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Virgil Moorefield

 

Virgil Moorefield

Virgil Moorefield (1956, Chapel Hill, NC) is a drummer, composer and former student of Paul Lansky. He is interested in microtonality.

In 2001 he received a Ph.D. in composition from Princeton University. He also holds an M.A. in comparative literature and philosophy from Columbia University, where he studied with Paul Bové and Edward Said, and a B.A. from Juilliard.

As a drummer he has performed with Glenn Branca, Bill Laswell, and Elliott Sharp.

Albums

  • Transformations
  • Bhopal
  • Distractions on the Way to The King's Party
  • The Temperature in Hell Is Over Three Thousand Degrees

    External link

  • VirgilMoorefield.com
  • NewMusicBox.org: In the 1st Person : Three Generations of Teaching Music Composition with George Perle and Paul Lansky



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