Moses Hogan papers

Moses Hogan was a native of New Orleans and a well-known classical pianist, composer, and internationally renowned arranger of American Spirituals. He was a member of the first class of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. He studied with jazz pianist Ellis Marsalis and won a scholarship to Oberlin College and later studied at The Julliard School. In 1980, Hogan started the New World Ensemble choir, which he composed for. During the 1990s he formed the Moses Hogan Chorale and later the Moses Hogan Singers which appeared at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC and the Sydney Opera House as well as other prestigious venues. He was a sought after arranger and composer. In 1995 he was commissioned to arrange and perform several compositions for the PBS documentary “The American Promise.” In 1999, he became the editor for the “Oxford Book of Spirituals.” At the time of his death he was the artist-in-residence at both Dillard University and Loyola University, and had recently received the Tribute to the Classical Arts Outstanding Contribution Award.

The Moses Hogan papers consist of personal correspondence, numerous LPs and CDs, programs, awards, music scores, film and audio reels from the Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College. Also, included are music books, hymnals and 3 master audio reels from the Moses Hogan Chorale.