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William Grant Still: "Afro-American
Symphony"
Judith Anne Still Interview
The daughter of William Grant Still, Judith Anne Still now dedicates herself to getting her father's music recorded and played by orchestras. She visited WGUC in May 2000.
Click the links below to hear the interview with Judith Anne Still. Audio clips are formatted for RealPlayer.
Remembering William Grant Still
Still prayed that music would help him bring races together
The American public only wants to hear European music
The first African-American to conduct a radio symphony
Troubled Island is unjustly reviewed by critics and marks the beginning of the end of Still's career
Friends see the Stills through tough times after Troubled Island
A victrola brings opera music into the home, inspiring William Grant Still from a young age
Still's start in music
His creative process
Still was constantly revising his music
Race relations through music were his proudest moments
Still couldn't get his music recorded while he was alive
The Civil Rights Era affects Still's life and career
The
original "crossover" composer
"Go to the source" of African-American music
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