Marshall Opera presents "An Evening with Adolphus Hailstork"

Marshall Opera proudly celebrates the 85th birthday of distinguished American composer Adolphus Hailstork with a concert honoring one of the most compelling and enduring voices in American music. Hailstork's extraordinary body of workspanning opera, orchestral, choral, chamber, and vocal musiccombines lyrical beauty, rhythmic vitality, and a profound engagement with the American experience. This special celebration brings together a stellar cast of acclaimed vocal artists: sopranos Nicoletta Berry and Maria Brea, tenor Joshua Blue*, and baritone Jorell Williams, under the baton of conductor Mark Shapiro. Join Marshall Opera for an inspiring musical tribute to Hailstork's remarkable life and legacya joyful 85th-birthday celebration of a composer whose music speaks with eloquence, humanity, and unmistakable power to audiences today.

Mark Shapiro, conductor

Nicoletta Berry, soprano

Maria Brea, soprano

Joshua Blue*, tenor

Jorell Williams, baritone

Pauline Kim Harris, violin

Maria Im, violin

Kayla Williams, viola

Laura Metcalf, cello

Kebra-Seyoun Charles, double bass

Yoonah Kim, clarinet

Kirsten Agresta Copely, harp

Baron Fenwick, piano

All compositions by Adolphus Hailstork:

Our Land (World Premiere)

Maria Brea, soprano

Nobody Know

Jorell Williams, baritone

Summer.Life.Song.

Nicoletta Berry, soprano

Four Romantic Love Songs

Joshua Blue, tenor

Sing Her a Song

Ms. Brea

Excerpts from the opera Common Ground

Ms. Berry, Ms. Brea, Mr. Blue, Mr. Williams

*Mr. Blue appears by courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera.