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Michael Hoppe
Mexico, San Miguel De Allende
Classical

About Michael Hoppe

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!
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Feb 21

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Mexico, San Miguel de Allende , San Miguel de Allende

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Michael Hoppe

Mexico, San Miguel de Allende, Obraje, 33770

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