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Peggy Moran is a pedagogue, performer, and the executive director of the premiere summer learning program for horn players. Dr. Moran is currently Director of the School of Music at Indiana State University, Executive Director of Cormont Music, a frequent ensemble and solo performer, and an active supporter and commissioner of new music. |
As the horn professor at the University of Central Oklahoma from 2012-2024, Peggy lead a horn studio whose graduates have gone on to successful playing careers, graduate programs in performance, and teaching positions. With her appointment as the Director of the School of Music at Indiana State University, Peggy looks forward to supporting faculty, staff, and students in this creative community.
She has performed in orchestral settings throughout the country, including with the Indianapolis Symphony, the Louisville Orchestra, and the Oklahoma City Philharmonic. Her solo and chamber recitals have been featured at conferences and universities around the U.S.
As Executive Director of the Cormont Music, Peggy led the digital transformation of the historically in-person camp to an online version, making it accessible to the global horn community. Over 1100 horn players from 27 countries took part in the program during June 2020, providing the opportunity for horn players around the world to experience the world-class instruction traditionally available only to the limited number who are able to attend in person. As a result, Cormont now creates year-round online content in addition to the annual in-person camp.
Echoing Peggy’s pedagogical focus — fundamentals, thoughtful self-critique, and creativity — Cormont’s curriculum is wide-ranging, reaching from the fundamentals of horn playing and ear training to specialized study in orchestral auditions, solo performance, natural horn, and beyond, into considerations of creativity, improvisation, and health and wellness.
Committed to supporting new music, Peggy has commissioned fifteen pieces for horn, including six pieces in the past year for the project Corni Angelicus: Music for Horn Quartet and Rhythm Section. This project continues her mission of diversifying the repertoire written for horn and the set of composers writing for horn.
Peggy’s academic credentials include a BA in Music from the University of Chicago, and graduate studies at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music: an MM in Horn Performance, a Performer’s Diploma in Horn, and a DM in Horn Performance and Literature.
She has performed in orchestral settings throughout the country, including with the Indianapolis Symphony, the Louisville Orchestra, and the Oklahoma City Philharmonic. Her solo and chamber recitals have been featured at conferences and universities around the U.S.
As Executive Director of the Cormont Music, Peggy led the digital transformation of the historically in-person camp to an online version, making it accessible to the global horn community. Over 1100 horn players from 27 countries took part in the program during June 2020, providing the opportunity for horn players around the world to experience the world-class instruction traditionally available only to the limited number who are able to attend in person. As a result, Cormont now creates year-round online content in addition to the annual in-person camp.
Echoing Peggy’s pedagogical focus — fundamentals, thoughtful self-critique, and creativity — Cormont’s curriculum is wide-ranging, reaching from the fundamentals of horn playing and ear training to specialized study in orchestral auditions, solo performance, natural horn, and beyond, into considerations of creativity, improvisation, and health and wellness.
Committed to supporting new music, Peggy has commissioned fifteen pieces for horn, including six pieces in the past year for the project Corni Angelicus: Music for Horn Quartet and Rhythm Section. This project continues her mission of diversifying the repertoire written for horn and the set of composers writing for horn.
Peggy’s academic credentials include a BA in Music from the University of Chicago, and graduate studies at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music: an MM in Horn Performance, a Performer’s Diploma in Horn, and a DM in Horn Performance and Literature.