Adolphus C. Hailstork

Delightful work in three movements for two trumpets and two trombones. Sousalute; Tranquility Base and Untitled Third.

Written for celebrated flute teacher, Patti Watters, in 1986, this flute trio was recently revised for publication in 2012. Three contrasting movements (March; Pastorale; Bolero) for 3 C Flutes with m...

A significant work for flute and piano that challenges both with artistic and virtuosic passages. I. Allegro non troppo; II. Siciliano; III. Vivace.

Completed on the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Adolphus Hailstork’s MONUMENTS is a musical memorial that cries out in mourning, and lifts a song of hope for the future. This noble and lyrical work calls f...

The Sonata da Chiesa (Church Sonata) reflects the composer's fascination with cathedrals, particularly the one (the Cathedral of All Saints in Albany, New York) in which he was a chorister as a child....

Technically challenging for both performers, but effective and well worth the effort.

A contemporary adaptation of the traditional African American spiritual Wade in the Water.

Two stanzas of emotive verse by Christina Rossetti are set to music of touching directness in this a cappella offering, whose graceful melodies are often adorned by caressing rhythmic patterns. Offpri...

Choral literature played a major role in Adolphus Hailstork's early inspirations, as he grew up singing in choirs. While in college, he created this beautifully plaintive madrigal, setting the words o...

Hailstork's exhilarating addition to the Psalm 117 repertoire draws inspiration from his elegant blend of traditional choral writing, with a spiritual-like melody in the Basses, and a tinge of Gospel...

5 short musical poems about the composer's friends in a charming suite for piano

Adolphus Hailstork's setting of this beloved Christmas Spiritual is a call-and-response dialog, with each verse set in a different way. The work starts with the soprano soloist in the lead, answered b...

The new setting of the Walt Whitman text by noted composer Aldophus Hailstork provides a challenge for an advanced ensemble. The harmonic progressions and vocal treatments are adventurous and effectiv...

The new setting of the Walt Whitman text by noted composer Aldophus Hailstork provides a challenge for an advanced ensemble. The harmonic progressions and vocal treatments are adventurous and effectiv...

'Trio' was commissioned by the Nova Trio of Norfolk, Virginia. The ethnic diversity of the group influenced the writing of the composition. The first movement is a lament commemorating the Jewish holo...

Composed in memory of four little girls killed by a bomb explosion at the 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, during Sunday school class 15 September 1963.

A contemporary adaptation of the traditional African American spiritual Wade in the Water.