{"product_id":"hailstork-flight-for-solo-flute","title":"Hailstork- Flight for Solo Flute","description":"\u003ch2\u003eHailstork- Flight for Solo Flute\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComposer: Adolfus Hailstork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlute score\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Theodore Presser Company\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis inspiring 4½-minute solo has drama, beauty, idiomatic flashiness, and an opening theme in minor that comes back in a triumphant major key. The composer has written, “FLIGHT begins slowly, then suddenly takes off like a bird on its maiden voyage leaping from a cliff. After a torrid swing through the sky, the young bird lands gently.” FLIGHT is within reach of dedicated students, and very effective for professional recitals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlight was recognised in the National Flute Association’s 2023 Newly Published Music Competition in the Solo Flute category.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout Adolphus Hailstork\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdolphus Hailstork (b. 1941) is an American composer whose extensive catalogue includes orchestral, choral, chamber, operatic and solo works. He studied at Howard University and the Manhattan School of Music, later studying with Nadia Boulanger at Fontainebleau before completing his doctorate in composition at Michigan State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis music has been performed by leading ensembles including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and New York Philharmonic. Hailstork has also had a long career as an educator and is Professor Emeritus at Old Dominion University in Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"All Flutes Plus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60372925186382,"sku":"THE11442309","price":12.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0885\/5335\/7646\/files\/the11442309_0.jpg?v=1786617471","url":"https:\/\/www.allflutesplus.com\/products\/hailstork-flight-for-solo-flute","provider":"All Flutes Plus","version":"1.0","type":"link"}