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The Moeller's Have Been Providing Sweet Sounds For All Types of Events Since 2006. Here's A Brief Look At Their History Before Arriving In Chicago.
Paul and Kerena Moeller have concertized throughout the United States and England. They have toured throughout Florida, North Carolina, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Washington DC giving over fifty concerts.
Among their many accomplishments, Paul and Kerena have twice won the Baltimore Chamber Music Awards Competition, which presented them on the Artscape Classics in the Cool Series during the Baltimore Festival of the Arts. Recently the duo were guest artists and judges of the International Guitar Competition in Lagonegro, Italy. In 2006, they won the Montpelier Classical Recital competition.
Paul Moeller Biography
Mr. Moeller received a Graduate Performance Diploma from Peabody, where he spent four years under the tutelage of world-renowned guitarist, Manuel Barrueco. Mr. Moeller holds a Bachelor’s degree from Northern Illinois University and a Master’s from the Eastman School of Music, where his solo abilities also gained him a Performance Certificate. Paul Moeller has taught the guitar throughout his career at faculty at the Maryland Conservatory of Music in Bel Air, and at the Levine School of Music in Washington, D.C. He is currently a Visiting Associate Professor of Guitar at Northern Illinois University. He is also on faculty at Elgin Community College.
Paul Moeller has also seen success as a member of the Moeller Cello and Guitar Duo with his wife Kerena Moeller. Together they have twice won the Baltimore Chamber Music Awards Competition, which presented them on the Artscape Classics in the Cool Series during the Baltimore Festival of the Arts. The pair recently performed at the Easton Academy for the Arts in Maryland, and for the Music in the Great Hall Series in Towson, as well as the Peabody at Homewood Series. The Moeller Duo has toured in the United Sates and England. In 2002, the pair toured throughout Florida, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, giving more than thirty concerts. Recently, they were guest artists and judges of the International Guitar Competition in Lagonegro, Italy. Recently they performed a series of chamber music concerts at Rockford College campus. In 2012 and 2013 they performed on the highly acclaimed “Big Arts” Chamber music series.
Paul released his debut recording “Around the World and Bach” which features solo performances as well as performances with the Moeller Cello and Guitar Duo. Their latest CD “My Better Half” is a complete duo CD with every track featuring the guitar and cello combination.
Kerena Moeller Biography
British cellist Kerena Moeller has performed concertos by Tchaikovsky, Schumann and Elgar with orchestras in England and the United States. While living in the Baltimore/DC area she performed with many of the leading orchestras including the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra and the Handel Choir. Kerena joined the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for their recent tours of Europe and Japan. Kerena served as the principal cellist in the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra and is currently the assistant principal cellist in the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra and a section cellist with the Rockford Symphony, Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra as well as the Elgin Symphony Orchestra. Kerena joined the Music Academy of Rockford College faculty in 2009. She also teaches at the NIU Community Music School and Elgin Community College.
Kerena is an active member of the Moeller Cello and Guitar Duo with her husband, guitarist Paul Moeller. Together, they have concertized throughout the United States, England and Italy. After winning the Baltimore Chamber Music Awards Competition, the Moeller Duo toured in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Illinois. Recently they were guest artists and judges of the International Guitar Competition in Lagonegro, Italy. Their new recording, “My Better Half” features cello and guitar duets ranging from Baroque to Blues. Recently, the Moeller Duo were featured artists on Maryland Public Television’s “Artworks”. Recently they performed a duo chamber music concert at the Fisher Chapel located on the Rockford College campus.
Kerena has been the recipient of several awards including the Royal Northern College of Music Concerto Competition, resulting in two solo performances of Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations with the Royal Northern College of Music Chamber Orchestra. During her final year at Eastman, Kerena was given the position of Teaching Assistant to Steven Doane.
Kerena received her Bachelor’s Degree in Music from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester England and a Master’s Degree in Music Performance and Literature from Eastman School of Music. Kerena also received an Associate of the Royal College of Music in London England for post- graduate solo studies and a Graduate Performance Diploma from Peabody Conservatory of Music. Kerena served as a faculty member of the Maryland Conservatory of Music and at the Levine School of Music in Washington, D.C.
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“Around the world And Bach” features solo classical guitar music by award winning classical guitarist Paul Moeller and music performed by the Moeller Cello and Guitar Duo. While this recording includes some standard works, it also includes some real gems including Shenandoah by Robert Beaser.
The newly released CD, "My Better Half" features performances from the Moeller Cello and Guitar Duo. Once again, Paul and Kerena come through with performances that are truly recognized as some of the most beautiful classical music ever recorded.