King of Prussia, PA – Theodore Presser Company is pleased to announce a cycle of four new spiritual settings from the esteemed Dr. Adolphus Hailstork, Goin’ Home: Songs for Sister Lisa. From the blog of Opera Roanoke: "The four spirituals are densely packed portraits resonant with the black church tradition... Weaving together a fabric of history and presence, pain and struggle, exile and homecoming, Goin’ Home is an engaging musical canvas whose complex palette is challenging as it is rewarding. It is a resounding affirmation of a life whose impact cannot be measured, and continues to be felt."
Read more about these new choral settings at artsongupdated.com and the blog by Scott Williamson of Opera Roanoke.
Individual title details below:
Until I Reach My Home
No. 1 from Goin' Home (Songs for Sister Lisa)
Solo Mezzo-soprano, SATB Chorus, a cappella
312-41864 - $1.80
Dur.: 5'
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So Glad
No. 2 from Goin' Home (Songs for Sister Lisa)
Solo Mezzo-soprano, SATB Chorus, a cappella
312-41865 - $1.80
Dur.: 2'45"
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Since I Lay My Burden Down
No. 3 from Goin' Home (Songs for Sister Lisa)
Solo Mezzo-soprano, SATB Chorus, a cappella
312-41866 - $1.80
Dur.: 2'15"
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Goin' Home
No. 4 from Goin' Home (Songs for Sister Lisa)
Solo Mezzo-soprano, SATB Chorus, a cappella
312-41867 - $1.95
Dur.: 3'30"
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Adolphus Hailstork received his doctorate in composition from Michigan State University, where he was a student of H. Owen Reed. He completed earlier studies at the Manhattan School of Music under Vittorio Giannini and David Diamond, the American Institute at Fontainebleau with Nadia Boulanger, and Howard University with Mark Fax. Dr. Hailstork has written in a variety of genres, producing works for chorus, solo voice, piano, organ, various chamber ensembles, band, and orchestra. His early compositions include Celebration, recorded by the Detroit Symphony in 1976; and two works for band (Out of the Depths, 1977, and American Guernica, 1983), both of which won national competitions. Consort Piece (1995), commissioned by the Norfolk Chamber Ensemble, was awarded first prize by the University of Delaware Festival of Contemporary Music. Dr. Hailstork, who has received honorary doctorates from Michigan State University and the College of William and Mary, resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and serves as Professor of Music and Eminent Scholar at Old Dominion University in Norfolk. To read more about Dr. Hailstork, click here.
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