First Trumpet
1969 – Bought $25 trumpet at Old Lyme’s White Elephant Sale. Initially took “5 minute lessons” from brother’s trombone teacher. Learned to read music before words.
Began piano lessons
1970
Began violin lessons
1972-1982
Began horn lessons
1974 – Yes, she played 4 instruments!
Played violin with the Eastern CT Symphony Orchestra’s Youth Orchestra
1974-1981
Played French Horn in Old Lyme Town Band
1975-1979
Played trumpet, then piano in the L-OLHS Stage band
1976-1982
Jr. High & High School Bands
1976-1982
Stopped playing Trumpet
1977
Performed on piano for the CT State Music Teachers Association Honors Recital Program
1977, 1978, 1981
Laurel Music Camp
Summer 1978
Played horn with the CT Ambassadors of Music to Europe
Summer 1979
Played horn in the CT All-Eastern Music Festival
1979 – 1982
Studied horn with William Nemeth
1979 – 1984
Piano Accompanist for the L-OLHS Chorus
1980 – 1982
Organist for the South Lyme Union Chapel
1980 – 1982
Played horn with the CT Valley Youth Wind Ensemble
1980 – 1982
Played horn in the New England Music Festival
1980 – 1982
Hartt Summer Youth Music Program
1980
Played violin with the CT College Orchestra
1981 – 1982
Played horn with the Thames Valley Symphonic Winds
1981-1982
Played horn in the CT All-State Music Festival
1981 – 1982
Graduated from Lyme-Old Lyme High School
1982
Received the George Manston Band Scholarship
1982
Entered UCONN’s Music Program
1982
Studied piano with Neal Larrabee
1982 – 1985
Willimantic Philharmonic Orchestra
Played violin, then horn in the Willimantic Community Orchestra. Last performance on violin. 1983 – 1985
Received the Victor Borge Scholarship
1984
Assistant horn for the Eastern CT Symphony Orchestra
1985 – 1987
Bachelor Of Fine Arts – UCONN
Earned a Bachelor of Music Degree from UCONN – Performance on Horn. I was the School Standar Bearer for The School of Fine Arts. 1985
Pursued Ph.D. in Music Theory
1985 – 1991
Studied horn with Dan Culpepper, Paul Ingraham at Yale University
1985-1989
Performed on horn for the Wallingford Symphony Orchestra
1985 – 1989
Taught at Yale
Elementary Studies in Analysis and Composition I and II Introduction to the Elements of Music Ear-Training Lab 1987 – 1989
Yale Philharmonia
Yale Philharmonia and numerous Yale graduate Chamber Ensembles. 1988 – 1990
Presented Paper
”Brahms’s Use of Structural Registration in the Finale of the Third Symphony,” New England Conference of Music Theorists. 1989
Choir Director for the American Women’s Society in Zürich, Switzerland
1990
Earned Ph.D./Graduation
1991
Performed on horn with the Symphonishe Orchester Zürich
1991
Played horn with the Musikverien Kempttal
1991
Substitute horn for the Honolulu Symphony
1992 – 1994
Church Organist and Choir Director at the Mililani, HI Presbyterian Church
1993-1994
Taught K-8 for the Hoala School
1993-1994
Paper Presentation
Paper Presentation,”Orchestration’s Role in Brahms’s Compositional Process: Development of an Analytical Method,” Society of Music Theorists. 1993
Taught at SUNY Orange
Basic Musicianship I/II Advanced Musicianship II Introduction to the Orchestra History of Western Music to 1750 History of Western Music from 1750 to the present Fundamentals of Music Introduction to Music Elementary Piano I Private instruction in French horn, piano Conducting, music theory, aural skills 1994 – present
Founded the SUNY Orange Chamber Ensembles
Created / founded the SUNY Orange Chamber Ensemble. Coach the SUNY Orange Chamber Ensembles: Various combinations of strings, woodwinds, and brass. 1997 – May 2017
Principal horn
Principal Horn for the Classic Choral Society Orchestra. 1998 – 2014
Conductor of the SUNY Orange Community Orchestra
Created/founded the SUNY Orange Community Orchestra. Conductor of the SUNY Orange Community Orchestra, a multi- generational 60+ member orchestra. 1998 – May 2017
Horn for the Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra
2000-2014
Conducting: Sweeney Todd
Conducted Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street for SummerStar Theatre. 2002
Chamber Ensemble Arrangements
Arranged / transcribed numerous works for chamber ensembles. 2004 – Present
Hudson Opera Theatre’s Assistant Conductor
2005-present
Principal horn for the Hudson Opera Theatre
2005 – present
Choir Director
Choir Director/Accompanist for the Blooming Grove United Church of Christ. 2007 – 2009
Horn for the Opera of the Highlands
2007-2010
Hudson Opera Theatre Chorus Rehearsal Accompanist
2010 – 2014
Conductor of the National Woodwind Ensemble
2012 – Present
Orange County New York Arts Council
Orange County New York Arts Council’s 2012 Arts Organization Honoree
Cortland Chamber Orchestra “New Year’s Day Gala” Concert – Guest conductor
2013
Conductor Of Cheshire Symphony Orchestra
2015
Horn for Windham Theatre Guild
Performance of Into the Woods 2015
Established Music Studio in Chester CT
2015
Chamber Music by the River
A weekend of woodwind quintets and decet music directed by Hilarie Clark Moore. The inaugural recital of chamber music in the Hilarie Clark Moore Music Studio in Chester, CT. April 10, 2016
Guest Conductor for the Willimantic Orchestra
Guest Conductor for the Willimantic Orchestra. April 30, 2017
Conductor of the New London Community Orchestra
Conductor of the New London Community Orchestra September 26, 2018 – January 2022
Conductor of the Southeastern Connecticut Community Orchestra
Conductor of the Southeastern Connecticut Community Orchestra February 2022 – Present
The Launch of The Fishergirl
Developmental Workshop of The Fishergirl in an informal performance – March 13, 2022 at 3 pm at Hilarie Clark Moore Music Studio Concert Version of The Fishergirl with full orchestra produced by the Hudson Opera Theatre. Location – First Presbyterian Church, 142 Stage Road, Monroe, NY 10950. Dates of Performances: Saturday, June 11 at 7:00 pm, Sunday, June 12 at 3:00 pm