Friday, October 27, 2006
FROM POP TO A REQUIEM
Portland's "Catholic Sentinel" reports:
The man who signed The Who and ABBA to record label deals is about to premiere his own composition, a Mass for the dead.
Michael Hoppé’s “Requiem” melds ancient chant, classical instrumentation and the concise clarity of pop.
Once an officer in the British Army and formerly an executive for PolyGram records, he has of late created his own music. Hoppé, who lives in Southeast Portland, has film scores and music for an episode of HBO’s The Sopranos to his credit. There’s also Solace, his Grammy-nominated album.
Now there’s the requiem, which premieres on All Souls Day — at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, at St. John Fisher Church, 7007 SW 46th Ave., at Nevada.
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