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

Moses George Hogan (born March 13, 1957 – died February 11, 2003) was an amazing American musician. He was famous for writing and arranging music for choirs, especially for a type of music called spirituals. Spirituals are powerful songs that started with African Americans. Moses Hogan was a talented pianist, conductor, and arranger whose music is still loved and performed by many groups today, from school choirs to professional singers all around the world. He published 88 musical arrangements during his life.

About Moses Hogan

Moses Hogan was born in New Orleans, a vibrant city in the U.S. He grew up with five brothers and sisters. His parents made sure music was a big part of their lives. By the time he was nine, Moses was already a very good pianist. His family went to the A.L. Davis New Zion Baptist Church. His father sang in the church choir, and his uncle was the music director and organist.

Moses started his music education early. He first went to the Xavier University Junior School of Music. Later, in high school, he was accepted into the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts High School. He was part of its very first graduating class in 1975.

His Education and Early Career

Moses Hogan earned a full scholarship to the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. He studied piano there and graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Music degree. After Oberlin, he started studying at the Juilliard School of Music, a very famous music school. He also studied classical music in Vienna, Austria.

During his time as a piano performer, Moses won several important contests. One big win was first place at the 28th Annual Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Competition in New York. He later returned to Louisiana State University. He was offered a chance to work on his doctorate degree there, but he decided not to finish it.

Forming Music Groups

In 1980, Moses Hogan created a group called the New World Ensemble. This is when he started arranging music for choirs. In 1993, he founded the Moses Hogan Chorale. The next year, he published his first arrangement, a song called "Elijah Rock". His choir was even invited to sing at a big event called the World Choral Symposium in Sydney, Australia in 1996.

In 1997, he started another group, the Moses Hogan Singers. Their first music album was released in 2002. Sadly, Moses Hogan passed away a year later, at the age of 45, due to a brain tumor. He is remembered by his mother, brother, and four sisters. He was buried in New Orleans.

Amazing Achievements

Moses Hogan achieved many wonderful things in his life:

  • He started and led two famous music groups: the Moses Hogan Chorale and the Moses Hogan Singers.
  • He won first place in the 28th "Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Competition" in New York.
  • He became an artist in residence at Loyola University New Orleans in 1993. This means he was a special guest artist at the university.
  • He arranged and performed music for a 1995 PBS documentary called The American Promise.
  • He recorded and conducted music with the famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
  • His work was highly praised by important newspapers and magazines like The New York Times and Gramophone.
  • He was a member of the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity.
  • He helped bring professional choral spirituals to a wider audience and brought new life to the tradition of Negro spirituals.

His Music Arrangements

Moses Hogan arranged many beautiful songs. Here are some of them:

  • "Abide with Me"
  • "Ain't That Good News"
  • "Amen"
  • "Any How"
  • "A Spiritual Reflection"
  • "Basin Street Blues"
  • "The Battle of Jericho"
  • "Cert'nly Lawd"
  • "Climbin' Up the Mountain"
  • "Daniel, Daniel, Servant of the Lord"
  • "De Blin' Man Stood on De Road an' Cried"
  • "Deep River"
  • "Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel?"
  • "Do Lord, Remember Me"
  • "Done Made My Vow to the Lord"
  • "Don't You Mourn"
  • "Down by the Riverside"
  • "Elijah Rock"
  • "Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit"
  • "Ezekiel Saw de Wheel"
  • "Fix Me, Jesus"
  • "Give Me Jesus"
  • "Glory, Glory, Glory to the Newborn King"
  • "Go Down Moses"
  • "God's Gonna Set This World on Fire"
  • "Good News, The Chariot's Comin'"
  • "Go Tell It on the Mountain"
  • "Great Day"
  • "Hear My Prayer"
  • "He Never Said A Mumblin' Word"
  • "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands"
  • "His Light Still Shines"
  • "Hold On!"
  • "Hold Out Your Light"
  • "I Am His Child"
  • "I Can Tell the World"
  • "I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray"
  • "I Got a Home In-A Dat Rock"
  • "I Got a Robe"
  • "I Have a Dream"
  • "I Know The Lord's Laid His Hands On Me"
  • "I'm Gonna Sing 'Till the Spirit Moves in My Heart"
  • "I'll Make The Difference"
  • "I Stood on the River of Jordan"
  • "I Surrender All"
  • "I Want God's Heaven To Be Mine"
  • "I Want Jesus To Walk With Me"
  • "I Want To Be Ready"
  • "I Want To Thank You, Lord"
  • "Jesus Lay Your Head in the Window"
  • "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho"
  • "Let the Heaven Light Shine On Me"
  • "Let Us Break Bread Together"
  • "Lift Every Voice for Freedom"
  • "Like a Mighty Stream"
  • "Lily of the Valley"
  • "Little David, Play On Your Harp"
  • "Lord, I Want To Be A Christian"
  • "Mister Banjo"
  • "Music Down in My Soul"
  • "My God Is So High"
  • "My Good Lord's Done Been Here"
  • "My Lord, What a Morning"
  • "My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord"
  • "No Hidin' Place"
  • "Mary Don't You Weep"
  • "Old Time Religion"
  • "O Magnify the Lord"
  • "Only What You Do For Christ Will Last"
  • "Plenty Good Room"
  • "Ride On, King Jesus"
  • "Ride The Chariot"
  • "Rise An' Shine"
  • "Somebody's Knockin' at Yo' Door"
  • "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child"
  • "Soon-Ah Will Be Done"
  • "Stand By Me"
  • "Standing in the Need of Prayer"
  • "Steal Away"
  • "Surely He Died on Calvary"
  • "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
  • "There is a Balm in Gilead"
  • "There's a Man Goin' Around"
  • "This is My Country"
  • "This Little Light of Mine"
  • "Trashin' the Camp"
  • "Two Hymn Settings"
  • "Wade in the Water"
  • "Walk Together Children"
  • "We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace"
  • "Were You There?"
  • "Who Built the Ark?"
  • "Witness"
  • "You Better Min' How You Talk"

Special Day

November 20, 1999, became known as Negro Spiritual/Moses Hogan Chorale Day. This special day celebrates spirituals and the Moses Hogan Chorale.

His Albums

Here are some of the albums featuring Moses Hogan's work:

  • Voices – This was the soundtrack for the 1995 PBS documentary, An American Promise.
  • The Moses Hogan Choral Series 2003: This Little Light of Mine
  • Give Me Jesus – performed by the Moses Hogan Singers.
  • An American Heritage of Spirituals – performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
  • Deep River
  • The Moses Hogan Choral Series 2002
  • Lift Every Voice for Freedom, a collection of American folk songs, poems, hymns, songs of faith, and patriotic songs.
  • This Little Light of Mine: Moses Hogan Choral Series 2003

His Songbooks

Moses Hogan also helped create several songbooks:

  • Feel the Spirit, Vol. 1, published March 2008
  • Feel the Spirit, Vol. 2, published July 2008
  • Oxford Book of Spirituals, he was an editor for this book (1914 to 2001)
  • Ain't That Good News, published November 2005
  • The Deep River Collection, published August 2000
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