Theodore Mook

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]

Theodore Mook
Mook performing at Beyond Baroque in Los Angeles, with the tenor violin
Background information
Born(1953-02-26)February 26, 1953
Mount Kisco, New York, U.S.
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsCello, Tenor Violin
Years active1980–present
LabelsNew World Records, Mode, Tzadik, ECM
Theodore Mook performing at Star Island

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
YearAlbum[10][11][12][13]Credit
1985All Done From MemoryCello
Music For String Quartet And SynthesizerCello
Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt WeillCello
1989Entelechron: Time + MemoryProducer
Bach, Handel, Telemann: Trio Sonatas on Period InstrumentsAssistant Engineer
Vivaldi: The Miraculous MandolinCello
1992Entelechron: Time + MemoryLois V. Vierk: SimoomCelli
Big Noise from NicaraguaCello
1993Sims: Concert Piece; Night PieceCello
Greatest Hits for String QuartetCello
Keith Jarrett: Bridge Of Light & Other WorksCello
Chopin: The Complete Piano Works, Vol. 4 - Scherzi & VariationsAssistant Engineer
Bang on a Can Live, Vol. 2Cello
The Microtonal Music Of Ezra SimsCello
1994Play Microtonal Works, Vol. 2Cello, Gong, Gourd, Liner Notes, Producer
Lee Hyla: In Double LightCello
Bridge Of LightCello
Play Microtonal WorksGong
1995Leo Ornstein: Nocturne for Clarinet and Piano; Erik Lundborg: Ghost Sonatine; Michael Dellaira: Maud; etc.Cello
17 Lyrics Of Li PoProducer, Violin, Liner Notes
Berio: The Great Works for VoiceCello
Realm of My SensesCello
1996On the Tip of My Tongue: Music of Eric MoeProducer
Judith Lang Zaimont: Chamber MusicCello
Dance Of The Seven VeilsCello
And Trouble Came: Musical Responses to AIDSCello
1997Karchin: Galactic Folds; Songs of Distance & Light; Ricercare; Sonata for Violoncello & PianoCello
Jekyll & Hyde (Original Broadway Cast)Cello, Orchestra
KraanergCello
Davies: Le Jongleur De Notre Dame/String QuartetCello
Cézanne's DoubtCello
1998Being And Time (Series)Cello
Leo Kraft: Spring in the HarborCello
Robert Savage: An Eye-Sky SymphonyCello
Scarlet Pimpernel (Original Broadway Cast)Cello
Ariadne MusicCello
1999Rosenblum: Ancient EyesExecutive Producer, Liner Notes
It's No Secret AnymoreCalliope, Cello
Scarlet Pimpernel: EncoreCello
2000Music From The Motion Picture Space CowboysCello
River Beneath The RiverCello
Another Rosie ChristmasCelli, Cello
Christmas Stays the SameCelli
2001HesherCello
2002Wendigo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Cello
Up & At 'Em: Chamber & Electroacoustic Music by Eric MoeProducer
2004Lee Hyla: TransLiner Notes
All in Your Mind: Music of Julia Werntz and John MalliaCello
2005Little Women: Original Broadway Cast RecordingCello
2006Le Temps D'Une ChansonCello
The Great Works For VoiceCello
2010Musing And ReminiscenceCello
2012Annea Lockwood: In Our NameCello, Tape
2014Lois V Vierk: Words Fail MeCello
gollark: =tex TM^{TM^{TM^{TM}_{TM}}_{TM^{TM}_{TM}}}_{TM^{TM^{TM}_{TM}}_{TM^{TM}_{TM}}}
gollark: =tex TM^{TM}_{TM}
gollark: ™™
gollark: I am currently returning™ from school™ via transport™.
gollark: Reasonably okay™.

References
  1. "Ted Mook, Musician". Playbill Vault. Playbill, Inc. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  2. "Liner Notes for Ezra Sims: Musing and Reminiscence" (PDF). New World Records. Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc. 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  3. Kozinn, Allan (14 March 1998). "Music Review: ; A Challenge for a Cellist: More Notes Per Octave". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  4. Smithson, Ruta. "Chamber Opera to Complement Cezanne Exhibition at Princeton University Art Museum". Princeton University. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  5. "Baroque Music featuring Karen Hosmer, Albert Brouwer, Ted Mook and Gregory Hayes". Warwick Valley Living. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  6. Kozinn, Allan (20 October 1992). "Classical Music in Review". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  7. "Metropolitan Museum Concerts December 2007". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  8. "Full cast and crew for Wendigo". IMBD. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  9. Tomaiolo, Kristen (15 August 2013). "Grammy-winning cellist leads workshop, concert at The Towers". South County Independent. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  10. "Theodore Mook". Discogs. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  11. "Ted Mook". Discogs. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  12. "Theodore Mook". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  13. "Ted Mook". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 August 2013.


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