The Music of William Grant Still

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

Joshua Weilerstein

Arts, Performing Arts, Music

4.9 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2020

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

William Grant Still was a man of firsts. He was the first African American to to conduct a major symphony orchestra in the United States. In 1931, his first symphony became the first complete symphony ever performed by a major orchestra, and until 1950, that symphony was the most performed American symphony by ANY composer. Still's music reflects a remarkable breadth of styles, structures, and orchestral colors, and it's a great pleasure to take you through some of his most emblematic works today.

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0:00.0	Hello and I'm a
0:02.0	a musical music podcast.
0:08.0	My name is Joshua Wilerstein.
0:12.0	I'm a conductor and I'm the
0:13.2	artistic director of the Lozan Chamber Orchestra in Lozan Switzerland. This
0:16.9	podcast is for anyone who loves classical music, works in the field, or is just
0:20.8	getting ready to dive into this amazing world of incredible music.
0:24.0	Before we get started I want to thank my new Patreon sponsor Natalie and all of my other
0:28.4	Patreon sponsors for making season six possible. If you'd like to support the show, please head over to
0:33.2	Patreon.com slash sticky notes podcast. And if you are a fan of the show, please
0:37.9	just take a moment to give us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts. Every
0:41.6	rating or review helps more people find the show and it is greatly appreciated.
0:46.0	Before we begin I want to give you a little update. I'm here in Lozan and we start our Beethoven cycle rehearsals tomorrow morning. So we are all very
0:54.8	excited and of course a bit apprehensive at the same time. We are crossing our
0:59.2	fingers that all goes well and we've put in many different safety regulations to make sure
1:03.2	everything works out. It's really going to be an incredible event if we're able to
1:06.9	pull it off so I'll keep you all updated on our progress and also ways that you can watch
1:11.1	or listen to the concerts.
1:13.8	The second thing I wanted to mention is about a previous guest who I had on just a few weeks ago,
1:17.5	Dahlia's DeSteevska.
1:19.2	Over the last week, Dahlia was the subject of an online abuse campaign that was really
1:24.8	honestly shocking in its ugliness. The abuse came during a
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