William Grant Still Tribute Conference and Concert
Five Days of Exciting Musical Events in Honor of American Composer
William Grant Still
Natchez Convention Center • November 18-22, 2009 Prominent music educators from all levels, music students, musicologists, historians and professionals from other fields throughout the United States and abroad will attend this important event to bring forth a resurgence of music and the arts in our communities as well as to pay tribute to American classical composer, William Grant Still, the Dean of African-American Composers, born in Woodville, Mississippi. Conference will include: • Opening reception and address by Aaron Dworkin, Founder and Director of the Sphinx Organization • Concert performance by the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra - November 19, 8:00 p.m. • Presenter sessions focussing on music and the arts November 19-21, 9:00 - 4:00 each day • Elegant banquet at the historic Natchez Eola Hotel November 21, 6:00 p.m. • Natchez Little Theatre’s performance of “Mississippi Medicine Show” - November 18, 8:00 p.m. • Special visitor tour of Natchez’s Rosalie Mansion November 20, 4:00 p.m. • Farewell brunch hosted by Still family members at High Cotton - November 22, 9:30 a.m. For details, go to www.williamgrantstill.com, email wgsmusic@bigplanet.com or call (928) 526-9355
LANDMARK CONCERT November 19 • 8:00 p.m. • Natchez City Auditorium The most performed American symphony in history, The Afro-American Symphony, will be performed in its entirety for the first time in Mississippi. The program will include the professional world premiere of Still’s A Deserted Plantation. This event will be the first-ever performance by the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra in Natchez. Conference and Concert Open to the Public Concert tickets $10.00 in advance, $12.00 at the door. Advance tickets can be obtained through the Natchez Visitor Reception Center, 640 South Canal Street, (601) 446-6345.
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