Gene Moon, D.M.A.

Sought throughout the world, Gene Moon has graced the podium of orchestras on four continents through a diverse range of countries. His career has taken him to conducting appearances throughout the United States and internationally in Asia and South America. He has led performances with orchestras including the Nacional Orquestra in the Dominican Republic, Saigon Philharmonic in Ho Chi Min City, Orquesta Filarmónica de Medellín, Gangnam Symphony Orchestra along with university orchestras in Macau, Hong Kong, China, Korea and Vietnam. He is a passionate advocate of young musicians, shown through his work throughout the United States as guest conductor and clinician with All-State orchestras including Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas, as well ASTA National Orchestra Festival and more.

Dr. Moon served as the Director of Orchestral Studies and Associate Dean of Outreach and Community Engagement for the Collinsworth School of Performing Arts at California Baptist University. His duties include conducting and organizing the orchestral and chamber music program, training conductors in the graduate instrumental conducting program, and overseeing the recruitment initiative of the School of Performing Arts. He serves on the faculty at Riverside City College as its orchestra conductor and is also on faculty with the Sewanee Summer Music Festival. An avid champion of music education, he dedicates his work to inspire and train future musicians, seen through his countless work with school instrumental programs and youth orchestras.

His recent posts have included Director of Orchestral Activities at Stephen F. Austin State University (Nacogdoches, TX), Artistic Director of the East Texas Youth Orchestras (Tyler, TX) and Music Director and Conductor of the Longview Symphony Orchestra (Longview, TX). Prior, he has served on the faculties at the University of Central Oklahoma (Edmond, OK), University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK), the Mid-Del school district and served as music director and conductor of the Oklahoma Youth Symphonies.

Symphony Orchestra, Graduate Conducting, Survey of Orchestral Repertoire, Undergraduate Instrumental Conducting II, Chamber Music, Applied Viola, Applied Violin, Applied Piano, Opera Theatre, Instrumental Pedagogy

Sewanee Summer Music Festival, Faculty, 2019

Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 2006-2012, Director of Orchestral Studies, taught Symphony Orchestra, Opera Scenes, Opera Production, Graduate Conducting, Orchestra Administration, Music Theory, String Methods, Educational Administration, Student Teaching, Internship

East Texas Youth Orchestra, 2008-2012, Artistic Director and Conductor

University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK, 2001-2006, Adjunct Piano Faculty, Opera Orchestra Conductor

Oklahoma Youth Symphonies, 2001-2006, Music Director and Conductor

St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church

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