Hailstork, Adolphus

O Still Small Voice of Calm - works for chorus by Halley, Walton, Hailstrok, Proulx, Eyerly, Weelkes et al. / Cincinnati Cathedral Choristers

1 CD / Pro Organo / 2012-12-11

Works: Paul Halley: Bring Us, O Lord God, for chorus & organ; Traditional Spiritual: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot; Adolphus Hailstork: Crucifixion; They That Wait Upon the Lord, for chorus & organ; Richard Prou...
Performers: Beck, Anthony; Bideler, Nicholas; Bouley, Noel [Baritone Vocal]; Bruestle, Dawn; Dashiells, Robin; Scholten, Paul; Smith, Adam [Tenor vocals]; Wheeler, Angeline
Conductors: Hogan, Charles
Ensemble: ; Cincinnati Cathedral Choristers

This recording was made when Charles Hogan was director of music at the Episcopal cathedral in Cincinnati and is representative of the choristers' varied repertoire....continue...
Recording information: Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati, OH (05/17/2009/05/21/2009)....continue...

My Spirit Sang / Hailstork, Finzi, Ticheli, Furman, Adderley, Morrow / Atlanta Singers

1 CD / ACA Digital / 2012-10-09

Works: Gerald Finzi: My Spirit Sang All Day, song; Frank Ticheli: Earth Song, for chorus; There will be rest, for chorus; James Furman: Hehlehlooyuh, for choir; Craig Courtney: Ukrainian Alleluia, for choru...
Performers: Arens, Michael; Bartholic, Christina; Blalock, David; Clinton, Tyrone; Gunter, Timothy; Lower, Cheryl; Paige, Aaron; Timmerman, Frank; Webb, Tyrone
Conductors: Morrow, David
Ensemble: Atlanta Singers

The Atlanta Singers are a professional vocal ensemble known for innovative programming and engaging performance style. Now in their 33rd season, the group has developed...continue...
Recording information: Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta, GA (10/06/2009/10/09/2009)....continue...

Adolphus Hailstork: An American Port of Call / Kevin Deas, baritone - Falletta

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-06-26

Works: Adolphus Hailstork: Symphony no 1; Spirituals (3), for orchestra; An American Port of Call; Fanfare on "Amazing Grace", for brass quintet, percussion & organ; Whitman's Journey, for chorus & orchestra
Performers: Deas, Kevin
Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn
Ensemble: ; Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Award-winning composer Adolphus Hailstork is a vibrant communicator whose music speaks directly and subtly. His Symphony No. 1 was commissioned for festival performance and is...continue...
Recording information: L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center, Norfolk State (05/18/2011)....continue...

The Legacy of Nadia Boulanger / Hailstork, Pinkham, Diamond, Hamilton, Toven

1 CD / Altissimo / 2011-11-15

Works: Adolphus Hailstork: Seven Songs of the Rubaiyat; Daniel Pinkham: Let the Saints Rejoice (Gaudeant Sancti), for voice, chorus & organ; Wedding Cantata; David Diamond: Madrigals (3), for choir; Young J...
Performers: Dwyer, Mark; Gabbard, William; Ryon, Rose
Conductors: Toven, Daniel

This album is the 3rd in a series of recordings honoring the lives of those who made significant contributions to choral repertoire and music education....continue...

Ignis Fatuus - Piano Music of Adolphus Hailstork / Andrey Kasparov, Oksana Lutsyshyn

1 CD / Albany Records / 2009-05-12

Works: Adolphus Hailstork: Scherzos (2), for piano; Trio Sonata, for piano; Ignis Fatuus, for piano; Eight Variations on Shalom Chaverim, for piano; Sonata for Piano no 2, for piano; Sonata for 2 pianos
Performers: Kasparov, Andrey; Lutsyshyn, Oksana

Five works for solo piano plus a sonata for two pianos by the distinguished American composer Adolphus Hailstork are performed by Andrey Kasparov and Oksana...continue...

