Kermit Moore (March 11, 1929 – November 11, 2013) was an American conductor, cellist, and composer.[1]
Of African American heritage, Moore was born in Akron, Ohio.
While still in high school, Moore studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music.[2]
In Manhattan, Mr. Moore studied the cello with Felix Salmond at the Juilliard School while simultaneously studying for a master's degree in composition and musicology at New York University.[3]
Moore was one of the founders of the Symphony of the New World, the first racially integrated orchestra in the United States.[4] Together with his wife Dorothy Rudd Moore and others, he founded the Society of Black Composers.[5] He was also a member and board member of the Musicians Club of New York.
Moore was married to the composer Dorothy Rudd Moore.
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