As a kid, Scott Moore was always the last one picked for any activity-- basketball, football, dodgeball, marbles, etc. Not to be discouraged, he signed up for seventh grade band, where his knack for being last-picked turned out to be serendipitous. Scott's first two choices, the flute and the drums, had already been taken by others, and he was left with his third choice, trombone. After learning that his best friend, Steve Gelston, had been assigned the trumpet, Scott pleaded successfully with the band director for a switch to trumpet, and the course of his life was set.
When Scott heard the Greenville (Mississippi) Symphony perform two years later, his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut gave way to his exciting new goal of becoming a symphony orchestra musician. He began practicing a few hours aday, taking private trumpet lessons from Michael Ewald, who became his mentor, and was soon participating in All-State Bands and Orchestra.
Scott further pursued his goals by studying music at McNeese State University in Louisiana and at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. While in Boston, he had a part-time job as an usher at Symphony Hall so he was able to hear the Boston Symphony play three nights a week!
After a two-year stint with the Chattanooga Symphony, Scott won an audition for an opening in the Memphis Symphony. Over the past several years, he has occasionally performed with such orchestras as the Chicago Symphony, the Toronto Symphony, and the St. Louis Symphony. He has recorded and performed with I Fiamminghi in Belgium and the Nashville Chamber
Orchestra, with whom he recorded Aaron Copland's Quiet City for solo trumpet, English Horn and Strings this past Spring.
In his free time, Scott enjoys cooking, especially the favorite dishes of his daughters-- Shannon, who is nine, loves homemade pasta with pesto; Sarah Grace, who is five, enjoys helping prepare her favorite: garlic pizza.
