William Grant Still and Vilem Sokol, 1970-1978

Item Overview

Title

William Grant Still and Vilem Sokol, 1970-1978

Alternative title

"William Grant Still, Composer" from Miriam Matthews' Binder

Date Created

[1970-1978]

Date

1970/1978

Collection

Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Vilem Sokol was a Czech-American conductor and professor of music at the University of Washington from 1948 to 1985, where he taught violin, viola, and conducting, as well as music appreciation classes directed primarily toward non-music majors. He was conductor of the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra from 1960 to 1988, and principal violist of the Seattle Symphony from 1959 to 1963. [Wikipedia]
William Grant Still was an American composer, who composed more than 150 works, including five symphonies and eight operas. [Wikipedia]
William Grant Still with Vilem Sokol wearing tuxedos at a formal event.

Caption

Written on back of photo: Vilem Sokol, conductor and organizer, Seattle Youth Symphony.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Keywords

Genre

photographs

Names

Sokol, Vilem
Still, William Grant, 1895-1978

Resource type

still image

Subjects

African American composers
African American conductors (Music)
African American musicians
Conductors (Music)