Moses Hogan

Moses George Hogan (March 13, 1957 – February 11, 2003) was an American composer and arranger of choral music. He was best known for his settings of African-American spirituals. Hogan was a pianist, conductor and arranger of international renown. His works are celebrated and performed by high school, college, church, community, and professional choirs today. His most famous work today is The Oxford Book of Spirituals created in 2002. He died at the age of 45 of a brain tumor, and his survivors include his mother, a brother and four sisters. His interment was located at Mount Olivet Cemetery and Mausoleum.

Childhood

Born in New Orleans, Hogan lived with five siblings and his parents, who gave their children a passion for music. He was an accomplished pianist by the age of nine.[1] The family attended the A.L. Davis New Zion Baptist Church. Hogan's father was a bass singer in the church choir while Hogan's uncle, Edwin B. Hogan, was the Minister of Music and organist.

Education

Hogan was musically educated from a young age, first enrolling in Xavier University Junior School of Music. In his sophomore year of high school, he was accepted to New Orleans Center for Creative Arts High School and was in its first graduating class of 1975.

Hogan was awarded a full scholarship to the Oberlin Conservatory of Music where he studied piano and graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Music degree. Immediately after graduation, he began graduate studies at Juilliard School of Music, and later went to study classical music in Vienna, Austria. During his piano performance years, Hogan won several competitions including first place at the 28th Annual Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Competition in New York. He returned to Louisiana State where he was offered the opportunity to work for his doctorate, but decided not to pursue it.

Achievements

Arrangements

Over seventy published works

Style

Although Moses Hogan arrangements were quite unique, they would generally fall into these three main categories...

Holiday

Started on November 20, 1999, and is known as Negro Spiritual/Moses Hogan Chorale Day.[3]

Discography

Songbooks

References

  1. ↑ Oxford AASC: Hogan, Moses
  2. ↑ Oxford AASC: Hogan, Moses
  3. ↑ “Negro Spirituals/Moses Hogan Chorale Day” Proclaimed

References and external links