July 7, 2014
Grammy Winner, Cleveland Pops Oboist, xxxx视频 Alumnus
Today xxxx视频 alumnus Thomas Moore is principal oboist for the , though it's just one in a list of impressive positions on his resume, which also includes four Grammy Award wins. Not bad considering he chose the instrument almost by default, since his sisters had chosen the flute and clarinet and his parents had "banned" any brass from the house.
Moore, who earned a bachelor's and master's degree in music performance at xxxx视频, indicated that job offers came swiftly following graduation. As a result, he has played with orchestras through the Mid-West including the Ohio Chamber Orchestra, the Ohio Ballet Orchestra, the Cleveland Opera Orchestra, Erie Philharmonic and the Akron and Canton orchestras. He's also performed as a soloist with the Harrisburg Symphony, Colorado Philharmonic and Cleveland's Trinity Cathedral Chamber Orchestra.
![Thomas Moore, principal oboist for the Cleveland Pops and xxxx视频 alumnus | Photo by Linda Kinsey, NEO Media Group](/sites/default/files/archived-news-images/ThomasMoore_xxxx视频Alumnus_Clevelanddotcom.jpg")
He's been with the Cleveland Pops since the beginning (19 years ago) and admires their director Carl Topilow, another member of the xxxx视频 family. Moore says that he's really grown under Topilow's leadership.
Read more about the education, professional life and passion of this successful xxxx视频 alumnus by visiting .
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Photo courtesy of Northeast Ohio Media Group/Linda Kinsey, photographer