Scot Moore

Performing as both a violinist and violist, Scot Moore works in a variety of musical genres. Active in early, classical, and new music communities, he is also an experienced performer in folk, rock, jazz, latin, pop, and contemporary improvisation. With a wide range of stylistic proficiency, Scot has enjoyed working with such notable and varied artists as Natalie Merchant, Neal Schon, Dawn Upshaw, Peter Serkin, Amanda Palmer, Andre Nickatina, and Bill T. Jones.

In the San Francisco Bay Area, Scot leads an active performance schedule, appearing with SF Ballet (asst. principal viola), SF Opera, Monterey Symphony, Symphony San Jose, Santa Cruz Symphony (asst. principal viola), One Found Sound, San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, Mercury Soul, Awesöme Orchestra Collective, San Francisco Philharmonic, and in collaboration with numerous other local artists.

Scot has worked as personnel and production manager for Darcy James Argue, Steve Hackman, and Tyshawn Sorey, and has led the music direction and production management of various education and performance initiatives based in the Hudson Valley and New York City, having held positions as the artistic director for Kids Need Music Benefit Series and as the producing artistic director for Music Mentors Program. His extensive live event production experience began with work as a production associate at Bard College’s Fisher Center for the Performing Arts and with the Catskill Jazz Factory. Scot is a veteran recording artist with extensive experience as both performer and producer.

Scot earned his BA, BM, MA, and Performance Certificate from Bard College. During his years as a student, Scot worked extensively with members of the Beaux Arts Trio, Julliard, Orion, Mendelssohn, Pacifica, Colorado, Tashi, and Guarneri quartets, as well as notable pianists Gilbert Kalish, Seymour Lipkin, and Peter Serkin. Scot’s past teachers include: Edward Kreitman, Cyrus Forough, Desiree Ruhstrat, Laurie Smukler, Daniel Phillips, Luis Garcia Renart, and Marka Gustavsson.