Adolphus Hailstork III (April 17, 1941, Rochester, New York) is an American composer of African American, Native American and European ancestry. His works are known for blending musical ideas from the African, American and European traditions. Hailstork received his music education at Howard University, Manhattan School of Music, and Michigan State University. He currently resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and is the Cultural Laureate of Virginia. While his compositions employ contemporary compositional techniques, Hailstork writes in a wide variety of genres, including concert band literature, and often uses material relating to African-American traditions for inspiration. His wide span of musical compositions ranges from symphonies, opera, and a violin concerto, to “Springtime for Two Elephants” for two tubas. Hailstork was the second African-American composer ever to be featured at a Presidential Inauguration when his Fanfare on Amazing Grace was performed as part of the prelude to Joe Biden’s inauguration in January 2021. His latest cantata, A Knee on the Neck, was written in commemoration of George Floyd’s murder and premiered in 2021.

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Masterworks II: Connections

Maryland Hall

After the orchestra opens with Manuel de Falla’s El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat), LSO principal clarinetist Diane Barger alternates between Bb and Eb clarinets to perform Óscar Navarro’s dazzling “III Concerto” for Clarinet. Following intermission, LSO performs Suite No. 2 from Bizet’s famous opera Carmen and Rimsky-Korsakov’s orchestral suite based on Spanish folk melodies, Capriccio Espagnole.

Melodies From Spain

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Departmental Recitals showcase performance departments through its students. Featuring various students and repertoire, and curated by the faculty, performances in this recital highlight SFCM programs and the wide range of study. 

Woodwind Chamber Music Recital

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

The Wind Symphony presents a diverse and eclectic program of works that reimagine musical ideas through culture, time, and tradition. New Illinois Assistant Professor of Violin Salley Koo is soloist in Kristin Kuster’s distinctive concerto for violin and band, Two Jades.

Óscar Navarro

Events

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Apr 12, 2025

2025 April Concert · Downey Symphony Orchestra

May 17, 2025

Debussy and Rachmaninoff · Tulsa Symphony Orchestra

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1 - 2 Nov, 2024

Masterworks II: Connections · Annapolis Symphony Orchestra

Oct 26, 2024

Melodies From Spain · Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra

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