Adolfus Hailstork

This piece is a contemporary adaptation of the traditional spiritual, Wade in the Water incorporating blues scales, mixed meters, and extended phrases. BandQuest®, an exciting series of new music and...

This piece is a contemporary adaptation of the traditional spiritual, Wade in the Water incorporating blues scales, mixed meters, and extended phrases. BandQuest®, an exciting series of new music and...

For Mixed Septet - For Flute, Clarinet (Clarinet Doubles Alto Saxophone), Trumpet, Violin, Cello, Percussion, Piano. Score And Parts.

Armageddon is 'Adolphus Hailstork's appropriately turbulent 29-minute response to the events of September 11; 2001' (newmusicbox.org) and features 'really ferocious sounds.' Recorded by James Krosnick...

Hailstork walks a softer side with Evensong. 'This piece began with a desire to write simple; lyrical pieces in a tranquil style;' says Hailstork. Evensong is a suite of seven movements; at times one...

The impressive Marian Anderson String Quartet has established a Continuing the Legacy commissioning project; to honor the 75th anniversary of their namesake's performance at the Lincoln Memorial; as w...

FANFARE ON AMAZING GRACE is an enthralling take on the classic hymn. Melodic fragments of "Amazing Grace" are effortlessly woven into a grandiose fanfare setting. With ornate contrapuntal flourishing,...

It is not surprising that Hailstork's The Surprising Thing Is is full of surprises! He requires a full range of skills and focus from the violinist; but the reward is a 15-minute program piece that ju...

A short; sprightly; and tightly-knit duo based on a catchy Guyanese melody; Hailstork's Variations is playful yet demanding. For advanced performers.

For the Harlem Chamber Players, Hailstork uses text by American poet Herbert Martin that hears one of the thieves on the other crosses being crucified along with Christ and pleading to be remembered b...

Originally composed for solo organ, Hailstork's fanfare is a 3½-minute explosion of joyous sound inspired by the Baroque-era tradition of Chorale Preludes. As in Bach's organ preludes, the familiar hy...

For the Harlem Chamber Players, Hailstork uses text by American poet Herbert Martin that hears one of the thieves on the other crosses being crucified along with Christ and pleading to be remembered b...