GMVFEEL : CONTEMPORARY MUSIC & DESIGN

Beata Moon (b. 1969, North Dakota) is an acclaimed classical pianist and composer, raised in Indiana, making her debut at age 8 with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. 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.
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)

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
[edit] 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 (1996)
Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day (2000)
Wind Quintet (2004)
[edit] 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)