Wednesday night September 28 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s the “Los Angeles Philharmonic”.  Gustavo Dudamel leads the Philharmonic in William Grant Still’s “1st Symphony”. Also on the program Peter Lieberson’s “Neruda Songs” and Angelica Negron’s “Morivivi”.

Monday night March 28 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. You’ll hear Tchaikovsky’s “6th Symphony”, the “Pathetique”, Still’s “Old California”, and Schoenberg’s “Transfigured Night”.  Also on the program Bartok’s 3rd Piano Concerto”.

Learn about William Grant Still, also known as the “Dean of Afro-American Composers,” as part of WILL-FM's Classically Black series.

Learn about William Grant Still, also known as the “Dean of Afro-American Composers,” as part of our Classically Black series.

Plus music by William Grant Still and Bartok.