* Inspire global discussion of, and support for, the cultural arts at all educational levels, and, once again, bring music and the arts to the forefront in our communities.
* Inaugurate a Foundation that will attempt to put music and the arts back in the schools.
* Foster America’s proud multi-ethnic and musical heritage.
* Commemorate the achievements of American classical composer, William Grant Still.
* Commemorate the 50th anniversary of Still’s internationally-renowned work and pioneering composition, “The Afro-American Symphony” (composed in 1929).
* Commemorate the upcoming 75th anniversary of William Grant Still’s triumphant stand on the Hollywood Bowl’s stage as the first African-American to conduct a major American orchestra (2011).
