Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" (William Grant Still) – Upcoming Concerts
GSU Symphony Orchestra: Still's Afro-American Symphony
Friday, September 22, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Florence Kopleff Recital Hall at Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States
Mikhail Glinka
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Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila
Ruth Gipps — Jane Grey Fantasy
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
Ruth Gipps — Jane Grey Fantasy
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
$12 ($5 student)
Baltimore Symphony Midweek: The Jazz Age - Harlem Renaissance
Thursday, February 9, 2023 @ 10:00am – 11:00am (EST)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
George Gershwin
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Porgy and Bess
(Introduction)
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")
$7
Baltimore Symphony Midweek: The Jazz Age - Harlem Renaissance
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 @ 11:30am – 12:30pm (EST)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
George Gershwin
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Porgy and Bess
(Introduction)
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")
$7
Baltimore Symphony Midweek: The Jazz Age - Harlem Renaissance
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 @ 10:00am – 11:00am (EST)
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, United States
George Gershwin
—
Porgy and Bess
(Introduction)
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")
James P. Johnson — Harlem Symphony ("III. The Night Club")
George Gershwin — "I Got Rhythm" from Girl Crazy (arr. Hershey Kay)
James P. Johnson — Charleston
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba Dance")
William Grant Still — Lenox Avenue ("Blues")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" ("III. Animato")
$7
University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra & Wind Ensemble
Thursday, October 13, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Ruth Crawford Seeger
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Rissolty Rossolty
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
Judith Lang Zaimont — City Rain
Adolphus Hailstork — American Guernica
Kevin Day — Hymn for Peace
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
Judith Lang Zaimont — City Rain
Adolphus Hailstork — American Guernica
Kevin Day — Hymn for Peace
Everett Philharmonic Orchestra: Season Opener Masterworks
Sunday, October 9, 2022 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Everett Civic Auditorium, Everett, WA, United States
Florence Price
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String Quartet No. 1 in G major
("II. Andante Moderato"; arr. for string orchestra)
Camille Saint-Saëns — Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor, Op. 28
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
Camille Saint-Saëns — Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor, Op. 28
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
$25-$35 ($10 student/ages 6-18; ages 5 & under free w/adult)
Bremerton WestSound Symphony: A History of African-American Composers
Sunday, March 13, 2022 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Marvin Williams Center, Bremerton, WA, United States
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
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Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 11, No. 2 (Overture to L'Amant anonyme)
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
William L. Dawson — Negro Folk Symphony
Jimi Hendrix — Purple Haze
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
William L. Dawson — Negro Folk Symphony
Jimi Hendrix — Purple Haze
Free (reservations recommended)
Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra: A Time to Inspire
Saturday, January 22, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (MST)
Cheyenne Civic Center, Cheyenne, WY, United States
Online and in-person
Igor Stravinsky
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Le Sacre du printemps ("The Rite of Spring")
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
Cécile Chaminade — Flute Concertino in D major Op. 107
William Grant Still — Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
Cécile Chaminade — Flute Concertino in D major Op. 107
Online: $15 | In person: $10-$50
Marrowstone Music Festival: Festival Orchestras – Still, Ravel, & Stravinsky
Sunday, July 28, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
William Grant Still – Symphony No. 1 in A-flat major, "Afro-American"
Maurice Ravel – La valse
Igor Stravinsky – Petrushka (1946 version)
Maurice Ravel – La valse
Igor Stravinsky – Petrushka (1946 version)
$37-$45 (students $15)
Cascade Youth Symphony Orchestra: GospelFest Jubilee
Saturday, November 17, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – Egmont Overture
Jorge Álvaro Sarmientos – Marimba Concerto
William Grant Still – Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
Jorge Álvaro Sarmientos – Marimba Concerto
William Grant Still – Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
$22
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