Adolphus Hailstork
Adolphus Cunningham Hailstork III (born April 17, 1941) is an American composer and educator.[1] He was born in Rochester, New York, and grew up in Albany, New York, where he studied violin, piano, organ, and voice. He currently resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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Born | Adolphus Cunningham Hailstork III April 17, 1941 |
Education | Michigan State University (PhD) |
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Website | www |
Career
Dr. Hailstork began his musical career in 1963, when he studied composition with Mark Fax at Howard University, Washington, DC (BMus 1963).[2] In the summer of 1963 he attended the American Conservatory at Fontainebleau, France, where he studied with Nadia Boulanger.[3] In 1965, Dr. Hailstork received a Bachelor of Music from the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied under Vittorio Giannini and David Diamond, and in 1966 received a Master of Music at the same institution.[3] After studying under H. Owen Reed, Dr. Hailstork received his PhD in composition from Michigan State University in 1971.[3]
From 1969 to 1971, Dr. Hailstork taught at Michigan State University. He then served as professor at Youngstown State University in Ohio from 1971 to 1976, and in 1977 accepted a post as professor of music and Composer-in-Residence at Virginia's Norfolk State University.[2] He is currently a professor of music and Composer-in-Residence at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.[3]
Hailstork is of African American ancestry and his works blend musical ideas from both the African American and European traditions.
Awards and Publications
- 1971: Ernest Bloch Award for choral composition
- Mourn Not the Dead[4]
- 1977: Belwin-Mills Max Winkler Award, presented by the Band Directors National Association
- Out of Depths[4]
- 1983: First Prize, Virginia College Band Directors
- Guernica[5]
- 1987: Fulbright fellowship for study in Guyana[6]
- 1992: named a Cultural Laureate of the Commonwealth of Virginia[4]
- 1995: First Prize, University of Delaware Festival of Contemporary Music
- Consort Piece[7]
- 1999: Brock Commission from the American Choral Directors Association[8]
- 2001 Honorary Doctorate from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Hailstork is published by Theodore Presser Company[9] and Carl Fischer Music.[10] Old Dominion University holds several archival documents of Adolphus Hailstork in the special collections area of the F. Ludwig Diehn Composers Room, in the Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center.[11]
Selected works
Works for Solo Instruments
- 2 Scherzos for solo piano[12]
- Bassoon Set for solo bassoon[13]
- Eight Variations On “Shalom Chaverim” for solo piano[14]
- Five Friends for solo piano[15]
- Flute Set for solo flute[16]
- Four Preludes for solo harp[17]
- Great Day (That Great Gittin' Up Mornin') for solo carillon[18]
- Ignis Fatuus (Mysterious Fires) for solo piano[19]
- Piano Sonata No. 2 for solo piano[20]
- Piano Sonata No. 3 for solo piano[21]
- The Surprising Thing Is for solo violin[22]
- Theme and Variations on "Draw the Sacred Circle Closer" for solo Cello[23]
- Sonata for Solo Cello
- Three Smiles for Tracy for solo clarinet[24]
- Trio Sonata for solo piano[25]
- Two Studies on Chant Melodies" for solo organ[26]
- Variations for solo trumpet[27]
Toccata on Veni Emmanuel for Organ/E.C.Schirmer 1996
Works for Chamber Ensemble
- American Fanfare for 3Tpt. 4Hn. 3Tbn. Tu. 3Perc. Timp.[28]
- American Landscape for string duet[29]
- Armegeddon for organ and two percussion[30]
- As Falling Leaves[31]
- Baroque Suite for violin and piano[32]
- The Blue Bag for clarinet and piano[33]
- Consort Piece for septet[34]
- Divertimento for violin and viola[35]
- Evensong for violin and cello[36]
- Fanfare on Amazing Grace for brass quintet, timpani, and organ[37]
- Fantasy Piece for viola and piano[38]
- Four Hymns Without Words for trumpet and piano[39]
- Guest Suite for four hands on one piano[40]
- Ghosts in Grey and Blue for trumpet, horn, and trombone[41]
- I Am Only One for SATB choir[42]
- John Henry's Big (Man vs. Machine) for trombone and piano[43]
- Little Diversions for Lord Byron's Court for two violins or string duet[44]
- Sanctum for clarinet and piano or viola and piano[45]
- A Simple Caprice for clarinet and piano[46]
- Sonata for trumpet and piano[47]
- Sonata for two pianos[48]
