Keith Moore
Keith Moore composes music rooted in French Spectralism, American Experimentalism, and avant-garde jazz, extended through his own research into acoustics and psychoacoustics. His compositions have been commissioned by Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt), musikFabrik WDR (Cologne), Ensemble de l’Itinéraire (Paris), the PRISM Quartet, and the Athens Biennale, among others. Moore was a fellow of the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, the Fondation Royaumont, and the Alexander S. Onassis Foundation, and an Artist-in-Residence at ZKM | Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe. He holds a D.M.A. from Columbia University and a B.M. from the University of Illinois, where he studied with Salvatore Martirano and Herbert Brün. / Black Box is scored for one or more alto saxophones. It was written for and premiered by Taimur Sullivan in 2001 in NYC. Black Box will be performed at the 2026 Boneyard Arts Festival by Andrew Gaffey and Chris Victor.
Performer Bios:
Andrew Gaffey is a saxophonist and contemporary music advocate from Pittsburgh, PA. He has performed throughout the United States and toured Colombia with the Blair Big Band, winners of two Downbeat Awards, and has commissioned and premiered works by numerous composers. He founded the Copland Trio, one of the first saxophone-percussion-piano trios of its kind in the US, and currently serves as saxophonist with the Illinois Modern Ensemble. He is pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Illinois, where he is a recipient of the University Fellowship. In his free time he can be found drinking coffee or birding, and sometimes both.
Christopher Victor is a master’s student in saxophone performance at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he performs with the Illinois Wind Symphony, the Saxophone Ensemble, and the Graduate Saxophone Quartet. Originally from Georgia, he graduated from the University of Georgia with degrees in Saxophone Performance and Music Theory. He is a student of Dr. Nicki Roman and previously studied with Dr. Brandon Quarles and Dr. Connie Frigo.
