William Grant Still: "Dismal Swamp" | The Orchestra Now
The Orchestra Now (TŌN), conducted by Leon Botstein, and pianist Frank Corliss perform William Grant Still's "Dismal Swamp" in a livestreamed concert from the Fisher Center at Bard on May 7, 2022.
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William Grant Still
Born: 5/11/1895 in Woodville, MS
Died: 12/3/1978 at age 83 in Los Angeles
Written: 1935, at age 40
Premiered: 10/30/1936 at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY; Howard Hanson, conductor
Concert notes by TŌN bass trombonist Austin Pancner at https://ton.bard.edu/william-grant-st....