Musicians Bios – Scot Moore
Instrument/Position:
Viola
Education:
Bard College Conservatory of Music BM Violin Performance & BA American Studies Certificate of Viola Performance MA Orchestral Performance
Joined the Symphony:
2024
Other orchestras/ensembles/festivals you have or currently play with:
Current San Francisco Ballet, asst. principal viola Santa Cruz Symphony, asst. principal viola Past The Orchestra Now, Co-principal viola Grafenegg Academy Orchestra, Co-principal viola American Symphony Orchestra Early Music New York The Sebastians
Most memorable musical experience:
Shostakovich Symphony No. 15 on tour throughout Eastern Europe and Russia. Performing that symphony in The Grand Hall at Moscow Conservatory (where it was premiered) was surreal and unforgettable. We so rarely have opportunities to mirror historical musical moments in such a fashion and I treasure this memory dearly.
If you weren’t a musician, what would you be doing:
Probably working in the tech sector.
Hobbies:
I have a bad habit of picking up hobbies and abandoning them. Past hobbies include competitive paintball, cycling, open water swimming, and skating. A recent hobby that I intend to continue doing into my old age is scuba diving.
Favorite vacation spot:
Cozumel, Mexico
What three things can always be found in your refrigerator:
Kerrygold butter, Royce Nama chocolate, and some type of pickled vegetable.
If you could give one piece of advice to your younger self, what would it be:
Don’t be so concerned with how you think other people might perceive you if that thought causes you to stray from your authentic self.
Do you have a “bucket list” piece of orchestral music that you have yet to play:
Mahler 8 with a massive choir.