- Springtime for Elephants for two tubas[49]
- String Quartet No. 1[50]
- String Quartet No. 2 - Variations on "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"[51]
- Three Meditations for viola and organ[52]
- Two by Two for horn and trombone[53]
- Variations on a Guyanese Folk Song for violin and piano[54]
- Ventriloquist Acts of God for soprano and piano[55]
- Violin Concerto for violin and piano[56]
- Who is Sylvia? For Coloratura Soprano, Violin, and Piano[57]
Works for Chorus and Orchestra
- Break Forth for Chorus and Orchestra[58]
- Crispus Attucks - American Patriot for mezzo, tenor, bass-bariton, large chorus, and orchestra[58]
- Done Made My Vow for narrator, soloists, mixed chorus, and orchestra[58]
- EarthRise (A Song of Healing) for two choirs and orchestra[58]
- Four Spirituals for two sopranos, mixed chorus and orchestra[58]
- The Gift of the Magi A “Choral Ballet” for dancers, chamber orchestra and children's chorus[58]
- I will lift up mine eyes, cantata for tenor, choir, and orchestra[58]
- Serenade “To Hearts Which Near Each Other Move” for SATB choir and orchestra[58]
- Songs of Innocence for three soloists, chorus and orchestra[58]
- Within Our Gates for solo soprano, solo tenor, SATB chorus and string orchestra[58]
- The World Called for solo soprano, SATB chorus and orchestra[59]
Works for Chorus
- Shout for Joy (The Bank Street Festival Anthem)[60]
Works for Wind Ensemble
- American Guernica[61]
Works for Orchestra
- An American Port of Call[58]
- Baroque Suite for String Orchestra (with optional Harpsichord)[58]
- Church Street Serenade for String Orchestra[58]
- Concertino for Trumpet and Orchestra[62]
- Epitaph for a Man Who Dreamed In memoriam: Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) [63]
- Essay for Strings[58]
- Fanfare on Amazing Grace for Orchestra[58]
- Hercules"[58]
- Intrada[58]
- Lachrymosa: 1919[58]
- Sonata for Trumpet (or Clarinet) and String Orchestra[58]
- Symphony No. 3[58]
- Celebration![58]
- Three Spirituals[58]
- Two Romances for Viola and Chamber Orchestra[58]
- Violin Concerto[58]
Operas
References
- De Lerma, Dominique-Rene. "African Heritage Symphonic Series". Liner note essay. Cedille Records CDR061.
- McGinty, Doris Evans (2001-01-20). "Hailstork, Adolphus". Grove Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.42700. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. Archived from the original on 2018-06-05. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- "Adolphus Hailstork | BIOGRAPHY". adolphushailstork. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- "Adolphus Hailstork". African American Art Song Alliance. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- Mekkawi, Andre K. (April 2006). "Meet the Composer: A Concert and Forum with Dr. Adolphus Hailstork". Howard University Department of Music. Archived from the original on 2006-09-07. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- "Hailstork, Adolphus (Cunningham) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- Ritchie, Susan. "Hailstork, Adolphus (1941-) | Harvard Square Library". Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
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- http://www.presser.com/shop/four-preludes-103163.html?SID=77d70ab013d43d4b6efdc4eab72c1e7b%5B%5D
- Great day, 2020, OCLC 1197712101, retrieved 2021-02-02
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- "Ghosts in Grey and Blue". www.presser.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- "Alliance Music Publications Inc. - I Am Only One".
- "John Henry's Big". www.presser.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- http://www.presser.com/shop/little-diversions-for-lord-byr.html?SID=fpeg1h5bfkkf0ocop8tpje7486
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- http://www.presser.com/composer/hailstork-adolphus/
- "The World Called".
- "Shout for Joy".
- "Adolphus Hailstork: "American Guernica"". 24 January 2017.
- "Concertino for Trumpet and Orchestra". www.presser.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- "Epitaph for a Man Who Dreamed". www.presser.com. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- "Opera America North American Works Directory".
External links
- "Kaleidoscope: The Musical World of Adolphus Hailstork" at Old Dominion University Libraries
- Adolphus Hailstork's page at Theodore Presser Company
- "Adolphus C. Hailstork (b. 1941) – African American Composer & Professor" at AfriClassical.com
- "Adolphus Hailstork" at AllMusic