Adolphus Hailstork (born Adolphus Cunningham Hailstork III, Rochester, New York, April 17, 1941) is an American composer and educator. He grew up in Albany, New York, where he studied violin, piano, organ, and voice. Rochester, also known as both The Flower City, and The Flour City, is a city in Monroe County, New York, United States. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... New York State Capitol Building, completed in 1899 at a cost of $25 million was the most expensive government building of its time. ...

Hailstork received his doctorate in music composition at Michigan State University in 1971, studying with H. Owen Reed. His other composition instructors include Mark Fax, Vittorio Giannini, David Diamond, and Nadia Boulanger. Michigan State University Michigan State University is a university in East Lansing, Michigan near the state capital of Lansing. ... Vittorio Giannini (October 19, 1903 – November 28, 1966) was an neoromantic American composer of operas, songs, symphonies, and band works. ... There are at least two David Diamonds David Diamond the journalist David Diamond the composer This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Nadia Boulanger (September 16, 1887 – October 22, 1979) was an influential composer, conductor, and music professor. ...

He has served as professor at Youngstown State University in Ohio, as well as professor of music and Composer-in-Residence at Virginia's Norfolk State University. He is currently a professor of music and Composer-in-Residence at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Youngstown State University is a university located in Youngstown, Ohio. ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Other U.S. States Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Governor Bob Taft Official languages None Area 116,096 km² (34th)  - Land 106,154 km²  - Water 10,044 km² (8. ... Norfolk State University, founded 1935, is a historically black university located in Norfolk, Virginia. ... Old Dominion University // Old Dominion University (ODU) is a university located in Norfolk, Virginia. ... Norfolk, Virginia, viewed from Portsmouth, across the Elizabeth River Norfolk is a city in the U.S. state of Virginia in the United States of America. ...

Hailstork is of African American ancestry and his works blend musical ideas from both the African American and European traditions. African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ...

Hailstork's awards include a Fulbright fellowship (1987). In 1992 he was named a Cultural Laureate of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

External link

• Adolphus Hailstork Collection page at Old Dominion University Libraries