Twenty years later, while attending a concert at the University of Miami, Still and a faculty member/conductor talked about possibly producing a Still opera. In 1941 Still began work on "Highway 1, USA," with the title being "A Southern Interlude." He entered several competitions with it none brought success. 4, 5,11 and 12. The ballet will open the event. "An Evening of William Grant Still," featuring his opera "Highway 1, USA" plus a ballet, "19," set to his music, will come to Indiana University's Musical Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Feb. In fact, he became known as the dean of Afro-American composers.
American composer and conductor William Grant Still (1895-1978) was born in Mississippi and became the first Black person to conduct a professional orchestra in the United States.Īmong his compositions are many symphonies, operas and ballets, but people know him best for his Afro-American Symphony (1931), which finally added him to the list of recognized music artists.
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