Michael Hoppe News

As a composer, there is nothing more exciting than listening to gifted musicians play, and sometimes arrange, my music. In 2012, I performed with two wonderful young musicians in Seoul. They were Jiyoung Yun (violin) and Youngmin Kim (cello). Later in 2017, we performed again together several times in and around, Seoul. I am very…

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There will be an “Amistad” benefit concert for The Children’s Art Foundation on Wednesday February 20 2019 at 5 pm at the Angela Peralta Theater, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. I am delighted to announce my co-performers will include Joe Powers (Harmonica), Pedro Cartas (Violin), Angelo Luna (Cello), and Beatriz Foncerrada (Flute) Tickets will be available from Juan’s Cafe…

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“Requiem for Peace and Reconciliation” will be performed November 24 2019 by the Hasselt Cathedral Choir, Belgium, conducted by the celebrated conductor/composer Ludo Claesen. Other scheduled performances include: The Church of  the Red Rocks, Sedona AZ Sacred Heart Cathedral, Knoxville, TN Toronto, Canada San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, conducted by Mauro Ledesma. Performance details to be…

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2017 Seoul, South Korea

My wife and I were invited by my Korean record company Huks Music to perform concerts in and around Seoul. This was our 7th trip back to Seoul, and the most memorable. The 2 part interview by the incomparable Priestess Jung-Mok will give you a good idea, of our wonderful time, and performing with with…

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Solace & Romances on Vinyl

May I introduce Richie Wang of Serenity Records, Taiwan… We first met on Facebook, and then our new acquaintance resulted in Richie bringing out 2 of my albums “Solace” and “Romances” (and with more to come) on top-of-the-line vinyl. His packaging is both superb and extraordinarily deluxe… I have never seen my music so wonderfully…

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Heart to Heart

I have been blessed in my lifetime with many gifts for which I am grateful but none more than an early instinct to create music. This has inspired and guided me since I was a young boy in London searching through the structure and discipline of classical music and technique, to find my own voice…

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