the first to have a symphony performed by a major symphony orchestra. Until 1950, his 1930 “Afro-American” ...

Every year the Sphinx Orchestra gets together on the occasion of the Sphinx Competition, in Detroit. It's a competition meant to encourage young African American and Latino musicians. From the concert ...

Join Boston University music professor Jeremy Yudkin as he previews the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Aug. 17 program at Tanglewood. The concert opens with "Threnody: In Memory of Jean Sibelius" by ...

The Boston Chamber Symphony has announced its upcoming concert featuring world and Boston-area premieres on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at 7:30 PM at Grace Episcopal Church in Newton. Thanks to generous ...

William Grant Still's granddaughter discusses how "Highway 1, USA" reflects Black life in the 1940s. Detroit Opera has opened its 2025-2026 season with a double bill titled "Highways & Valleys — Two ...

Essays about the Composer -- Carrie Still Shepperson: The Hollows of Her Footsteps -- In My Father's House -- My Life as a Composer's Daughter -- From Composer to Composition: The Visionary Path -- ...

Imagine looking up at cathedral windows. Traceries are the ornate stonework in Gothic windows. Pianist Rochelle Sennet brings us William Grant Still’s Seven Traceries, with poetic movement titles like ...

The Symphony No. 1 by William Grant Still is sometimes called the Afro-American Sympony. Fred talks with Still's granddaughter, and the Sphinx Symphony performs. Kay George Roberts is the conductor.

The latest mammoth release by Igor Levit, a new symphonic work by John Luther Adams and music by William Grant Still are among the highlights. “The March to Liberation” offers a rarity that should be ...