Perigee & Apogee
Beata Moon (composer)
Korean-American composer/pianist/educator Beata Moon embarked on her musical career at the age of eight performing with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Her flight into composing began after she graduated from Juilliard in 1990, where she studied piano under Adele Marcus. Subsequently, the role of the composer as performer and educator became an important one in Moon's life. She performs her own works, in addition to those of both traditional and contemporary composers, and is actively involved in aesthetic education as a teaching artist at Lincoln Center Institute. Curiously, like her name, Beata Moon's music does not betray its origins. The music sounds American, at least no other country's music would contain her mixture of elements. She is self-taught as a composer. Her music is an irrepressible outpouring and sounds like it.
Track Listing
Title | Composer | Performer |
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Safari | Beata Moon | David Fedele, flute; tom Chiu, violin; Makoto Nakura, marimba; Thomas Kolor, percussion; Beata Moon, piano |
Piano Fantasy | Beata Moon | Beata Moon, piano |
Moonpaths | Beata Moon | Alan Kay, clarinet; Karen Marx, violin; Beata Moon, piano |
Submerged | Beata Moon | Beata Moon, piano |
Antelope Vamp | Beata Moon | Tom Chiu, electric violin; Makato Nakura, vibraphone; Thomas Kolor, percussion; Beata Moon, piano |
Winter Sky | Beata Moon | Chin Kim, violin; Beata Moon, piano |
In Transit | Beata Moon | Beata Moon, piano |
Mary | Beata Moon | Joan La Barbara, soprano; Tom Chiu, violin; Danny Mallon, percussion; Beata Moon, piano |
Prelude | Beata Moon | Beata Moon, piano |
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