Cedille Records: This week's free download: HAILSTORK: Epitaph for a Man who Dreamed, Chicago Sinfonietta / Paul Freeman, conductor

Adolphus C. Hailstork
is featured at AfriClassical.com

Cedille Records CDR 90000 061 (2001)

This week's free download:
HAILSTORK: Epitaph for a Man who Dreamed
Chicago Sinfonietta / Paul Freeman, conductor

Our free download for the week of Martin Luther King Day (January 18) is Adolphus Hailstork’s contemplative tribute to the slain civil rights leader, Epitaph for a Man who Dreamed. It comes from the Chicago Sinfonietta’s album, African Heritage Symphonic Series, Volume II, which features Dr. King’s image on the album cover. The assured performance is led by the Sinfonietta’s pioneering founding music director, Paul Freeman.

This week's CD OF THE WEEK:
(25% OFF the regular price)

African Heritage Symphonic Series, Volume II
Chicago Sinfonietta / Paul Freeman, conductor

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Comment by email:

Hi Bill, Interesting! Having bought the CD some years ago when it first appeared, I was very impressed with this particular volume and in particular, ‘Epitaph for a Man who Dreamed’. This along with the splendid NAXOS CD’s of Dr Hailstork’s Symphonies set me wondering what was to follow. I maintain a belief that Dr Hailstork’s music will ‘travel’ well to this side of ‘the pond’ as it has great quality, lovely orchestration and, importantly wide appeal without indulging into excessive commercialism. I have held this opinion from the time that I first heard his work on the slightly ‘shaky’ but recording of his first Symphony on the pioneering recording conducted by Julius Welliams in the early 90’s. In some way, we need to get this music and that of a number of other composers of African descent across and I have blind copied this e-mail to a few influential people who might have further ideas, being equally concerned as myself.  Kind regards  Mike  [Michael S. Wright]