Hal Hopson
Hopson (June 12, 1933 – July 20, 2025) was an American composer and church musician residing in Cedar Park, Texas. He had over 3000 published works, which comprise almost every musical form in church music. His cantata, God with Us, was one of the few compositions selected by a panel at the Kennedy Space Center, Washington, DC, to be placed in a capsule during the American Bicentennial in 1976.
Also recorded as Hal H. Hopson
Hal Hopson
- Born
- 1933 · Mound.
- Died
- 2025
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- composer
- Fields
- church
- Languages
- English
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Born at Mound in 1933, died in 2025.
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1933
Hal Hopson born at Mound.
2025
Hal Hopson died.
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