Symphony No. 3 (Still)

3 "The Sunday Symphony", is a 1958 composition in four movements by American composer William Grant Still.

[1] The work was first performed on February 12, 1984 by the North Arkansas Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carlton Woodsi.

3 is a programmatic work that depicts the Sunday life of “a devout worshipper”.

Composed in four movements, "with titles suggesting the activities carried out on a typical Sunday, from waking up to the end of the day.

"[2] Overall, the music expresses the composer's religious beliefs, "each day being a new opportunity to serve the creator".