about me
Catherine Moore is a conductor, pianist, and mezzo-soprano based in Jersey City, NJ. Classically trained in piano and voice, Catherine has held professional engagements as a choral singer, accompanist, music director, and educator. She believes in the power of community-based music education, and is passionate about creating access for inclusive music study for students of all ages, learning needs, and socio-economic backgrounds.
As a professional mezzo soprano, Catherine currently holds positions as a Staff Singer at Grace Church in New York, and is a Roster Singer with the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir, the choral counterpart to the Philadelphia Orchestra, led by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Joe Miller. Other past professional engagements include performances with the Yale Consort Choir, Morningstar Financial Services advertising campaign, and in the Game of Thrones touring Orchestra at the Little Caesar’s Center (Detroit, MI). She sings with the community ensemble The Young New Yorker’s Chorus Treble Ensemble, and is a fierce advocate for diverse programming. She is a member of the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA-AFL-CIO).
Catherine serves as an Associate Conductor for the New York City chapter of the National Children’s Chorus, directing their Minuet Level Ensemble. She is a K-12 licensed music educator in NJ and MI, previously serving as a middle school general music and chorus teacher.
As a pianist, Catherine is an in-demand accompanist for choruses across NJ, and serves as an Adjunct Faculty Member at Montclair State University in their Musical Theatre Department. She has been named a Grand-Prix winner of Music-Fest’s “Rising Talents” piano competition, for which she played in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall in April 2018. She is a Scholarship Recipient of the Westfield Music Club, The College Women’s Club of Westfield, and the Maplewood Men’s Glee Club. She was a third prize winner for Great Composer’s International Chopin Competition. She has attended programs at the Eastman School of Music, Westminster Conservatory, and Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts.
Catherine received a Bachelor of Music with Honors in Choral Music Education, piano concentration, from the University of Michigan SMTD. While at Michigan, she sang with the GRAMMY-award winning Chamber Choir, directed by Dr. Eugene Rogers. She was selected as an inaugural soloist for the Michigan Recording Project, an initiative to create high quality recordings of non-canonical piano music. Among her mentors and teachers are Dr. Matthew Bengtson, Dr. Bethany Worrell, Dr. JoAna Rusche, Dr. Mark Stover, Dr. Julie Skadsem, and Dr. Marie McCarthy.
Outside of music, Catherine is an avid Michigan Football fan (go Blue!), a (slow) runner who recently completed the Brooklyn Half Marathon, and enjoys exploring the food and culture offerings of the greater NYC area. She lives in Jersey City, with her partner, Lio, who is also a music educator and performing musician. If you’re in Hamilton Park and hear a trombone and/or piano and wonder where it’s coming from, it’s probably us (sorry).
