Solo Recordings


2016:

Willwerth Essays for Unaccompanied Trumpet

Recorded by Christopher Moors 2015-2016

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Pictured: Joe Hazlett, Dr. Paul Willwerth, & Chris Moors 1992


Essay #1 – Whole Tone

Essay #1 – Duet

Essay #2 – Atonal

Essay #3 – Modal

Essay #3 – Duet

Essay #3 – Trio

Essay #4 – Rhythmic Improvisation

Essay #4 – Rhythmic Realization

Essay #5 – Saga

Essay #6 – Elegy

Essay #7 – Cornet Recollections

Essay #8 – Dialogue


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A Special Thunder Bay Arts Council

Home Coming Concert

AHS Auditorium – Alpena, Michigan

May 7th, 2011

1. Prayer of St. Gregory

2. Sonatina*

3. Hornpipe

4.  Falling in Love Again

Christopher Moors – Trumpet

Amy Truth – Piano

*Composed by Christopher Moors


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 A collection of Classic Etudes recorded by Chris in 2009

1. Willwerth #6 from Essays for Unaccompanied Trumpet

2. Bitsch #12 from Vingt Etudes

3. Charlier #6 from Etudes Transcendantes

4. Bordogni #13 from Melodious Etudes for Trombone (arranged by Rochut)

5. Sabarich #1 from Dix Etudes

6. Concone #11 from Lyrical Studies

7. Reynolds #2 from Etudes for Trumpet (transcribed from Etudes for Horn)

8. Smith #3 from Top Tones for the Trumpeter

9. Koprasch #15 from Sixty Selected Studies for Trumpet

10. Arban’s #1 from Complete Conservatory Method for Trumpet


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Dreamscape

Dreamscape composed and performed by Christopher Moors 2003


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Cry Out!

Chris performed as a soloist on a piece written for him by Mike Pounds called ‘Cry Out!’ which appears on the CD entitled ‘Passages’, in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Experimental Music Studios at the U of Illinois.