William Grant Still, African American Composer, Conductor & Oboist Was Born May 11, 1895 in Mississippi; ArkivMusic Has Reissued A Piano Recording

Africa: Piano Music of William Grant StillDenver Oldham, Piano

(Cover Art: Jim Schmidt)

Koch International Classics 3-7084-2H1 (1991) (73:00)

On January 20, 2015 an ArkivCD Reissue Alert announced the reissue of Africa: Piano Music of William Grant Still by ArkivMusic.

On February 5, 2015 AfriClassical posted:

'Africa: Piano Music of William Grant Still,' by Pianist Denver Oldham on Koch International Classics, has been reissued by ArkivMusic

William Grant Still (1895-1978) is profiled at AfriClassical.com, which features a comprehensive Works List by Prof. Dominique-René de Lerma, http://www.CasaMusicaledeLerma.com. The composer's recordings, sheet music and books are available from William Grant Still Music, operated by his daughter Judith Anne Still, at http://www.WilliamGrantStill.com.   While some recordings of music of William Grant Still which had gone out of print have recently been reissued by ArkivMusic, the past year has also brought news of unauthorized copying and reselling of the composer's recordings in Europe.

On May 2, 2015 AfriClassical posted:

Judith Anne Still: Pirated copies of William Grant Still Music CDs are available on the net from a German firm; FBI promises to get involved if there is a public complaint