{"id":64001,"date":"2022-09-08T02:24:18","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T02:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/?p=64001"},"modified":"2022-10-21T19:42:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T19:42:01","slug":"world-premiere-recordings-honor-legacy-of-william-grant-still","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=64001","title":{"rendered":"World-premiere recordings honor legacy of William Grant Still"},"content":{"rendered":"

World-premiere recordings honor legacy of William Grant Still<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

YourClassical<\/a>
\nMinnesota Public Radio<\/a>
\n2022-06-29<\/p>\n

Julie Amacher<\/strong><\/a>, Host<\/p>\n

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Celeste Headlee<\/a> and her grandfather, William Grant Still<\/a>, on a visit to Disneyland<\/a> in Anaheim, Calif<\/a>. Courtesy Celeste Headlee<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201dIt’s crucial to remember this is not new music. These manuscripts have been around for generations. I’m aware that there are many more pieces from William Grant Sill<\/a> and other composers who have been neglected over the years,\u201d conductor Avlana Eisenberg<\/a> said about Still, who has 13 world premieres on her latest release, William Grant Still: Summerland\/Violin Suite\/Pastorela\/American Suite<\/em><\/a>. \u201cI think it’s incumbent upon us to make sure that this is not a passing phase but momentum that gets carried forth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eisenberg is joined by journalist Celeste Headlee<\/a>, who is the granddaughter of Still…<\/p>\n