John Moran (cellist)
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John Moran is an American musician
and musicologist. He specializes in historically informed performance of music from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries on the cello
and viola da gamba. He studied cello and baroque cello at the Oberlin Conservatory, baroque cello at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
, and musicology
at King's College London
. He has performed and recorded with numerous groups in Europe, including Les Musiciens du Louvre
, The Consort of Musicke
, English Baroque Soloists
. Since 1994 he has lived in the Washington, DC area. He is a regular member of REBEL, a New York
based baroque
ensemble and the music director of Modern Musick, a Washington
period-instrument ensemble. He has also appeared with Opera Lafayette
, the Washington Bach Consort, the Folger Consort, the Smithsonian Chamber Orchestra and Chamber Players. He teaches viola da gamba and baroque cello at the Peabody Conservatory, where he is also co-director of the Baltimore Baroque Band.
The Washington Post
has called his Bach
"eloquent", and praised the “bravado” of his Boccherini and the “nimble fluency” of his Vivaldi, while the LA Times has written, "Cellist Moran projected vigorous and expressive bass lines." He is a contributor to the revised New Grove Dictionary of Music (2001), reviews books on musical topics for various journals, and is writing a historical monograph on the cello for Yale University Press
. He is married to the violinist Risa Browder.
Musician
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and musicologist. He specializes in historically informed performance of music from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries on the cello
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
and viola da gamba. He studied cello and baroque cello at the Oberlin Conservatory, baroque cello at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
Schola Cantorum Basiliensis is a music academy and research institution located in Basel, Switzerland, and focusing on early music and historically informed performance....
, and musicology
Musicology
Musicology is the scholarly study of music. The word is used in narrow, broad and intermediate senses. In the narrow sense, musicology is confined to the music history of Western culture...
at King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
. He has performed and recorded with numerous groups in Europe, including Les Musiciens du Louvre
Les Musiciens du Louvre
Les Musiciens du Louvre is a French period instrument ensemble, formed in 1982. Originally based in Paris, since 1996 it has been based in the Couvent des Minimes in Grenoble. The Guardian considers it one of the best orchestras in the world.- History:Founded by Marc Minkowski in 1982, the...
, The Consort of Musicke
The Consort of Musicke
The Consort of Musicke is a British early music group, founded in 1969 by lutenist Anthony Rooley, the ensemble's Artistic Director. Members of the group have included such well-known artists as sopranos Emma Kirkby and Evelyn Tubb, alto Mary Nichols, tenors Paul Agnew, Andrew King and Joseph...
, English Baroque Soloists
English Baroque Soloists
The English Baroque Soloists is a chamber orchestra playing on period instruments, formed in 1978 by English conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Its repertoire comprises music from the early Baroque period to the Classical period...
. Since 1994 he has lived in the Washington, DC area. He is a regular member of REBEL, a New York
New York
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based baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
ensemble and the music director of Modern Musick, a Washington
Washington, D.C.
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period-instrument ensemble. He has also appeared with Opera Lafayette
Opera Lafayette
Opera Lafayette is an is an opera company based in Washington, D.C. that produces French operas from the 17th and 18th Centuries. It was founded in 1995 by Ryan Brown and performs at the Kennedy Center, among other venues....
, the Washington Bach Consort, the Folger Consort, the Smithsonian Chamber Orchestra and Chamber Players. He teaches viola da gamba and baroque cello at the Peabody Conservatory, where he is also co-director of the Baltimore Baroque Band.
The Washington Post
The Washington Post
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has called his Bach
Bạch
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"eloquent", and praised the “bravado” of his Boccherini and the “nimble fluency” of his Vivaldi, while the LA Times has written, "Cellist Moran projected vigorous and expressive bass lines." He is a contributor to the revised New Grove Dictionary of Music (2001), reviews books on musical topics for various journals, and is writing a historical monograph on the cello for Yale University Press
Yale University Press
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. He is married to the violinist Risa Browder.