Copland and His American Contemporaries / Higginbottom

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Adolphus Hailstork: The Song of Deborah, for soprano, alto, chorus & organ; Aaron Copland: In the Beginning; Libby Larsen: I Will Sing and Raise a Psalm, for choir; Morten Lauridsen: O magnum mysteri...
Performers: Beston, Simon; Bond, Katherine; Edwards, Tom; Jenkinson, Henry; Ockenden, Sasha; Putt, Alastair

"This is, I believe, the final release in a series of three CDs. I've already reviewed and greatly enjoyed the two previous disc, one devoted...continue...

What a Mighty God: Spirituals and Gospels for Christmas

1 CD / Clarion / 2009-01-01

Works: Jack Halloran: Witness, for chorus; Brazeal W. Dennard: Hush, Hush! Somebody's Callin' My Name, arr. for chorus; André Thomas: Death Is Gonna Lay His Cold Icy Hands on Me, arr. for chorus & pian...
Performers: Bohn, James; Bohn, James [bass]; Brunelle, Philip; Burger, Steve; Commodore, Robert; Four, Moore by; Johnson, Gordon; Johnson, Sigrid; Jorgensen, Michael [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Kemper, Charles; Link,...
Conductors: Johnson, Sigrid; Brunelle, Philip
Ensemble: Moore by Four; Plymouth Music Series Ensemble Singers; VocalEssence Ensemble

'What a Mighty God' brings VocalEssence together with the Moore For Four Vocal Jazz Ensemble for a stirring performance of spirituals and rousing gospel melodies,...continue...
Personnel: Philip Brunelle (piano); Connie Evingson, Yolande Bruce, Ginger Commodore, Steve Faison (vocals); Lisa Habeck, Barbara Nelson, Linda Zelig, Jane E. Anderson, Suzanne Henke, Yolanda Williams...continue...

Vocalessence Witness - The Witness Collection / Brunelle

4 CD / Clarion / 2009-01-01

Works: Jack Halloran: Witness, for chorus; Brazeal W. Dennard: Hush, Hush! Somebody's Callin' My Name, arr. for chorus; André Thomas: Death Is Gonna Lay His Cold Icy Hands on Me, arr. for chorus & pian...
Performers: Bohn, James; Brunelle, Philip; Burger, Steve; Commodore, Robert; Coria, Kevin; Dressen, Dan; Forest, Michael; French, Ryan; Frisch, Michele; Harris, Hilda; Jette, Maria; Jorgensen, Michael [Bass-Bari...
Conductors: Johnson, Sigrid; Brunelle, Philip

Personnel: Maria Jette, Yolanda Williams, Jearlyn Steele (soprano); Hilda Harris (mezzo soprano); Dan Dressen, Brian Link, Thomas Larson (tenor); James Bohn , Steve Burger, Michael Jorgenson (bariton...continue...

Great European Organs Vol 72 - Temmingh, Rousseau, Ritter, Horst, etc / Herman Jordaan

1 CD / Priory / 2008-09-09

Works: Henk Temmingh: Pieces (3) for Organ; Samuel Rousseau: Fantasie, Op. 73; Gaston Gilbert Litaize: Pièces (12) for Organ; Wijnand Van Klaveren: Deus creator omnium; August Gottfried Ritter: Sonat...
Performers: Jordaan, Herman

The organ at St. Albans Cathedral has become famous throughout the world due to the St. Albans International Organ Festival founded in 1963. It is...continue...

Legacy - Still, Kay, etc / Lecolion Washington, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2008-08-12

Works: William Grant Still: Songs of Separation; Song for the Lonely; Bayou Home; Adolphus Hailstork: Bassoon Set; Ed Bland: One-on-One for Clarinet and Bassoon; For Bassoon; One on one for Bassoon and Virt...
Performers: Ensley, Mark; Washington, Carina Nyberg; Washington, Lecolion Jr.

Lecolion Washington, Jr., a faculty member at the University of Memphis, has put together an intriguing mix of works for bassoon by African-American composers. Ranging...continue...

American Classics - Hailstork: Symphonies no 2 & 3

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-01-30

Works: Adolphus Hailstork: Symphony no 3; Symphony no 2

Professor of Music at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, Adolphus Hailstork has written three symphonies, the third of which is dedicated to the artists...continue...

