[Adolphus Cunningham Hailstork (b. 1941)]
“Hailstork, whose symphonic music has been conducted by luminaries such as Daniel Barenboim, Kurt Masur and Lorin Maazel, has also composed music for opera, chorus, chamber ensembles, and solo keyboard. Much of his music is descriptive. 'Rise to Freedom,' a 2007 opera about the Underground Railroad, was premiered by the Cincinnati Opera. 'Set Me on a Rock,' for chorus and orchestra, was commissioned this year by the Houston Choral Society. ASO has performed several works by Hailstork, including 'Celebration Overture,' 'Epitaph,' 'I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes' and 'Motherless Child.' Although the 67-year-old composer has yet to determine the focus of the ASO piece, he plans to visit Birmingham in January to discuss the musical and narrative possibilities. [Full Post] [Adolphus Cunningham Hailstork (b. 1941) is profiled at AfriClassical.com]
Alys Stephens CenterBirmingham Civil Rights Institute
Alabama Symphony Orchestra
Adolphus Hailstork
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Symphonic Tribute
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