Hector Moreno, B. Mus (Stanford), M. Music Cello Performance (U of Toronto)
Cello, Piano

Hector Moreno has been an active musician for most of his life. He began his musical studies at the age of 4, starting with piano and eventually switching to cello several years later. In 2004, he obtained his Bachelor's degree from Stanford University with concentrations in Cello Performance and Composition. While at Stanford he studied with Stephen Harrison and served as the principal cellist for the Stanford Symphony, giving performances internationally at venues such as Carnegie Hall, London's Southwark Cathedral, Oxford's Sheldonian Theater, and The Sorbonne in Paris. An enthusiastic chamber musician, he has performed regularly with the Merle String Quartet, the Pacific String Ensemble, and is a founding member of the Polaris Trio.

Hector has studied and performed with some of Canada's finest musicians, including Scott St.John, the St.Lawrence String Quartet, the Gryphon Trio, the Emperor Quartet, and the Cecilia String Quartet. He has recorded for numerous labels, both classical and rock, and has also recorded for film soundtracks at George Lucas's Skywalker Ranch.

Currently Hector has achieved his Master's degree from the University of Toronto where he studied with the renowned cellist Shauna Rolston. In his spare time he enjoys to compose string quartets, trios, sonatas, and concerti for himself, his friends, and his colleageus.

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