Michael Hoppe (organist)

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Michael Hoppe (* 1966 in Leverkusen ) is a German church music consultant in the Aachen diocese and cathedral organist at Aachen Cathedral .

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After finishing school, Michael Hoppe studied at the Robert Schumann University of Applied Sciences in Düsseldorf with Paul Heuser , Wolfgang Seifen , Hans-Dieter Möller and Raimund Wippermann, church music A-diploma and organ music . Subsequently, at the Cologne University of Music and Dance, the degree course "Choir Conducting Diploma" followed. In addition, he attended numerous master classes, including with Gaston Litaize , Ludger Lohmann , Wolfgang Rübsam and Peter Planyavsky .

After his studies, Hoppe got his first job in 1992 as assistant to the cathedral music director at Essen Cathedral and at the same time as a lecturer for church music in the training of priests in the diocese of Essen . In 1995 he moved to the parish church of St. Severin in the Aachen district of Eilendorf as organist , which was a focus point for organ music in the Aachen diocese.

After Michael Hoppe had already worked as a lecturer at the Musikhochschule in Düsseldorf in previous years, he was appointed professor for organ playing and musical composition at the Catholic University for Church Music St. Gregorius in Aachen in 2001 . In addition, he was Vice Rector of the university. In 2005 he became church music advisor for the diocese of Aachen and in December 2018 he received the title of diocesan church music director. From 2006 to 2014 he taught composition at the University of Music and Dance Cologne, Aachen department. In addition, Hoppe repeatedly received invitations to organ concerts and radio and CD recordings.

On July 1, 2013, Hoppe was appointed cathedral organist at Aachen Cathedral as the successor to Norbert Richtsteig .

One focus of Hoppes' church music work is introducing children to Christian songs and for this purpose, in collaboration with Steffen Schreyer , Thomas Quast and Christoph Seeger, he compiled and published the Catholic children's song book "Sei ein Note in Gottes Melodie" as well as the children's musical "Der Beginning "composed. Another of his focal points is organ improvisation and French organ symphonies .

Publications (selection)

  • Be a note in God's melody , Catholic children's song book, first publications by various composers, Einhard-Verlag, Aachen 2004
  • The beginning , children's musical, composition Michael Hoppe, Aachen 2005
  • Trumpet tune , organ composition, world premiere in Cologne 2007
  • Publications in the book of the cathedral organists on the praise of God, the piano book on the praise of God, as well as in the choir books on the praise of God by Carus-Verlag

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Hoppe is the new diocesan church music director , press release on Church in the Diocese of Aachen from December 18, 2018
  2. ^ Press release Domradio Köln from April 29, 2007
personal data
SURNAME Hoppe, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German church music consultant in the diocese of Aachen and cathedral organist
DATE OF BIRTH 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Leverkusen