Sharon Moe
Sharon Moe (born 1945 Rapid City, South Dakota) Sharon Moe is an American French horn player, composer and teacher.
Early life and education[edit]
Sharon Moe was born in 1945 and grew up in Rapid City, South Dakota.[1]
She started to play the piano aged 5 and French horn aged 10, when she became entranced by the “amazing, beautiful sound of the instrument.” At the age of 17, she won the prestigious WAMSO Competition and made her debut with the Minnesota Orchestra.[2]
Her teacher at the time, Miles (Mity) Johnson, said Sharon’s playing was “innately musical, very eloquent, as natural as speaking.”[1]
Moe studied at St. Olaf College (graduating in 1964) and Manhattan School of Music.
Career[edit]
She was selected by Leonard Bernstein to be the Solo Horn for the world premiere on September 8, 1971 of his composition Mass at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C on September 8, 1971.[2] She also performed as Solo Horn for the world premiere of Olivier Messiaen Des Canyons Aux Etoiles on November 20, 1974,in the Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center New York.[3]
Moe has held the role of Principal Horn with orchestras including Long Island Philharmonic, New York Chamber Soloists, New York City Opera, The Bronx Arts Ensemble, St Cecilia’s Orchestra (Carnegie Hall), Teatro Grattacielo (Lincoln Centre) and the Mozart Orchestra of New York.[2]
Moe was selected by the International Women’s Brass Conference to receive the Pioneer Award in 2017 in recognition of her outstanding career. She was awarded the Pioneer Award at IWCBC in Glessboro, NJ. Moe has also been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for her orchestral composition Windows.[4]
Moe also performed as Solo horn for the critically acclaimed world premiere of Olivier Messiaen’s Des Canyons aux étoiles. The performance took place on November 20, 1974, in the Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Centre, New York. The conductor of the Musica Aeterna Orchestra was Frederic Waldman, with the solo piano performed by Yvonne Loriod, the wife of Messiaen.
The horn solo, Appel Interstellaire (Interstellar Call), is the sixth of the twelve-movement large orchestral piece, which was inspired by a visit by Messiaen to the Bryce Canyon, Utah. The Appel Interstellaire is based on Biblical quotations and includes references to birdsong from the Chinese thrush and canyon wren.
C’est Lui qui guérit les cœurs brisés, et soigne leurs blessures; c’est Lui qui sait le nombre des étoiles, appelant chacune par son nom. — (Psaume 147, v. 3 et 4)
Ô terre, ne couvre pas mon sang, et que mon cri ne trouve pas où se cacher!... — (livre de Job, ch. 16, v. 18)
Psalm 147:3-4 He heals the broken-hearted And binds up their wounds He determines the number of the stars And calls them each by name
Job 16:18 O earth, do not cover my blood: May my cry never be laid to rest!
The solo is extremely difficult for the performer and includes a range of extended techniques: flutter-tonguing, handstopped notes, glissandi and oscillations produced by using semi-pressed valves on the instrument.
Moe has played Principal Horn with the New York Chamber Soloists, Long Island Philharmonic, New Philharmonic of New Jersey, The Bronx Arts Ensemble, New York City Opera, American Symphony, St Cecilia’s Orchestra (Carnegie Hall), Teatro Grattacielo (Lincoln Centre) and Mozart Orchestra of New York. She has been featured in many TV broadcasts for PBS, BCS, ABC and Cable TV.
Moe has worked with numerous artists including Leonard Bernstein, Andrea Bocelli, Ray Charles, John Corligiano, Placido Domingo, Philip Glass, Billy Joel, Elton John, Patti Labelle, Wynton Marsalis, Luciano Pavarotti, Bernadette Peters, Murray Perahia, Stephen Schwartz, Frank Sinatra, Stephen Sondheim, Clark Terry and Michael Tilson Thomas. She recorded for Wonder Pets, the no.1 children’s TV show that won several Emmy Awards for its outstanding music and musicians She has also recorded for New World Records, Koch, Nonesuch, CBS records, Newport Classics, Musical Heritage and Deutsche Gramaphon.
Moe is also an acclaimed composer and writes under the name of Sharon Moe Miranda. She has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for her composition Windows for orchestra, which was premiered by the Long Island Philharmonic. She teaches French horn and chamber music and is a member of the music faculty at Long Island University, New Jersey City University and Manhattan School of Music PreCollege.
In a review of her playing, the New Yorker wrote, “Sharon Moe played the prominent solos with unfaltering lip and lung. She was really something.”