Amazing Grace - Organ Music of Adolphus Hailstork

1 CD / Albany Records / 2006-12-01

Works: Adolphus Hailstork: Fanfare on "Amazing Grace", for brass quintet, percussion & organ; Five Spirituals, suite for organ; Armageddon; Meditation on "Amazing Grace", for organ; Prelude on "Veni Emmanue...
Performers: Cross, Robert W.; Kosnik, James; Walker, David; Ward, Frank

Composer Adolphus Hailstork writes, "I began taking organ lessons in the 1950s as a member of the boy's and men's choir of the Episcopal Cathedral...continue...

Hailstork: As Falling Leaves, etc / Virginia Chamber Players

1 CD / Albany Records / 2004-01-01

Works: Adolphus Hailstork: As Falling Leaves, for flute, viola & harp; Sanctum, for viola & piano; Arabesques, for flute & percussion; Quartet for Strings no 1; Romances (2) for viola & orchestra (or chambe...
Performers: Baker, Beverly; Chapman, Barbara; Cross, Debra Wendells; Cross, Robert W.; Woodward, Charles

Rodney Mack - Spirit of the Trumpeter

1 CD / Albany Records / 2003-02-01

Works: Jean-Baptiste "Joseph" Arban: Variations on "Carnival of Venice," for trumpet; Eugène Bozza: Caprice, for trumpet & piano, Op. 47; Lied, Badinage & Caprice for trumpet & piano; Adolphus Hailstor...
Performers: Mack, Rodney; Walwyn, Karen

Paul Freeman Introduces... Vol 8 - Hailstork, Gemrot, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2002-05-01

Works: Adolphus Hailstork: Sonata da Chiesa for string orchestra; Jiri Gemrot: American Overture for orchestra; Richard Felciano: Symphony for string orchestra; Mark D. Petering: Overture Celebration; David...

African Heritage Symphonic Series Vol II / Freeman, et al

1 CD / Cedille / 2001-01-01

Works: Ulysses Kay: Theater Set, orchestral suite; George Walker: Lyric for strings; Roque Cordero: Miniatures (8) for Small Orchestra; Adolphus Hailstork: An American Port of Call; Epitaph for a Man Who Dr...
Conductors: Feeman, Paul

Sence You Went Away - Art Songs & Spirituals

1 CD / Albany Records / 2000-05-01

Works: Wendell Whalum: Sweet Jesus, for voice & piano; God is a God, for voice & piano; Valerie Capers: Song of the Seasons, for voice, cello & piano; Adolphus Hailstork: Slave Song, for voice & piano; Cedr...
Performers: Clarke, Christina; Dent, Cedric [Singer/Piano]; Holly, Timothy; Jones, Timothy; Parodi, Jorge; Taylor, Darryl; Toppin, Louise

Dark Fires Vol 2 - Marsalis, Baker, et al / Walwyn, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2000-03-01

Works: Ellis Marsalis: Fourth Autumn for piano; David Baker: Sonata for Piano no 1; Alvin Elliot Singleton: In Our Own House; Adolphus Hailstork: Sonata for trumpet & piano; Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Stat...
Performers: Mack, Rodney; Marsalis, Branford; Walwyn, Karen

Dark Fires - 20th Century Music for Piano / Karen Walwyn

1 CD / Albany Records / 1997-10-01

Works: Dolores White: Toccata for piano; Lettie Beckon Alston: Rhapsodies for piano; Tania León: Rituál, for piano; Hale Smith: Evocation; Roget Dickerson: Sonatina for piano; Jeffrey Mumford: Fra...
Performers: Walwyn, Karen

"This happens to be a collection of music by composers of African extraction, but I didn't realize it until after several listens. There is no...continue...

Symphonic Brotherhood - Music of African-American Composers

1 CD / Albany Records / 1993-12-01

Works: Adolphus Hailstork: Symphony no 1; Harry: The Young Warrior, song; Julius Penson Williams: The Easter Celebration, cantata tenor, chorus, gospel choir, dancers & orchestra; Gary Powell Nash: In Memor...
Performers: McCorvey, Everett
Conductors: Williams, Julius Penson