Carman MooreCarman Moore composer: The New York Times, in a glowing review of his Magical Circles, called Carman Moore a composer who not only defies categories, but "treats them with disdain." The reviewer continued,"Mr. Moore has a lot of music in his head, th product of his upbringing in black culture, his classical training and his voracious curiosity, and in his multi-media extravaganzas he finds some distinctly odd and wonderful places for it." A Village Voice critic, reviewing another concert of Moore's music, wrote "If all new music were so professional, so tightly-written, so patently made to gratify the ear rather than theories, mandates, and pretensions, the market for dead people's music would collapse." Born in Lorain, Ohio and growing up in nearby Elyria, Carman Moore earned his Bachelor of Music Degree at Ohio State Univ. before moving to New York City, where he studied composition privately with Hall Overton and at the Juilliard School with Luciano Berio and Vincent Persichetti where he earned his Masters Degree with distinction. Well-known as a composer for dance, Carman Moore served from 1986-1995 as Master Composer and Co-director of the American Dance Festival's Young Choreographers and Composers Residency Program. A dedicated educator, Moore has taught at the Yale University School of Music, Queens and Brooklyn Colleges, Carnegie-Mellon University, Manhattanville College, and The New School for Social Research. Mr. Moore was honored in 2013 with a 2-day CARMAN MOORE MUSIC FESTIVAL in New York City. Among its performers were Moore and writing partner Danish singer Lotte Arnsbjerg premiere-ing their anti-child-abuse song cycle GIRL OF DIAMOND MOUNTAIN. The Festival's first concert featured the Skymusic Ensemble, conducted by Moore performing the world premiere of his "To High Heavens," which featured the virtuosic violinists Daisy Jopling and Jessie Montgomery. Read More Read Less