Michael Hoppe
Mexico, San Miguel De Allende
Michael Hoppe
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“By Myself” has been submitted to the 64th Grammy Awards. Thanks again for supporting, and enjoying the music!
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Hello everyone, I have just added a brand new recording not yet released
of the orchestral version "Beneath Mexican Stars"
Enjoy!
Bye for now,
Michael
Hello everone,
When the pandemic arrived in 2020 it prevented
many forms of social gatherings including playing with other musicians.
In more than 30 albums I have made, almost all of them have been recorded with other performers, so this album titled “By Myself” is just that, no fellow musicians, just me and the piano.
It was an interesting experience, partly because although my music is composed on the piano, it is not necessarily for the piano. I invariably hear other musicians performing it, and my role is one of background...but not this time!
I hope you enjoy “By Myself”, now on Spotify, a solo piano album
recorded at home, and resulting directly from the pandemic isolation.
Michael Hoppe
c 2021
Music composed, performed and produced by
Michael Hoppe
Hello everyone,
Just wanted to let you know I will be giving a benefit
livestream concert at 5pm February 24 from our home in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Please see poster below
for details. Would be delighted if you could attend!
Hello everyone!
Hope you are all well and safe in these extraordinary times. I am delighted many of you have enjoyed my choral album “Peace & Reconciliation”
I will upload my tracks shortly.
Peace,
Michael
Hello everyone,
Just wanted to let you know how happy it makes me, especially in these difficult times, to learn of
your appreciation of my new choral album “Peace & Reconciliation”. Your enthusiasm for my music has helped several of the titles top the Classical charts.
Thank you, very much appreciated! I will add some new titles shortly. Take care, Michael
Hello everyone,
I have added 3 choral tracks from my latest album
"PEACE & RECONCILIATION"
These are difficult times, and I hope you enjoy this serene choral music
to help you get through them...
Bye for now, and stay safe!
Michael
Hello everyone,
Just returned from attending the European premiere of my “Requiem for Peace & Reconciliation“ in Hasselt, Belgium. It was an unforgettable experience for me...
The album of my choral music PEACE & RECONCILIATION will be released 20th March. As always, I much appreciate your listening to my work! Happy Holidays, and my best wishes, Michael
Hello everyone,
Just wanted to let you know I have added two new songs from my recent album AMISTAD (Friendship)
They are a guitar song "El Jardin" (The Garden) and "The Awakening", a violin work which I have especially liked
performed with my friend Pedro Cartas.
See what you think...
Thanks for listening, and delighted you enjoy my music!
Bye for now,
Michael
Hello everyone,
I have just added a new orchestral track “Prairie Moon”, definitely a cinematic theme!
See what you think, and thanks for listening.
Happy Holidays to all!
And thank you for having my music as part of your life...
Am going through my repertoire and shall upload some new songs shortly. As I have recorded for many different instruments, please feel free to let me know what is your favorite!
Bye for now,
Michael
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PEACE & RECONCILATION
A miracle…
When I recorded REQUIEM in 2005 with superlative performances by Heidi Fielding (soprano), Dwain Briggs (tenor), Martin Tillman (cello), Alyssa Park (violin), Lilly Hayden (violin), Chris Bleth (oboe) and Bernadette Allbaugh (clarinet) the recording was originally meant to be a demo for an eventual SATB choral arrangement.
But for various reasons, this was not to be.
However I felt the REQUIEM recording had genuine magic, and the beautiful performances by all involved made it so.
REQUIEM was subsequently released in 2006.
But I had always wanted that SATB arrangement...it was a Requiem after all, and I felt it just demanded the choral treatment.
In 2018, I went ahead and hired master arranger Richard Bronskill to arrange all 8 movements of my Requiem for an SATB choir with string quartet.
Now titled “Requiem for Peace & Reconciliation” the work is dedicated to my parents, and to my unknown father.
Meanwhile, I still had no idea how I could have the piece performed, let alone recorded.
Until a miracle happened…
Early in 2019, I was contacted by Ryan Holder, the founding Artistic Director
of the Sedona Academy of Chamber Singers (SACS), and the musical director of The Church of The Red Rocks, Sedona, Arizona, to perform in his church.
I was delighted to accept, and mentioned I had a newly arranged “Requiem for Peace & Reconciliation” for an SATB choir with string quartet, neither performed nor recorded, would he be interested to look at the score?
Ryan not only was, but also wanted to both perform and record the Requiem.
Well, this was totally amazing, as we had never even discussed the recording budget!
I mentioned I had two other short SATB pieces which he might like,
so we could make an entire album of all my choral work.
Ryan thought that was a good idea, and so just like that, all my choral pieces were recorded in the St. Maria church in Scottsdale with his magnificent 40 member SACS choir beautifully accompanied by the Tetra String Quartet.
Only after performing at The Church of The Red Rocks did I learn the whole of the recording session was in fact underwritten by a couple who were members of The Church, and who had been fans of my music for many years.
My long sought dream of having my Requiem performed and recorded was answered, and a miracle had occurred...
Thank you, John and Suzanne Moore for realizing my dream…a miracle indeed.
Also, thank you Ryan Holder for conducting and inspiring your wonderful SACS singers to sing so expressively, and thanks to the Tetra String Quartet for accompanying them so beautifully.
You all made this composer very happy!
Michael Hoppe 2019
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