Presbyterians and other lovers of sacred music are mourning this week after the death of Hal Hopson, a Presbyterian composer of church music who published more than 3,000 works.
Hopson died Sunday at age 92. His funeral will be at 3 p.m. Aug. 16 at University Presbyterian Church in Austin.
His publisher, ECS Publishing Group, said his work is heard weekly in congregations throughout the country. Hopson “composed music that was accessible to nearly all choirs and congregations, always striving to include rather than exclude,” his publisher said. “His published repertoire included almost every conceivable genre: anthems for children, youth and adult choirs, as well as compositions for organ, piano, harpsichord and handbells.”…