Beata Moon (born 1969) is a Korean-American classical pianist and composer.
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 |
Biography
editMoon was born in North Dakota and raised in Indiana.[1] She made her musical debut at age 8 with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.[2] Moon trained as a pianist at the Juilliard School with Adele Marcus earning both her bachelor's and master's degrees there. She is self-taught as a composer.[3]
Work
editMoon's compositions are compared to post-minimalist, but defy a strict definition of genre.[4]
She released Perigee & Apogee in 2001 on the Albany label and Earthshine on her own label, Bibimbop Records in 2004.[5] 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)[6] 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 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
editThe Beata Moon Ensemble debuted on February 22, 2002, at Columbia University's Miller Theatre with Lara St. John as the featured soloist.[4]
- 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
editPerigee & Apogee (Jan 1, 2000)
edit- 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)
edit- 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)
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Beata Moon". WQXR. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ Barnett, Rob. "Beata MOON". musicweb-international.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
- ^ Lewis, Dave. "Beata Moon". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ a b Gann, Kyle (12 March 2002). "Moon Rising Fast". The Village Voice. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ Coogan, Anna (4 June 2013). "Beata Moon: WFIU's Featured Contemporary Composer For June". Arts and Music. Indiana Public Media. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ Ortiz, Lori. "Dinner Meets Dance". Gay City News. Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
Sources
edit- Kourlas, Gia (November 10, 2008). "Good Looks, Classical and Cloudy". The New York Times.
- Hsu,Andrea (December 30, 2021). “A Musician in New York”. “NPR”.