Beata Moon
| Beata Moon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1969 |
| Origin | North Dakota and Indiana |
| Occupation(s) | composer, pianist, educator |
| Years active | 1977-present |
| Labels |
BiBimBop Naxos |
| Website | http://www.beatamoon.com |
Beata Moon (born 1969, North Dakota) is a classical pianist and composer, raised in Indiana, making her debut at age 8 with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.[1] She trained as a pianist at the Juilliard School (bachelor's and master's degrees) with Adele Marcus, and self-taught as a composer. She released two CDs of chamber music on BiBimBop Records, Perigee & Apogee and Earthshine. In 2007, Naxos Records added a CD of her works for solo piano, performed by Moon herself, to their catalog of important 21st-century composers. Her work has been acclaimed by Kyle Gann, Gramophone, Allmusic, and others.
Moon has frequently collaborated with choreographer Henning Rübsam and his company SENSEDANCE. "After Yet Another Fall" (1992), "Dolphins and Antelopes" (1996), "Moonpaths" (1998), "Dinner is West" (2005)[2] and "Tenancy" (2011) are among her commissions for the company. Rübsam choreographed to other works by Moon, including her "In Transit" from 1999 which was used for the choreographer's "Amaranthine Road" (2007).
She is of Korean-American descent.
She also has gained notability for performing a series of "Whodunit?" concerts at such venues as the Kennedy Center, in which the program notes are not provided until the end of the concert.
The Beata Moon Ensemble
The Beata Moon Ensemble debuted on February 22, 2002 at Columbia University's Miller Theatre with Lara St. John as the featured soloist.
- Beata Moon, piano
- Tara Helen O'Connor, flute
- Jacqueline Leclair, oboe
- Marianne Gythfeldt, clarinet
- Ann Ellsworth, french horn
- Laura Koepke, bassoon (adjunct instructor of music at Western Connecticut State University)
Discography
Perigee & Apogee (Jan 1, 2000)
- Safari (2000) - performed by Beata Moon/David Fedele/Tom Chiu/Makoto Nakura/Thomas Kolor
- Piano Fantasy (1998) - performed by Beata Moon
- Moonpaths (1998) - performed by Beata Moon/Alan R. Kay/Karen Marx
- Submerged (1999) - performed by Beata Moon
- Antelope Vamp (1996) - performed by Beata Moon/Tom Chiu/Makoto Nakura/Thomas Kolor
- Winter Sky (1996) - performed by Beata Moon/Chin Kim
- In Transit (1999) - performed by Beata Moon
- Mary (1996) - performed by Beata Moon/Joan La Barbara/Tom Chiu/Danny Mallon
- Prelude (1996) - performed by Beata Moon
Earthshine (Nov 20, 2004)
- Movement (2002)
- Illusions (2000)
- Nursery (1996)
- Guernica (2003)
- String Quartet: Homage to Béla (2000)
- 1,2,3 (2002)
- Vignettes (2003/04)
- 3 Songs for My Parents [ 1 Corinthians 13, John 3:16, Psalm 121](1996)
- Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day (2000)
- Wind Quintet (2004)
Piano Works (Jun 26, 2007)
- Piano Sonata (2006)
- Submerged (1999)
- In Transit (1999)
- Guernica (2003)
- Inter-Mez-Zo (2006)
- Tocatta (2000)
- Ode (1998)
- Piano Fantasy (1998)
- Nursery (1996)
- The Secret (2005)
- Prelude (1996)
References
- ↑ Barnett, Rob. "Beata MOON". musicweb-international.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
- ↑ Ortiz, Lori. "Dinner Meets Dance". Gay City News. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
Sources
- Kourlas, Gia (November 10, 2008). "Good Looks, Classical and Cloudy". New York Times.
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