We are honored to celebrate the legacy of Black composer William Grant Still with his orchestral suite "Wood Notes" on the Virtual Stage. "Still’s most distinctive works are nationalistic, using African-American forms such as the blues, spirituals, and jazz in addition to other ethnic American musics," writes David Ciucevich, Jr. "His work retains a freshness with immediate appeal. Still, a deeply spiritual man, inscribed each of his works to God, 'the source of all inspiration.'” This weekend,
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3.3K views · 123 reactions | On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, please enjoy this insight from BSO Artistic Advisor for Education and Community Engagement Thomas Wilkins on William Grant Still’s Symphony No. 4, with an excerpt from the fourth movement. This performance was featured last fall in Episode 2 of our “American Promise” series on BSO NOW. In the words of MLK himself, "Songs are the soul of a movement." | Boston Symphony Orchestra | Facebook
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This is the epic finale from William Grant Still's 1930 'Afro-American' Symphony – the first symphony by a Black composer to be performed by a major US orchestra. 🎻 This is the National Virtual Medical Orchestra, with music director John Masko. (🎤 Jason Staniulis, 📹 Jenna Schad) | Classic FM
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Today, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra family celebrates and thanks the mother figures in our lives with a performance excerpt of William Grant Still’s serene and moving short work Mother and Child, recorded live in Orchestra Hall by the CSO and Riccardo Muti in May 2022. For additional videos of Riccardo Muti, visit riccardomutimusic.com. | Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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