Honors[edit]
Sharon Moe has received many honours.[5] These include:
- Distinguished Alumni Award by St Olaf
- Most Valuable performer Award from NARAS (National Academy for Recording Arts and Sciences).
- International Women’s Brass Conference Pioneer Award in recognition of her outstanding career.
Personal life[edit]
Moe was married to the late, great French horn player Anthony “Tony” Miranda, who was Principal Horn with the New York City Opera for 12 years.[2] They have a daughter Antonia, who is an artist, musician and linguist.[1]
Discography[edit]
| Recording | Label | Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Last Ritual - The Last Ritual | Capitol Records | 1969 |
| Leonard Bernstein - Mass | Columbia Masterworks | 1971 |
| Kool and the Gang - Good Times | De-lite Records | 1972 |
| Charles Mingus - Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert | Columbia | 1973 |
| Morgana King - New Beginnings | Paramount Records | 1973 |
| Various - The Wiz (The Super Soul Musical “Wonderful Wizard of Oz”) | Atlantic | 1975 |
| Cissy Houston - Cissy Houston | Private Stock | 1977 |
| David Spinozza - Spinozza | A&M Records | 1978 |
| Various - Fame - The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture | RSO | 1980 |
| Larry Elgart - Flight of the Condor (LP, Album) | RCA Victor | 1981 |
| Philip Glass - Glassworks | CBS | 1982 |
| Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi (Life Out of Balance) (Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) | Antilles | 1983 |
| Charles Kuralt, Loonis McGlohon - North Carolina Is My Home (LP) | Piedmont Airlines | 1985 |
| Philip Glass - DancePieces | FM (30 CBS) | 1987 |
| Katsuhisa Hattori - Al La Carte (LP, Promo) | Warner Bros. Records | 1987 |
| Nancy Wilson - Nancy Now! | Columbia | 1988 |
| Philip Glass - Powaqqatsi | Elektra Nonesuch | 1988 |
| Bronx Arts Ensemble - Works by Hector Campos Parsi, Max Lifchitz, Roberto Sierra | New World Records | 1989 |
| Philip Glass - The Thin Blue Line | Elektra Nonesuch | 1989 |
| Philip Glass - Anima Mundi (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Elektra Nonesuch | 1993 |
| Gavin Bryars with Tom Waits - Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet | Point Music | 1993 |
| Carlos Surinach - Bronx Arts Ensemble / Pablo Zinger - Doppio Concertino / Flamenco Cyclothymia / Concerto for String Orchestra / Piano Quartet (CD, Album) | New World Records | 1993 |
| Philip Glass - La Belle et la Bete (2xCD) | Nonesuch | 1995 |
| Philip Glass - Kundun (Music from the Original Soundtrack) | Nonesuch | 1997 |
| Various - The Wix | MC Records | 1997 |
| Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi (CD, Album) | Nonesuch | 1998 |
| Mandy Patinkin - Mamaloshen | Nonesuch | 1998 |
| Kristin Chenoweth - Let Yourself Go (CD, Album) | Sony Classical | 2001 |
| Kathie Lee* - Goodnight, Angel (CD) | On the Lamb Records, Inc. | 2001 |
| Philip Glass - Naqoyqatsi | Sony Classical, Sony Music Sountrax | 2002 |
| So Damn Happy, Aretha Franklin | Arista | 2003 |
| Philip Glass - Music from the Thin Blue Line (CD, Album) | Orange Mountain Music | 2--3 |
| Various - Cigar Lounge 3 (2xCD, Comp) | Ayia Napa | 2003 |
| Pneumonia, Bjork - Volta | One Little Indian | 2007 |
| Camphor - Drawn to Dust (CD, Album) | Friendly Fire Recordings | 2008 |
| Send Me No Flowers, Nellie McKay - Normal As a Blueberry Pie (A Tribute to Doris Day) | Verve Records | 2009 |
| Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz - Pocahontas | Walt Disney Records | 2015 |
| James Galway, the Galway Pops Orchestra, Conducted by Vincent Fanuele* - The Wind Beneath My Wings (CD, Album, RE) | RCA Victor | |
| Gavin Bryars with Tom Waits - Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet (Cass, S/Sided, Promo) | Point Music |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "St. Olaf Musicians Conquer the Big Apple – Entertainment Guide".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "IWBC Awards 2017". www.myiwbc.org.
- ↑ "Home | Long Island University". www.liu.edu.
- ↑ "University of Florida Performing Arts presents New York Chamber Soloists Septet and Octet" (PDF). University of Florida Perforforming Arts. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ↑ "Meet the Professors. LIU Post Brass Day. March 4, 2018". postmusic.liu.edu.
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