Arts and Entertainment

Happy Birthday, Hailstork!

April 30 2026

7:30 PM
L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center, Norfolk State University 700 Park Ave, Norfolk, Va 23504 757-282-2822 or info@vafest.org Price: Prices May Vary

 

Happy Birthday, Hailstork!
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Stewart Goodyear, piano
Norfolk State University Chorus

Co-presented with Virginia Symphony Orchestra and Virginia Arts Festival. Happy Birthday, Hailstork! And welcome back, JoAnn Falletta! Virginia Arts Festival and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the music of one of Hampton Roads’ finest artists, composer Adolphus Hailstork, in an 85th birthday celebration featuring works including An American Port of Call, First Piano Concerto, and Done Made My Vow. To make this special evening even more spectacular, the Orchestra’s Connie and Marc Jacobson Music Director Laureate and Grammy Award winner JoAnn Falletta returns for one night only to conduct a performance that includes pianist Stewart Goodyear and the acclaimed Norfolk State University Chorus.

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