The Moeller Cello & Guitar Duo

Since 2006, the Moellers have been providing sweet sounds for all kinds of events. Here's a quick rundown of their history prior to their arrival in Chicago. Paul and Kerena Moeller have banded together across the United States and the United Kingdom. They've performed over fifty performances across Florida, North Carolina, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Washington, DC. Paul and Kerena have won the Baltimore Chamber Music Awards Competition twice, and their performances were featured on the Artscape Classics in the Cool Series during the Baltimore Festival of the Arts. The pair was recently guest musicians and judges at the Lagonegro International Guitar Competition. They were the winners of the Montpelier Classical Recital competition in 2006. Mr. Moeller earned a Graduate Performance Diploma from Peabody, where he studied for four years with Manuel Barrueco, a world-renowned guitarist. Mr. Moeller has a Bachelor's degree from Northern Illinois University and a Master's degree from the Eastman School of Music, where he received a Performance Certificate for his solo abilities. Paul Moeller has taught guitar at the Maryland Conservatory of Music in Bel Air and the Levine School of Music in Washington, D.C. throughout his career. He currently teaches guitar as a Visiting Associate Professor at Northern Illinois University. He teaches at Elgin Community College as well. Kerena Moeller, a British cellist, has performed Tchaikovsky, Schumann, and Elgar concertos with orchestras in England and the United States. She played with several of the world's best orchestras, including the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, and the Handel Choir, while living in the Baltimore/DC area. Kerena was a member of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra on their recent European and Japanese tours. Kerena was the main cello with the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, and she is now the assistant principal cellist with the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra, as well as a section cellist with the Rockford Symphony, Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, and Elgin Symphony Orchestra. Kerena joined the Rockford College Music Academy faculty in 2009. She also teaches at Elgin Community College and the NIU Community Music School.