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Christopher Moore Named as Endorsing Artist for Conn-Selmer
Conn-Selmer, Inc is pleased to announce that Christopher Moore is a new addition to its Artist Endorsement Roster for Bach trumpets. Professional musicians and instructors around the world endorse instruments from Conn-Selmer, including instruments by Bach, Selmer, C.G. Conn, King, Leblanc, Ludwig/Musser, and others.
Dr. Moore is Assistant Professor of Trumpet at Florida State University. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music, a Master of Music in Performance from the University of New Mexico, and a Bachelor of Music in Performance from Florida State University. He has won numerous solo competitions, including top prize at the ITG competition and at state and regional MTNA competitions. Dr. Moore has also been a finalist at the Ellsworth Smith International Trumpet Competition as well as the MTNA National Finals.
Prior to his appointment at Florida State University in 2003, Christopher was Associate Professor of Trumpet at the University of Kansas where he directed the trumpet studio, conducted the trumpet ensemble and performed as a member of the Kansas Brass Quintet for seven years. He served as Assistant Professor of Music at Morningside College (1989-1993), and from 1994 to 1996, was a full-time member of the professional brass quintet from Philadelphia, The Chestnut Brass Company, recording 4 CD’s, winning the Grammy Award in their field in February of 2000 with the CD Hornsmoke.
Dr. Moore has presented clinics at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, the National Association of Wind and Percussion Instructors (NACWPI) National Convention, and has performed at the National MENC Conference. Trumpet Ensembles under Dr. Moore’s direction have performed twice at International Trumpet Guild Conferences and Dr. Moore has served as an adjudicator and coordinator of the Faculty Trumpet Ensemble at the National Trumpet Competition in Fairfax, Virginia. Most recently, Dr. Moore released his first solo CD, Trumpeting the Stone, on the Mark Masters label.
“Christopher is now one of an elite group of endorsing artists for Bach, and we are proud to have him as part of our family”, says Rebecca Weissman, artist relations coordinator at Conn-Selmer. “Endorsing artists are an integral, valuable part of our company and we appreciate their efforts in promoting music education across the nation on our behalf”.
For complete information about Conn-Selmer endorsing artists and clinicians, please visit the artist section of www.conn-selmer.com.
Conn-Selmer, Inc., the largest manufacturer of band and orchestral instruments and accessories in the United States, is a subsidiary of Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. To contact Conn-Selmer, write to P.O. Box 310, Elkhart, IN 46515-0310 U.S.A. or visit www.conn-selmer.com.