[Symphony No. 2 (Song of a New Race), William Grant Still; Negro Folk Symphony, William Levi Dawson; Harlem, Duke Ellington; Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Järvi, Conductor; Chandos 9226 (1993)]
WNYC.org
Monday, March 16, 2009
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“On today’s show: Richard Dowden talks about the challenges facing development in modern day Africa. We’ll also hear the story of how the only World War Two women’s orchestra avoided the gas chambers at Birkenau. Then, the American Symphony Orchestra’s Leon Botstein on the often overlooked composer William Grant Still.” “The pioneering African-American composer William Grant Still (1895-1978) ranks among the greatest composers born and educated in the United States, rivaled only by Leonard Bernstein in the variety of his output. American Symphony Orchestra Music Director Leonard Botstein joins us to discuss this under-appreciated genius and the upcoming concert “Revisiting William Grant Still” at Lincoln Center.
Event - REVISITING WILLIAM GRANT STILL; Leon Botstein conducts the American Symphony Orchestra At Avery Fisher Hall, 132 W 65th St, Sunday, March 22nd at 3 pm
"AmericanSymphony.org
George Whitefield Chadwick - Rip Van Winkle (1879)
William Grant Still - Darker America (1924)
Edgard Varèse - Offrandes (1921) ( Jennifer Rivera, Mezzo-Soprano)
William Grant Still – Africa (1928)
William Grant Still – Symphony No. 2 (1937)
Operas, symphonies, concerti, chamber music, art songs, film scores, popular music— William Grant Still embraced all of America's music, and ranks among the greatest American composers. Rivaled only by Leonard Bernstein in the variety of his output, Still trained and worked with the best of the best in creating the sound of the 'American Experience.' Hear three of Still's momentous and varied works in a single program—Darker America, Symphony No. 2, and Africa. Featuring Jennifer Rivera, Mezzo-Soprano. Enjoy a pre-concert discussion 75 minutes prior to performance in Avery Fisher Hall."
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