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William Grant Still : a study in contradictions / Catherine Parsons Smith ; with contributed essays by Gayle Murchison and Willard B. Gatewood, chronology by Carolyn L. Quin ...

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 ...
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William Grant Still

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 ...
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Inside BSO’s Aug. 17 program: Sibelius, Liszt and William Grant Still

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 ...
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Detroit Opera to present William Grant Still’s Highway 1, USA and Kurt Weill’s Down in the Valley December 7, 11, and 13

Detroit Opera will present William Grant Still’s Highway 1 USA (above), Dec. 7–13, on a double-bill with Kurt Weill’s Down in the Valley. LA Opera photo by Cory Weaver DETROIT, Dec. 02, 2025 (GLOBE ...
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Detroit Opera opens its season with a production of “Highway 1, USA” by African American composer William Grant Still

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 ...
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Holiday card from William Grant Still

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. A holiday card sent from William Grant Still to Mr. Frank H. Bolner[?]. An off white piece of paper mounted on similar ...
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William Grant Still

We head to Boone, North Carolina to hear William Grant Still's Folk Song Suite in concert with the Broyhill Chamber Ensemble.