Christian's percussion setup for the Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra at the Schauer Arts Center in Hartford, Wisconsin.
Christian's write-up below photos.
Christian:
"My gig last night was with the Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra, a renowned touring group based out of Washington D.C., and dedicated to preserving and continuing the tradition of early American music.
We played a program featuring silent films with live orchestral accompaniment. The film stars included iconic personalities like Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, and Buster Keaton. Aside from playing several classic ragtime compositions in between the films, my main job was to provide Foley work for the various sound effects that would have been created during traditional Vaudeville and early film era presentations.
I used a large variety of modern and antique percussion instruments, and even some ordinary household items to imitate pratfalls, car chases, fight scenes, dance scenes, erratic movements, heavy machinery, animal noises, character dialogue, and everything in between. Of course, the chaos of it all called for the Miller Machine, which made the musical possibilities endless."
https://www.peacherineragtime.com
Bio:
Christian Lolo Moreno is an active percussionist, timpanist and drum-set artist, specializing in orchestral & theatrical music.
As a freelance performer, Christian has played with the Chicago Philharmonic Society, Elgin Symphony Orchestra, Marriott Theatre, Music Theatre Works, Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra, Kenosha Symphony, Porchlight Music Theatre, Metropolis, Chicago Composers Orchestra, Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra, and The Second City, to name a few. In 2022, he was invited to hold the keyboard III book on the national broadway tour of Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, traveling to over 65 cities across the United States, Mexico and Canada. From 2017-2019, he gigged extensively across the U.S with tribute acts, Close to You: The Music of the Carpenters & A Carpenters Christmas. Christian has completed seasonal contracts for several summer stock theatres, including The Timberlake Playhouse and Rocky Mountain Repertory, and has also collaborated on numerous productions with the theatre departments of Northwestern University, Columbia College and Roosevelt University. He is a frequent call for some of the top jobbing bands working across the midwest, including The Bluewater Kings, and has backed a number of local independent artists, chamber ensembles, worship groups and pickup orchestras.
As an educator, Christian is a regular guest instructor at the People's Music School and maintains his own private studio. He has previously held teaching positions with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras, The Ravinia Festival (Sistema Ravinia) and Schaumburg High School, among many others. Mr. Moreno has also served as a presenter and adjudicator for various solo/ensemble festivals within the NW suburbs.
Christian is a graduate of the DePaul University School of Music, where he primarily studied with Ian Ding & Michael Kozakis.
Christian is proud endorser of Sabian Cymbals.
https://www.christianlmoreno.com
Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra - Regional - Christian Lolo Moreno
March 09, 2024
