James Edward Moore Jr. (April 27, 1951 – August 14, 2022)[1] was an American
Black Catholic composer, singer and music pedagogue from
LaCrosse, Virginia. His 1983 composition, the
Communion hymn and psalm "Taste and See", is frequently sung in churches worldwide.[2][3][4]
Career
Moore was professor of music and liturgy at the seminary
Athenaeum of Ohio between 1977 and 1982, and music director of the Chor der Alten Burse in
Vienna, Austria, from 1984 to 1987.[5]
Since 1984, he lived in Vienna, where he gave private lessons in singing and
conducting.[2] He died on August 14, 2022.