Lori Moran Music

News & Announcements

We are thrilled to welcome the newest members of our faculty:

 
Marisa de Silva - Voice, Alexander Technique, & Piano Instructor
Neli Nikolaeva - Violin Instructor
LisaSmolen140.jpg
Steve Teague - Voice & Piano Instructor

Marisa de Silva

Voice, Alexander Technique, & Piano Instructor

Neli Nikolaeva

Violin Instructor

Lisa Smolen

Woodwinds & Piano Instructor

Steve Teague

Voice & Piano Instructor

Congratulations to our Students...

Congratulations to voice students Danielle Jaen & Marina Brooks! Both were selected to join the 100-voice American High School Honors Choir next summer for a performance at Carnegie Hall! "Start spreadin' the news..." American High School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall

Congratulations to voice students Monet Sabel & Caden Michael Gray! Both were called back for the second round of auditions for the highly competitive Spotlight Awards!

Congratulations to all the singers who participated in the NATS Student Evaluation Program on November 14th at Orange Coast College.

NATS_SEP2.jpg

Caden Michael Gray - 1st place for Musical Theatre, grades 11-12

Danielle Jaen - 1st place for Musical Theatre, grade 10 & 3rd place for Classical, grade 10

Caitlyn Barresi - 1st place for Musical Theatre, grade 6 & 2nd place for Classical, grade 6

Alec Johnson - 2nd place for Musical Theatre, grade 6

Selena Feliciano - 3rd place for Musical Theatre, grade 10

Leila Bahrami - Honorable Mention for Musical Theatre, grades 1-5

Also pictured:  Julia Springer

Not pictured:  Selena Feliciano, Leila Bahrami, Alec Johnson, Marissa Koeller, Ariel Bray

Caitlyn Barresi
First place winner, Musical Theatre, grade 6

Danielle Jaen
First place winner, Musical Theatre, grade 10

Caden Michael Gray
First place winner, Musical Theatre, grade 11

Danielle Jaen, voice student of Lori Moran, is one of 10 finalists in her age group to go on to the next round of the O.C. Icon 2009 competition at the Richard & Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach.

OC Icon Finalists

Caden Michael Gray, voice student of Lori Moran, won a Macy Award and a Cappie Award for his recent portrayal of Tobias in the Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts' production of Sweeney Todd.

Monet Sabel, voice student of Lori Moran, was cast as Marian in the Norris Theatre's production of The Music Man, which will run July 10 - 19.

Julia Springer, voice student of Lori Moran, was cast as Maria in the Norris Theatre's production of West Side Story, which will run August 7 - 16.

Selena Feliciano, voice student of Lori Moran, was cast as Dorothy in the Belasco Theatre Company's production of The Wiz, which will run June 25 - July 12 at the Hermosa Beach Playhouse

Other students of Lori Moran's who were cast in this production:

  • Marissa Koeller, cast as The Tin Man
  • Alec Johnson, cast as The Wiz
  • Riley MacDonald, cast as Glinda
  • Hayley Maeda, cast as Evillene
  • Mitchell Myers, cast as Flying Monkey