Adolphus Hailstork
Adolphus Hailstork (born Adolphus Cunningham Hailstork III, Rochester, New York, April 17, 1941) is an American composer and educator.[1] He grew up in Albany, New York, where he studied violin, piano, organ, and voice.
Hailstork received a BA from Howard University studying with Mark Fax, master's degree from the Manhattan School of Music studying with Vittorio Giannini and David Diamond, and a doctorate in music composition from Michigan State University in 1971, studying with H. Owen Reed. He also studies at The American Institute at Fontainebleau with Nadia Boulanger.[2]
He has served as professor at Youngstown State University in Ohio, as well as professor of music and Composer-in-Residence at Virginia's Norfolk State University. He is currently a professor of music and Composer-in-Residence at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.
Hailstork is of African American ancestry and his works blend musical ideas from both the African American and European traditions.
Hailstork's awards include a Fulbright fellowship (1987). In 1992 he was named a Cultural Laureate of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Old Dominion University maintains the Adolphus Hailstork Collection, in the special collections area of the F. Ludwig Diehn Composers Room, in the Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center. In 1999, he was awarded the Brock Commission from the American Choral Directors Association.[3]
Selected works
- I will lift up mine eyes, cantata for tenor, choir, and orchestra
References
- ^ De Lerma, Dominique-Rene. "African Heritage Symphonic Series". Liner note essay. Cedille Records CDR061.
- ^ http://www.presser.com/composer/hailstork-adolphus/
- ^ http://acda.org/page.asp?page=brock_pieces, Retrieved March 2016
External links
- Adolphus Hailstork
- "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
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