Piano Quintet “Detroit”

Composer: HAILSTORK, Adolphus
  • Written in 2018, Piano Quintet “Detroit” is a four-movement work paying tribute to the Michigan city:
    1. Detroit Grit
    2. Detroit Nocturne
    3. Detroit Rise
    4. Prayer – In Memoriam Brazeal Dennard
  • Notes on the piece by the composer:
    • “Detroit, for several decades, was a city where I received many important composing and performance opportunities in the early and middle part of my career. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra even commissioned my second symphony. My cantata Done Made My Vow was performed there more times than any place else. The chorus for those performances was always the outstanding Brazeal Dennard Chorale. He loved his city and was a great mentor to me. The final movement of this quintet is dedicated to his memory.”1

Sources

  1. “Adolphus Hailstork: Chamber Works,” Navona Records, accessed February 18, 2025, https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6667/.

Cut IDs

32368 32369