Mr. Moran fell in love with music when he was a child in Tulsa, beginning his studies with piano at age 7, continuing with viola at age 10, flute at age 11, and, finally, hammered dulcimer at age 12. His interest in the dulcimer led him to compete in and win several regional and national contests, culminating with the National Hammered Dulcimer Championship in 1982 when he was just 15.
Mr. Moran pursued a degree in Music Education with a minor in flute performance from the University of Tulsa, winning the Presser Award for Excellence in Music Education in 1989. While at TU, he studied flute with Jan Dailey and Susan Klick, alto saxophone and clarinet with Dwight Dailey, and music composition with William Heinrichs. He graduated in 1990, and went to the University of North Texas to further his studies in composition. His composition professors at UNT included Cindy McTee, Newell Kay Brown, and Joseph Klein. Mr. Moran completed his Master’s Degree in Music Composition in 1994.
Mr. Moran was simultaneously principal flute with the University of Tulsa Wind Ensemble, and lead alto sax with the Lab Band. On dulcimer, he performed in the Houston and Dallas premieres of George Crumb’s Questwith the Da Camera Society and Voices of Change. Additional dulcimer performances include Ephemerides by Robert Keefe, Hymnody of Earth by Malcolm Dalglish, and several recordings for radio, TV, and film. Mr. Moran continues to clinic and perform at acoustic music festivals across the country, including the Summer Solstice Festival in Los Angeles, Kentucky Music Week in Bardstown, Kentucky, the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas, and the Kentucky Music Weekend in Louisville, Kentucky. He also teaches annually at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, Arkansas.
In 2010, Mr. Moran collaborated with Melissa Roth, choir director at North Junior High, on an arrangement of the traditional American folk song “Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair,” which has since been published by Alliance Music Publications.
Mr. Moran lives in Richardson with his wife and son, and enjoys baseball, cooking, reading history, and burning stuff with a magnifying glass.
Mr. Moran pursued a degree in Music Education with a minor in flute performance from the University of Tulsa, winning the Presser Award for Excellence in Music Education in 1989. While at TU, he studied flute with Jan Dailey and Susan Klick, alto saxophone and clarinet with Dwight Dailey, and music composition with William Heinrichs. He graduated in 1990, and went to the University of North Texas to further his studies in composition. His composition professors at UNT included Cindy McTee, Newell Kay Brown, and Joseph Klein. Mr. Moran completed his Master’s Degree in Music Composition in 1994.
Mr. Moran was simultaneously principal flute with the University of Tulsa Wind Ensemble, and lead alto sax with the Lab Band. On dulcimer, he performed in the Houston and Dallas premieres of George Crumb’s Questwith the Da Camera Society and Voices of Change. Additional dulcimer performances include Ephemerides by Robert Keefe, Hymnody of Earth by Malcolm Dalglish, and several recordings for radio, TV, and film. Mr. Moran continues to clinic and perform at acoustic music festivals across the country, including the Summer Solstice Festival in Los Angeles, Kentucky Music Week in Bardstown, Kentucky, the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas, and the Kentucky Music Weekend in Louisville, Kentucky. He also teaches annually at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, Arkansas.
In 2010, Mr. Moran collaborated with Melissa Roth, choir director at North Junior High, on an arrangement of the traditional American folk song “Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair,” which has since been published by Alliance Music Publications.
Mr. Moran lives in Richardson with his wife and son, and enjoys baseball, cooking, reading history, and burning stuff with a magnifying glass.