Biography about moses hogan

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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 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. Over his lifetime, he published 88 arrangements for voice, eight of which were solo pieces.

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. The family attended the A.L. Davis New Zion Baptist Church. Hogan's father, of the same name, was a bass singer in the church choir while Hogan's uncle, Edwin B. Hogan, was the Minister of Music and organist. His mother, Gloria Hogan, was a sjuksköterska.

Hogan was musically educated from a young age, first enrolling in Xavier University Junior School of Music. In his s

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Moses Hogan and the Anonymous Bards of African American Spirituals

I feel a sense, a responsibility, to carry on the wonderful mission of the unknown bards who created the spiritual, whom we are not privy to know their names.

 

--Moses Hogan

 

Have you listened to our Sunday morning choral program Sacred Classics? Maybe you’ve heard a few songs on your way to church or while out running errands. If so, chances are you’ve heard me play spirituals such as “The Battle of Jericho,” “Steal Away,” “Wade in the Water,” and “Great Day” performed by the Moses Hogan Singers. One of my favorite albums of spirituals features Barbara Hendricks with the Moses Hogan Singers. It’s called Give Me Jesus. Most of the songs in the collection were arranged by Moses Hogan. They have an artful sensibility and a vibrancy—at times conveyed in an intense stillness—that ennoble and man palpable the yearning and joy of the songs’ creators. And, the performances are simply stunning.

 

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Moses Hogan

American composer and choral arranger (1957–2003)

Moses George Hogan
Born	(1957-03-13)March 13, 1957 New Orleans, U.S.
Died	February 11, 2003(2003-02-11) (aged 45)
Education	Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Louisiana State University
Occupation(s)	Classical band player, composer, arranger

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 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. Over his lifetime, he published 88 arrangements for voice, eight of which were solo pieces.^[1]

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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. The family att