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William Grant Still Jr. (May 11, 1895– December 3, 1978) was an American composer of nearly two hundred works, including five symphonies, four ballets, nine operas, over thirty choral works, art songs, chamber music, and solo works.
May 9, 2024 · William Grant Still (born May 11, 1895, Woodville, Mississippi, U.S.—died December 3, 1978, Los Angeles, California) was an American composer and conductor and the first African American to conduct a professional symphony orchestra in the United States.
Jan 21, 2007 · Considered by many as the dean of African American composers, William Grant Still, the son of educators, was born in Woodville, Mississippi on May 11, 1895.
Oct 16, 2020 · William Grant Still was the first American to have an opera produced by New York City Opera, and the first African American composer to conduct a major US symphony orchestra – here’s everything you have to know about the ‘Dean’ of Black classical music.
William Grant Still's career was comprised of many "firsts". He was the first African-American composer to have a symphony performed by a professional orchestra in the U.S., the Symphony no. 1 "Afro-American" (1930).
May 17, 2018 · William Grant Still (1895-1978) has been called the dean of African American composers. Throughout his distinguished career he composed in many styles, frequently utilizing black motifs. William Grant Still was born in Woodville, Mississippi.
May 14, 2021 · William Grant Still (1895- 1978), dubbed the ‘Dean of Afro-American Composers’, composed a rich range of symphonies, operas and other works – totalling over 150.
Long known as the "Dean of African-American Classical Composers," as well as one of America's foremost composers, William Grant Still has had the distinction of becoming a legend in his own lifetime. On May 11, 1895, he was born in Woodville (Wilkinson County) Mississippi, to parents who were teachers and musicians.
Jan 4, 2019 · When the prolific African-American composer William Grant Still died at age 83 in 1978, he was little known outside specialized circles, and his music — including symphonies, ballets and operas — little performed.
Feb 13, 2019 · 1936 Studio portrait of composer and conductor William Grant Still (1895 - 1978), the first African American conductor of a major orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
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