I have been privileged over the years to have been bathed in the delightful tones of various Michael Hoppé creations, one of which was so powerful and emotive that I used it regularly to open one of my very early radio shows, (This Majestic Land). Here today some 10 years, later I am privileged once…

Nocturne in Blue Michael Hoppé 2023 / Chordially Yours Music 48 minutes Nocturne in Blue is the twentieth album by Michael Hoppé that I’ve reviewed (not counting singles or compilations) since he first blew me away with his 1996 album, The Yearning with flutist Tim Wheater. A master of creating music that flows from the…

Mauro Ledesma conducted the Chorale San Miguel and accompanying strings, to give a wonderful performance of my “Requiem for Peace & Reconciliation” as part of the “Day of the Dead” concert November 2022

Afterglow has surpassed 20 million listens!  

The composition “Love Remains” from my 2023 “Nocturne in Blue” release won an award!

Many thanks to Suzanne and John Moore for bringing Monica and myself back to Sedona for a concert at the Church of the Red Rocks March 19 2023. It was a great pleasure to perform with Gina Choe (cello), Taylor Morris (violin), and Lies’l Hill (soprano). Special thanks to conductor Ryan Holder for organizing the…

Beneath Mexican Stars Michael Hoppé 2021 / Huks Music 42 minutes Review by Kathy Parsons Beneath Mexican Stars is Michael Hoppe´’s second album to be released in 2021 – lucky us! The first was By Myself, which is solo piano, something of a rarity for Hoppe´, although he is known all over the world as…

“Beneath Mexican Stars” is for my wife, Monica, and it is indeed her favorite composition. BMS first appeared on my album “Amistad” and then again recently on “By Myself” I always like to hear my music in ways other than when I play it on the piano. I thought “Beneath Mexican Stars” would sound wonderful…

Michael Hoppé’s By Myself is the twentieth album of his that I’ve reviewed, starting with his 1996 release, The Yearning. One of my all-time favorite artists, Michael has created an extraordinary body of work in his long and colorful career. Melodic and often tinged with melancholy, Michael’s music is rarely composed for solo piano, making this a…