Background
Moon was born in North Dakota and raised in Indiana.
Moon was born in North Dakota and raised in Indiana.
She made her musical debut at age 8 with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Moon trained as a pianist at the Juilliard Schoolwith Adele Marcus earning both her bachelor"s and master"s degrees there. She is self-taught as a composer.
Debuted on February 22, 2002 at Columbia University"s Miller Theatre with Lara Saint 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).