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TPSMEA HOME :: Orchestra Updated on
1/2/08
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Meet the 2008 All State Orchestra Clinician |
Mr. Gene Moon
moongh@sfasu.edu
Director of Orchestral Activities
Instructor, Viola
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, Texas
D.M.A. in Orchestra Conducting, University of Oklahoma (ABD)
M.M. in Music Education, New York University
B.M.E. in Music Education, University of Central Oklahoma
B.M. in Piano Performance, University of Central Oklahoma
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Background
GENE H. MOON was appointed Director of Orchestral Activities at Stephen F. Austin State University and Music Director of the Orchestra of the Pines in June 2006. His recent posts have included Music Director of the Oklahoma Youth Symphonies, Inc. conducting the Oklahoma Youth Symphony, Music Director of the Civic Orchestra at the University of Oklahoma in 2005-2006 and Assistant Conductor of the University of Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra from 2003-2006. He served as Assistant Coordinator of Strings in the Midwest City –Del City school system from 2001-2003 and served on the keyboard faculty at the University of Central Oklahoma from 2001-2006, teaching applied piano and advanced piano ensemble and also conducted the operas. He is an active member of the Conductor’s Guild, Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Orchestra Directors Association, American String Teachers Association and the College Orchestra Directors Association.
Mr. Moon is an active pianist, violist and conductor. His conducting and performing engagements span the country from California, Oklahoma, New Jersey and New York, as well as abroad in Korea and Taiwan. Active as a clinician and artist, Mr. Moon is on the faculty of several summer workshops and music camps and is a sought-after adjudicator throughout the region. He is an avid supporter of new music and always looks to bring new music to orchestral performances.
As a pianist, he has studied with Ms. Jan Steele, Dr. Dai Wook Lee, Dr. Deirdre O’Donohue and Dr. Edward Gates. As a violist, he has studied with Dr. Ralph Morris and Dr. Matthew Dane. His conducting mentors are Dr. Roger Strong, Dr. Dinu Ghezzo, Mr. John Jeter and Dr. Jonathan Shames.
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Announcement......
It is my pleasure to join the board of TPSMEA this fall. I am the director of orchestras at St. Stephen's Episcopal School in Austin, and my students and I are really looking forward to the upcoming TPSMEA events, including the all-state orchestra concert weekend.
We are sorry for the delay in getting the audition cuts posted. Thank you for your patience during this transition time. We will not be able to place the excerpts on the website any longer. We are in the process of contacting each orchestra members by email to inform them of the audition cut. If you do not receive an email with the information, please don't hesitate to call or email me.
Also, thanks to all who have help me get to know this position better, and we are now moving forward. I am eager to meet you all and look forward to seeing you in the coming months. Please contact me if you have any questions.
John Moon
Vice President Orchestra Division
TPSMEA
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All State Orchestra 2007-2008
Repertoire and Information
Grainger - Molly on the Shore
Tchaikowsky - Pezzo in forma di Sonatina from Serenade for Strings
Vaughn Williams-Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Click here for the All State Audition Timeline
Click here for the General Audition Procedures
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