William Grant Still - William Grant Still (May 11 1895 December 3 1978) was an African-American classical composer who wrote more than 150 compositions. He was the first African-American to conduct a major American symphony orchestra the first to have a symphony (his first symphony) performed by a leading orchestra the first to have an opera performed by a major opera company and the first to have an opera performed on national television. He is often referred to as the Dean of African-American composers. Given a choice of categories company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, the text refers to which one?
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