Catherine Moore is a conductor, pianist, and mezzo-soprano based in Jersey City, NJ. Classically trained in piano and voice, Catherine has held professional engagements as a choral singer, accompanist, music director, and educator. Catherine serves as an Associate Conductor for the New York City chapter of the National Children’s Chorus, directing their Minuet Level Ensemble. She is a staff singer at Grace Church of New York, and sings with the Young New Yorkers Chorus. Catherine has additionally enjoyed work as a professional musical theater music director in diverse educational settings, including Montclair State University (NJ) and Ghostlight Theater (ME). She has performed as a soloist and choral singer in venues like Carnegie Hall, Little Caesar’s Center (MI), and Hill Auditorium (MI). 

As a pianist, Catherine has been named a Grand-Prix winner of Music-Fest’s “Rising Talents” piano competition, for which she played in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall in April 2018. She is a Scholarship Recipient of the Westfield Music Club, The College Women’s Club of Westfield, and the Maplewood Men’s Glee Club. She was a third prize winner for Great Composer’s International Chopin Competition. She has attended programs at the Eastman School of Music, Westminster Conservatory, and Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts.

Catherine received a Bachelor of Music degree with Honors in choral music education, piano concentration, from the University of Michigan. While at Michigan, she sang with the GRAMMY-award winning Chamber Choir, directed by Dr. Eugene Rogers. She was selected as an inaugural soloist for the Michigan Recording Project, an initiative to create high quality recordings of non-canonical piano music. Among her mentors and teachers are Dr. Matthew Bengtson, Dr. JoAna Rusche, Professor Mark Stover, Dr. Julie Skadsem, and Dr. Marie McCarthy.