Adolphus Hailstork

Great European Organs, No. 72 / Herman Jordaan, Organ. [CD]

Jordaan plays the Harrison & Harrison organ of St. Alban's Cathedral. Includes music by Henk Temmingh, Samuel Rousseau, Gaston Litaize, Herbert Sumsion, Adolphus Hailstork, and others.

New Music For Clarinet : Another Look / F. Gerald Errante, Clarinet. [CD]

Errante plays his own music, as well as works by Adolphus Hailstork, Sydney Hodkinson, William O. Smith, Vladimir Ussachevsky, and Dana Wilson.

I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes. [CD]

The William Jewell College Concert Choir performs music by Arvo Pärt, Adolphus Hailstork, Antonio Lotti, Tomas Luis de Victoria, and more.

Legacy : Works For Bassoon by African-American Composers / Lecolion Washington, Bassoon. [CD]

Washington plays works for bassoon by William Grant Still, Adolphus Hailstork, Ed Bland, Ulysses Kay, Gary Powell Nash, and Daniel Bernard Roumain. With Carina Washington, clarinet; and Mark Ensley, piano.

The Legacy Of Nadia Boulanger. [CD]

The US Army Field Soldiers' Chorus performs music by Adolphus Hailstork, Daniel Pinkham, David Diamond, David Conte, Thea Musgrave, Aaron Copland, Virgil Thomson, Roy Harris, and Elinor Remick Warren.

Amazing Grace / James Kosnik, Organ. [CD]

A selection of organ music by Hailstork, including Fanfare on Amazing Grace; Spirituals Suite; and more. With the Eastern Brass Quintet and Frank Ward, bass-baritone.

Ignis Fatuus. [CD]

A disc of piano music by Hailstork. Most of the works are for solo piano, but the disc also includes his Sonata for Two Pianos. Performed by Andrey Kasparov and Oksana Lutsyshyn.

Choral Works, Arias/ Mccullough Chorale/ Mccullough. [CD]

As Falling Leaves : The Virginia Chamber Players In Concert. [CD]

Chamber music by Hailstork, including: As Falling Leaves; Sanctum; Arabesques; String Quartet No. 1; Two Romances for viola and chamber ensemble.

An American Port Of Call. [CD]

Also: Symphony No. 1 -- Three Spirituals -- Fanfare on Amazing Grace -- Whitman's Journey 1 (Launch Out on Endless Seas). With Kevin Deas, baritone. JoAnn Falletta conducts the Virginia Symphony Chorus and Orchestra.

Sonatina : For Flute and Piano.

Sanctum : Rhapsody For Viola And Piano.

Composed for violist Beverly Baker. This is the third in Hailstork's collection of cathedral pieces, composed for various instrumentations. With program and biographical notes. Duration ca. 13 minutes.

Songs Of The Magi : For Wind Solo (Flute, Oboe Or Clarinet) and String Quartet (1987).

Dedicated to Peturla Sydnor. The movements are titled: The Call; The Journey; and The Wonder. With a biographical sketch. Duration ca. 9 minutes.

Songs Of Innocence : For Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano and Baritone Soloists, SATB Chorus & Orchestra.

Piano reduction of Hailstork's settings of poems by William Blake. Commissioned by the Greenwich Choral Society. The music was composed as a not particularly Christmas-y piece for the December holiday season. With program and biographical notes.

Sonata : For Trumpet and String Orchestra (1996).

Contents: I. Allegro -- II. Adagio -- III. Vivace. With program notes. This work was originally composed for trumpet and piano, for Rodney Mack and Karen Walwyn. Hailstork later created this version with string orchestra. Custom print edition.

Trio : For Violin, Cello and Piano (1985).

Commissioned by the Nova Trio with funds from the NEA through the Norfolk City Arts Program. Printed from the composer's manuscript.

Three Smiles For Tracey : For Solo Clarinet (1989).

Dedicated to Tracey Brown. The three movements are marked Swiftly, Gently, and Sprightly. Duration ca. 4 minutes. With a biographical sketch.

Who Is Sylvia? : For Coloratura Soprano, Violin and Piano.

On text by William Shakespeare. Completed in July 2004. Dedicated to Louise Toppin.

Piano Sonata No. 3 (2000).

In one movement. Chordal and arpeggiated figures are briefly interrupted by more melodic passages. Of advanced difficulty. Duration ca. 13 minutes. Custom print edition.

Piano Sonata No. 2.

In four movements. Dedicated to Jeanette Winsor. The first movement is in the style of a recitative; the second movement is a bright allegro; the third is a dramatic adagio; the final movement is always in motion. Of advanced difficulty. Custom print edition.

Two Scherzos : For Piano (1996).

A pair of fast-paced pieces for piano solo. Of advanced difficulty. Custom print edition.

Little Diversions For Lord Byron's Court : For Two Violas (2002).

Contents: I. Fanfare and March -- II. Lullaby -- III. Dance -- IV. Fanfare and Hallelujah March. Of moderate difficulty. Also available in a version for two violins. Custom print edition.

Variations On Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (String Quartet No. 2).

In one movement. With a program note. Written for the Marian Anderson String Quartet. Of advanced difficulty. Duration ca. 15 minutes. Custom print edition.

Songs of Isaiah : For Chorus and Orchestra.