Professor Moore earned the Master of Music degree in piano performance from Tulsa University in 1966. He studied with Aldo Mancinelli, winner of the Busoni International Competition. Mr. Moore has performed throughout the United States, and in Mexico, Germany, France, Austria, Czechoslovakia, and South Vietnam.

The Principal Pianist with the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra during the 1982-83 season, he performed frequently with that orchestra between 1971 and 1991. From 1969 to 1975 he was the Principal Accompanist for the San Antonio Symphony Mastersingers chorus. Since 1976 he has been the Principal Accompanist for The Texas Bach Choir.

Professor Moore served as Music Department chair from 1977 to 1994, and resumed the position in 2001. In 1982, he led the department to its first ever accreditation by the National Association of Schools of Music. Mr. Moore is an Associate Professor of Music and has been on the faculty of St. Mary's University since 1975, receiving tenure in 1984. In 1996, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools determined his extensive professional experience to be equivalent to the Doctor of Musical Arts degree for purposes of accreditation. Before coming to St. Mary's, Prof. Moore taught at San Antonio College and served in the US Army Band.