MOSES GEORGE HOGAN,
born in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 13, 1957, is a pianist,
conductor and arranger of international renown. A graduate of the
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) and Oberlin
Conservatory of Music in Ohio, he also studied at New York’s
Juilliard School of Music and Louisiana State University
in Baton Rouge. Mr. Hogan’s many accomplishments as a concert
pianist included winning first place in the prestigious 28th annual
Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Competition in New York. Hogan
was recently appointed Artist In Residence at Loyola
University in New Orleans. Hogan began his exploration of the
choral music idiom in 1980. Hogan’s former New Orleans based
Moses Hogan Chorale received international acclaim.
The Moses Hogan Singers made their debut
in 1998 on the EMI record label with the acclaimed soprano
Barbara Hendricks. Hogan was commissioned to arrange and perform
several compositions for the 1995 PBS Documentary, THE AMERICAN
PROMISE, whose soundtrack was released separately by Windham
Hill records under the title VOICES.
His discography includes a recording of
arrangements of spirituals for the acclaimed soprano Barbara
Hendricks, sung by the Moses Hogan Singers entitled Give Me Jesus,
produced by EMI Virgin Records; An American Heritage of
Spirituals, sung by the famed Mormon Tabernacle Choir,
conducted by Moses Hogan and Albert McNeil; Two recordings of
spirituals with renowned countertenor Derek Lee Ragin on Aria
Records and on Channel Classic Records; This Little Light of Mine,
featuring Hogan’s most recent commissions and dedications, with
excerpts from the Oxford Book of Spirituals, MGH Records: The
Moses Hogan Choral Series 2002, features a collection of
thirty-nine spirituals and songs of faith, sung by the Moses Hogan
Chorale and Moses Hogan Singers, with excerpts from the Oxford Book
of Spirituals, produced and arranged by Moses Hogan, MGH Records;
Lift Every Voice For Freedom, a collection of American folk
songs, poems, hymns, songs of faith and patriotic songs.
Hogan served as editor of the new Oxford Book
of Spirituals, an expansive collection of spirituals, published
by Oxford University Press. Hogan’s contemporary settings of
spirituals, original compositions and other works have been revered
by audiences and praised by critics including Gramophone
magazine. With over 70 published works, Hogan’s arrangements have
become staples in the repertoires of high school, college, church,
community and professional choirs worldwide. Hogan’s choral style,
high musical standards and unique repertoire have consistently
elicited praise from critics worldwide. Hogan is an exclusive
arranger and composer for Hal Leonard Music Corporation and a member
of Phi Mu Alpha Fraternity and ASCAP. Mr. Hogan has been
increasingly in demand internationally as an arranger, conductor and
clinician. Hogan’s choral series is published by Hal Leonard
Corporation and by Alliance Music Publishers.
