A Recital by
Edward Alan Moore, organist
Commemorating the 200th Anniversary Year of the Birth of
César Franck (10 December 1822 – 8 November 1890)
Chorale III in A Minor
Chorale II in B Minor
Chorale I in E Major
Cathedral Great Organ Series
The Cathedral Office of Music Ministries is pleased once again to give our parishioners and the greater Washington, DC community the opportunity to hear marvelous music in a concert setting. Join us on May 1, 2022 as we welcome Edward Alan Moore for a Sunday afternoon performance on the Cathedral's Lively-Fulcher Organ, at 3:30pm. Come, bring a friend, and enjoy works of César Franck in this commemorative program.
The recital is open to the public, with free admission. Face coverings inside the Cathedral are encouraged but not required. Dr. Moore's recital also will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel.
About the Artist
Edward Alan Moore, native of Girard, OH, is Organist/Music Director at East Liberty Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, PA and one of three staff organists at Heinz Memorial Chapel at the University of Pittsburgh. Previously he was a member of the organ faculty at The Catholic University of America Benjamin T. Rome School of Music in Washington, DC, Director of Music Ministries at The Lewinsville Presbyterian Church in McLean, VA, and Minister of Music at National City Christian Church in Washington, DC. He received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in organ performance from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, studying organ with Michael Farris, improvisation with Gerre Hancock and Richard Erickson, and serving as research assistant for Professor Wm. A. Little.
Performances
As a recitalist, Dr. Moore was the first organist chosen to perform on the Millennium Stage concert series at the Kennedy Center in 2004. Other recitals include those at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue in New York City, the Cathedral of Saint Philip in Atlanta, Princeton University Chapel, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, and the Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, MI.
In the past few years Dr. Moore’s performance schedule included concerts at various locations in the Pittsburgh area and at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine and the Riverside Church in New York City. As a choral accompanist, he has been the featured organist with the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, where his performance was described as “lucid and often glorious” by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
He has teamed up with Pittsburgh pianist Nathan Carterette to form The Arsenal Duo,presenting concerts that unite their respective instruments in a unique and spectacular fashion. They draw from a diverse repertoire, including works originally for piano and orchestra; works original to piano and organ; their own transcriptions; and solo offerings.
Formed in 2013, The Arsenal Duo made their debut performance at Youngstown’s historic Stambaugh Auditorium, where they attracted one of the largest audiences since the restoration of the hall’s E.M. Skinner pipe organ. Dr. Moore recently returned to Stambaugh Auditorium for a concert with The Brass Roots, the brass ensemble-in-residence at East Liberty Presbyterian Church.
Contact: Thomas Stehle, Pastoral Associate for Liturgy and Director of Music Ministries