New York Choral Society to Present ‘A Knee on the Neck’

The New York Choral Society is set to present the highly anticipated New York premiere of Adolphus Hailstork’s “A Knee on the Neck” on June 13, 2023 at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall. The concert will pair this new work with Ralph Vaughn Williams’ “Dona Nobis Pacem” in a program that seeks to place Hailstork’s groundbreaking work firmly in the {…}

Aug 3, 2020

Theodore Front Music Selects Dr. Adolphus Hailstork As August’s Composer of the Month

Theodore Front Music Literature, Inc., a leading sheet music and music book dealer based in Santa Clarita, California has named Black composer, Dr. Adolphus Hailstork as its composer of the month. Hailstork is currently at work on a George Floyd requiem cantata titled “A Knee On a Neck.” The piece is scored for orchestra, chorus, tenor, baritone, and mezzo-soprano. The {…}

A Knee On the Neck

New York Choral Society to Present ‘A Knee on the Neck’

Theodore Front Music Selects Dr. Adolphus Hailstork As August’s Composer of the Month