William Grant Still
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WILLIAM GRANT STILL
"The Dean of Afro-American Composers"
May 11, 1895 - December 3, 1978



William Grant Still is remembered for many musical and historical achievements,
including becoming the first African-American...

To conduct a major symphony orchestra in the United States.
To direct a major symphony orchestra in the Deep South.
To conduct a major American network radio orchestra.
To have an opera produced by a major American company, and...
To have an opera televised over a national network in the United States,
  ( after his death ).



William Grant Still is distinguished for being the first minority composer
of serious music to write works that have been
played and enjoyed by persons of every race and nationality.

William Grant Still was inducted into the
AMERICAN CLASSICAL MUSIC HALL OF FAME
1999