Owen Moriarty
Owen completed his Masters at Massey University in 2003, before heading to the US where he studied at the University of Southern California (Los Angeles) with James Smith and Los Angeles Guitar Quartet members Scott Tennant and Bill Kanengiser. He also studied with Brian Head, Martha Masters, and Pepe Romero and participated in master classes with guitar luminaries Odair and Sergio Assad and Grammy award winning guitarist David Russell.
Apart from his general public performances, Owen has released a guitar duo CD through Naxos, one NZGQ CD through Rattle Records, one through Atoll Records, and four CDs through ODE Records - a self-titled debut (double) CD, "Da Chara" and "Incantation" (Duo Tapas - violin/guitar), and "The Storm" (NZ Guitar Quartet).
As one of New Zealand's most sort after chamber musicians, Owen is a touring artist with Arts on Tour and in 2015 completed his 8th tour with Chamber Music NZ. He has also given concerto performances with the National Capital Orchestra (Canberra), the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra, the Nelson Symphony Orchestra, the Devonport Chamber Orchestra, The Massey University Orchestra, and the Livewires Guitar Orchestra. He has also performed and recorded with the NYO, and most recently with the NZSO and the NZSQ.
Aside from his professional performances, Owen has also been a prize winner in several competitions, including: the Rotorua Concerto Competition, the Gisborne International Music Competition, the ASTA/Green Competition (California), the Bangkok International Guitar Competition, and the Ivor Mairants Guitar Competition (London).
An active promoter of the classical guitar with a busy teaching schedule, Owen has helped re-start the Wellington Classical Guitar Society, and (together with Jane Curry) started the Young Musician's Programme guitar orchestra in 2012 at the New Zealand School of Music.
Having performed all around New Zealand, in recent years Owen has also given performances in Australia, USA, Portugal, Mexico, Thailand, Spain, China, and the United Kingdom.
Owen completed his Masters at Massey University in 2003, before heading to the US where he studied at the University of Southern California (Los Angeles) with James Smith and Los Angeles Guitar Quartet members Scott Tennant and Bill Kanengiser. He also studied with Brian Head, Martha Masters, and Pepe Romero and participated in master classes with guitar luminaries Odair and Sergio Assad and Grammy award winning guitarist David Russell.
Apart from his general public performances, Owen has released a guitar duo CD through Naxos, one NZGQ CD through Rattle Records, one through Atoll Records, and four CDs through ODE Records - a self-titled debut (double) CD, "Da Chara" and "Incantation" (Duo Tapas - violin/guitar), and "The Storm" (NZ Guitar Quartet).
As one of New Zealand's most sort after chamber musicians, Owen is a touring artist with Arts on Tour and in 2015 completed his 8th tour with Chamber Music NZ. He has also given concerto performances with the National Capital Orchestra (Canberra), the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra, the Nelson Symphony Orchestra, the Devonport Chamber Orchestra, The Massey University Orchestra, and the Livewires Guitar Orchestra. He has also performed and recorded with the NYO, and most recently with the NZSO and the NZSQ.
Aside from his professional performances, Owen has also been a prize winner in several competitions, including: the Rotorua Concerto Competition, the Gisborne International Music Competition, the ASTA/Green Competition (California), the Bangkok International Guitar Competition, and the Ivor Mairants Guitar Competition (London).
An active promoter of the classical guitar with a busy teaching schedule, Owen has helped re-start the Wellington Classical Guitar Society, and (together with Jane Curry) started the Young Musician's Programme guitar orchestra in 2012 at the New Zealand School of Music.
Having performed all around New Zealand, in recent years Owen has also given performances in Australia, USA, Portugal, Mexico, Thailand, Spain, China, and the United Kingdom.