From Baroque to Broadway

Featuring Garfield Moore, cello and Tammy Mansfield, piano

Wake up to an eclectic program including Gabriell, Cervetto, Lalo, Piazzola, Piaf, Elvis, Roberta Flack, George Benson, and The Beatles! Having served as principal cellist for the Pacific Philharmonic, the Alvin Ailey Ballet, Opera Ebony, and the New York Musical Heritage Society, to name a few, cellist Garfield Moore has played to sold out houses and been designated “Artist in Residence” at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum (Biloxi) and for the St. John’s Episcopal Concert Series of Ocean Springs. Tammy Mansfield is an accomplished musician in her own right, conducting, arranging and performing across the South, most notably as Founding Music Director of the Hub City Players.

Presented by Forrest County, with support from the City of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss College of Arts and Sciences, Southern Miss School of Music, Payne Companies, and VERB Architecture

About Garfield Moore

From Carnegie Hall to Budapest’s Bartok Academy of Music and Dance, cellist Garfield Moore has been acknowledged as a “master artist.”  An auspicious New York recital debut, world premiere performances and recordings, live solo broadcasts for New York Public Radio and solo tours have all met with critical praise.

At the age of 13, Garfield Moore performed and recorded the world premiere of the cello concerto of the great English Cellist and composer, Colin Hampton. Subsequent performances of concertos of CPE Bach, Boccherini, Ibert and Dvorak all drew enthusiastic critical responses. Moore has also distinguished himself by reviving rarely heard and unknown works, enriching the solo cello repertoire. He  gave the first performance of the great African/English composer, Samuel Colridge Taylor’s Variations for Cello and Piano in Carnegie Hall.

Moore has also served as Principal Cellist for the Pacific Philharmonic, the Santa Cruz Symphony, the Alvin Ailey Ballet, Opera Ebony, the Universal Chamber Orchestra, the West End Symphony and the Musical Heritage Concert Society. Additionally, Moore has inaugurated several distinguished concert series, including those of the Hillwood and Heckscher Museums, The BRIK Gallery and Musica Camerata of SUNY Columbia Greene.

Now partnered with vibrant pianist Tammy Strahan Mansfield to form one of the Gulf Coast’s most exciting new ensembles.

About Tammy Mansfield

With a degree in Music Theory and Composition and a Master’s degree in Conducting from The University of Southern Mississippi, Tammy Mansfield divides her time as a music director, arranger, and costumer.  She is a prolific music arranger for local show choirs and original productions & cabarets, and her music director credits include over 50 shows from Laurel to New Orleans.  Her favorite onstage credits include Grizabella in Cats, Paulette in Legally Blonde, Aunt Sponge in James and the Giant Peach, and M’Lynn in Steel Magnolias.  She was twice nominated for New Orleans Big Easy Awards: Best Supporting Actress in Legally Blonde and Best Music Director for Peter and the Starcatcher. Tammy is a founding member of the Hub City Players professional theatre company, winner of The American Prize for Musical Theater Performance for both James and the Giant Peach and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.  She shares her life in Hattiesburg with supportive hubby Steve and Emma, the neurotic Labrador.