Hal H. Hopson
Hal H. Hopson was a composer and church musician with over 3000 published works, which comprise almost every musical form in church music. With a special interest in congregational song, he made a significant contribution to the new repertoire of hymn tunes and responsorial psalm settings as evidenced by the proliferation of his settings that are included in published hymnals and psalm collections.
His cantata, God with Us, was one of the few compositions selected by a panel at the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC, to be placed in a capsule during the American Bicentennial in 1976. The capsule will be opened at the Tricentennial in 2076 and will be heard again as a representative piece of American choral composition of this century.
Hal was active as a conductor and clinician, having conducted choral festivals and workshops in United States, Europe, and Asia. He was recognized for his contribution to music by being included in The International Who's Who in Music, Cambridge, England, and by being awarded the esteemed title of National Patron by Delta Omicron, a national professional fraternity of musicians. He was active in several professional organizations, having served on the national boards of The Presbyterian Association of Musicians, and Choristers Guild. Hal received the annual ASCAP award from that agency for many consecutive years.
Jubilate Music Group is honored to have published his work and to have shared in his extraordinary journey. We give thanks to God for the life and legacy of Hal H. Hopson.Â
