Bang on a Can

Lisa Moore (piano, voice) was born in the leafy capital of Australia. She moved to the USA in 1980 and has been based in New York City since 1985. The New York Times claim "her energy is illuminating" and the American Record Guide call her performances "legendary". With a background in music and drama Moore combines powerful technique with vivid theatricality. She speaks, sings, acts and plays-- performing shows such as "ipiano:my brilliant career" and "the totally wired piano" which focus on a single idea or composer. Moore has developed a unique and unforgettably dramatic piano repertoire, presenting new ways of experiencing music live in concert and on recordings. New creative collaborative projects include composing and improvising for duo and trio concerts with Iva Bittova and Don Byron. Moore has premiered hundreds of new commissioned works for piano solo and ensemble.

Upcoming solo commissions include new works by Annie Gosfield and Don Byron, to be premiered this season. Based in New York City for the past 23 years Moore was the founding pianist for New York's Bang on a Can All-Stars, touring worldwide and recording with them for 16 years from 1992-2008. She was recently appointed Artistic Curator of the Canberra International Chamber Music Festival Sounds Alive'08 series and will be importing over 35 musicians from around the world to Australia for this new music event in May. Her festival guest performance appearances include BBC Proms, Israel, Warsaw, Istanbul, Oslo, Lisbon, Berlin, Moscow, Uzbekistan, Dublin, Southbank, Hong Kong, Milan, Rome, Venice Biennale, Budapest, Prague, Holland, Paris d'Automne, BAM's Next Wave, Barcelona, Lincoln Center, Norfolk, Massmoca, Bang on a Can, Keys to the Future, Tanglewood, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney's Festival and Mostly Mozart. Moore has performed with the New York City Ballet, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Steve Reich Ensemble, American Composer's Orchestra, Albany Symphony, Paul Dresher Ensemble, BargeMusic, Da Capo Chamber Players, Manhattan Brass, Mabou Mines, John Jasperse Dance, Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Moore teaches at the Yale/Norfolk Chamber Music Festival and at Wesleyan University. Her 4 solo recordings are on Cantaloupe and Tall Poppies labels. 30 other chamber recordings are on Sony, Nonesuch, DG, CRI, BMG, Point, New World and New Albion. For more Moore please visit www.lisamoore.org.