Rob Moose has established an exciting and eclectic presence as performer, arranger and conductor in the rapidly changing atmosphere of contemporary performing arts. A graduate of The Manhattan School of Music in violin performance, Moose was recently called a “stunning multi-instrumentalist” by the Boston Globe.

In 2005, Moose joined the Mercury Prize-winning band, Antony and the Johnsons as guitarist, violinist and backup vocalist. He has since toured the world with the group, performing at Carnegie Hall, The Royal Albert Hall and on the “Late Show with David Letterman.” In 2008, Moose conducted two concerts pairing Antony with a chamber orchestra at Disney Hall, Los Angeles and the Apollo Theater, New York. The L.A. Times described the performance as “executed with grace and restraint by the players under Moose’s conduction.”

In addition to performing with Sufjan Stevens and his band for the past 3 years, Moose embarked on several classical collaborations with the protean composer/performer. In 2007, Moose co-orchestrated and conducted seven of Stevens’ songs at The Kennedy Center with members of its Opera Orchestra. More recently, Moose served as concertmaster for The Brooklyn Academy of Music’s premiere of Stevens’ critically acclaimed "BQE", and conducted the orchestra in a set of songs.

In 2008, Moose began touring in a duo with electronic/folk sensation, Beth Orton. After a London performance, The Independent described Orton as “beautifully supported by one man band Rob Moose, who switched with ease from guitar to piano to violin and back again.”  Subsequently, Orton and Moose contributed to a forthcoming compilation of Judee Sill’s music, performing Moose’s arrangement of “Reach for the Sky,” the only previously unrecorded song in Sill’s archives.

In addition to his work with various bands and orchestras, Moose is currently developing two independent projects: Bach Reformed, a duo that recasts Bach's unaccompanied pieces for cello and violin in a spirited, folk setting, and yMusic, a collective of New York’s preeminent young freelance performers, actively engaged and equally comfortable in the often overlapping classical and pop music worlds.  Moose’s discography includes releases by Antony and the Johnsons, Sufjan Stevens, Beth Orton, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Vampire Weekend, Rufus Wainwright, Jay-Z, Grizzly Bear, Loudon Wainwright, Marianne Faithfull, The National, My Brightest Diamond, Linda Thompson, Gene Bertoncini, Clogs, Ravi Coltrane, and Joan Osborne.