Showing official release groups for various artists. The impediment to adolphus hailstorks full acceptance by critics and cognoscenti early in his career is exactly what should endear him to more cautious music lovers as the decades pass. Aldophus hailstork is an accomplished music composer and educator. Music by adolphus hailstork virginia chamber players on allmusic. Program note from university of maryland wind orchestra concert program, march 10, 2017. Please feel free to browse my scores, recordings, and information about future performances of my music.
He studied at howard university and manhattan school of music, spending the summer of 1963 at the american institute. Vittorio giannini october 19, 1903, philadelphia november 28, 1966, new york city was a neoromantic american composer of operas, songs, symphonies, and. The music of composer adolphus hailstork tends to reflect his africanamerican heritage not in direct quotation of melodic or rhythmic material but in structural elaboration of features common in africanamerican tradition. First prize, 1983 virginia college band directors national contest. The recording includes hailstork s out of the depths for concert band, and spiritual, for brass octet. Tortorelli, mauro, tortoza, juan carlos, tosha, kaho. The discography for adolphus hailstork at does not include a recording we actually named for his music. Adolphus hailstork is an american composer and educator. Friday, october 22, 2010 hall auditorium, miami university ohio william bausano, conductor. Adolphus hailstork biography, albums, streaming links.
The choraliers, miami universitys womens chorus, est. He received the pulitzer for his work lilacs in 1996. He grew up in albany, new york, where he studied violin, piano, organ, and vocals. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from reynold ruffins at the discogs marketplace. Thanks for visiting the website of adolphus hailstork.
Hailstork was proclaimed a cultural laureate of the state of virginia. Join facebook to connect with adolphus hailstork and others you may know. Virginia symphony orchestra chorus discography and songs. Music profile for virginia symphony orchestra, formed 1920. He grew up in albany, new york, where he studied violin, piano. This artist only has release groups by various artists. From this experience he developed an interest in vocal melodic writing that asserts itself not only in his choral works and art songs. He had previously studied at the manhattan school of music, under vittorio giannini and david diamond.
All albums are available from all good record stores. This year weve decided to dissect the torrent of new releases as theyre. Classical music is alive and well in charlottesville c. Music profile for virginia symphony orchestra chorus. Hailstork s score employs spatial notation and extended techniques to recount the bombing, outrage, and aftermath of the american tragedy. Hailstork studied with mark fax at howard university, vittorio giannini and david. Adolphus cunningham hailstork was born in rochester, new york in 1941, but spent most of his childhood in albany, where he joined the choir of the episcopalian cathedral. Swing low, sweet chariot cd, album album cover more images edit release sell this.
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