Theodore Mook | |
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 Mook performing at Beyond Baroque in Los Angeles, with the tenor violin | |
| Background information | |
| Born | February 26, 1953 Mount Kisco, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Cello, Tenor Violin |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | New World Records, Mode, Tzadik, ECM |
Theodore Mook (born February 26, 1953, Mount Kisco, New York) is an American cellist who has played in more than 1,000 Broadway performances in New York City, produced records, played on motion picture soundtracks and, along with Ezra Sims, invented computer fonts used in microtonal music composition.[1][2] He is best known for his interest and contributions to microtonality music.[3][4]
Mook began his music career in Boston, Massachusetts after graduating Boston University. He was a member of Dinosaur Annex Music Ensemble and played with other ensembles in the area before relocating to New York City in 1983.[5] In New York, Mook performed cello in Broadway shows Little Women, Bombay Dreams, Taboo and Jekyll & Hyde.[1] He also played with the New York Consortium for New Music, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and at other venues around the city.[6][7]
Outside of New York City, Mook has performed at the Library of Congress, the American Academy in Rome, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, among other venues.[4] He performed cello for the soundtracks for the Wendigo (film) and Space Cowboys.[8]
After moving to Charlestown, Rhode Island, Mook played alongside Grammy-winning artist Eugene Friesen.[9]
Discography
| Year | Album[10][11][12][13] | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | All Done From Memory | Cello |
| Music For String Quartet And Synthesizer | Cello | |
| Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill | Cello | |
| 1989 | Entelechron: Time + Memory | Producer |
| Bach, Handel, Telemann: Trio Sonatas on Period Instruments | Assistant Engineer | |
| Vivaldi: The Miraculous Mandolin | Cello | |
| 1992 | Entelechron: Time + MemoryLois V. Vierk: Simoom | Celli |
| Big Noise from Nicaragua | Cello | |
| 1993 | Sims: Concert Piece; Night Piece | Cello |
| Greatest Hits for String Quartet | Cello | |
| Keith Jarrett: Bridge Of Light & Other Works | Cello | |
| Chopin: The Complete Piano Works, Vol. 4 - Scherzi & Variations | Assistant Engineer | |
| Bang on a Can Live, Vol. 2 | Cello | |
| The Microtonal Music Of Ezra Sims | Cello | |
| 1994 | Play Microtonal Works, Vol. 2 | Cello, Gong, Gourd, Liner Notes, Producer |
| Lee Hyla: In Double Light | Cello | |
| Bridge Of Light | Cello | |
| Play Microtonal Works | Gong | |
| 1995 | Leo Ornstein: Nocturne for Clarinet and Piano; Erik Lundborg: Ghost Sonatine; Michael Dellaira: Maud; etc. | Cello |
| 17 Lyrics Of Li Po | Producer, Violin, Liner Notes | |
| Berio: The Great Works for Voice | Cello | |
| Realm of My Senses | Cello | |
| 1996 | On the Tip of My Tongue: Music of Eric Moe | Producer |
| Judith Lang Zaimont: Chamber Music | Cello | |
| Dance Of The Seven Veils | Cello | |
| And Trouble Came: Musical Responses to AIDS | Cello | |
| 1997 | Karchin: Galactic Folds; Songs of Distance & Light; Ricercare; Sonata for Violoncello & Piano | Cello |
| Jekyll & Hyde (Original Broadway Cast) | Cello, Orchestra | |
| Kraanerg | Cello | |
| Davies: Le Jongleur De Notre Dame/String Quartet | Cello | |
| Cézanne's Doubt | Cello | |
| 1998 | Being And Time (Series) | Cello |
| Leo Kraft: Spring in the Harbor | Cello | |
| Robert Savage: An Eye-Sky Symphony | Cello | |
| Scarlet Pimpernel (Original Broadway Cast) | Cello | |
| Ariadne Music | Cello | |
| 1999 | Rosenblum: Ancient Eyes | Executive Producer, Liner Notes |
| It's No Secret Anymore | Calliope, Cello | |
| Scarlet Pimpernel: Encore | Cello | |
| 2000 | Music From The Motion Picture Space Cowboys | Cello |
| River Beneath The River | Cello | |
| Another Rosie Christmas | Celli, Cello | |
| Christmas Stays the Same | Celli | |
| 2001 | Hesher | Cello |
| 2002 | Wendigo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Cello |
| Up & At 'Em: Chamber & Electroacoustic Music by Eric Moe | Producer | |
| 2004 | Lee Hyla: Trans | Liner Notes |
| All in Your Mind: Music of Julia Werntz and John Mallia | Cello | |
| 2005 | Little Women: Original Broadway Cast Recording | Cello |
| 2006 | Le Temps D'Une Chanson | Cello |
| The Great Works For Voice | Cello | |
| 2010 | Musing And Reminiscence | Cello |
| 2012 | Annea Lockwood: In Our Name | Cello, Tape |
| 2014 | Lois V Vierk: Words Fail Me | Cello |
References
- 1 2 "Ted Mook, Musician". Playbill Vault. Playbill, Inc. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ "Liner Notes for Ezra Sims: Musing and Reminiscence" (PDF). New World Records. Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc. 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ Kozinn, Allan (14 March 1998). "Music Review: ; A Challenge for a Cellist: More Notes Per Octave". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- 1 2 Smithson, Ruta. "Chamber Opera to Complement Cezanne Exhibition at Princeton University Art Museum". Princeton University. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ↑ "Baroque Music featuring Karen Hosmer, Albert Brouwer, Ted Mook and Gregory Hayes". Warwick Valley Living. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ Kozinn, Allan (20 October 1992). "Classical Music in Review". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ "Metropolitan Museum Concerts December 2007". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ↑ "Full cast and crew for Wendigo". IMDb. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ↑ Tomaiolo, Kristen (15 August 2013). "Grammy-winning cellist leads workshop, concert at The Towers". South County Independent. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ "Theodore Mook". Discogs. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ "Ted Mook". Discogs. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ "Theodore Mook". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ "Ted Mook". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
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