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From his beginnings in Venezuela’s El Sistema to his studies at The Juilliard School, Reinaldo Moya creates music that the Bangor Daily News hails as a "profoundly understanding" exploration of the 21st-century human condition. A recipient of the Charles Ives Fellowship and the Aaron Copland Award, his works bridge classical tradition with urgent narratives of identity and the diaspora, earning him a place on the Washington Post’s "Best Classical Concerts of 2025." From major commissions for Alisa Weilerstein and the Minnesota Opera to his residency with the Chicago Philharmonic, Moya’s music continues to be championed by leading conductors like Rafael Payare and Osmo Vänskä. Currently an Associate Professor at Wellesley College, he is a prolific voice whose works are as intellectually sophisticated as they are emotionally resonant.
“After the intermission, the Philharmonic and Joshua Roman played the world premiere of Rise, a cello concertino by the Philharmonic Composer in Residence Reinaldo Moya, who introduced the piece via video from Spain. Rise was composed by Moya to honor the memory of his brother Manuel who died in 2022. It is beautiful and elegiac, expressing shock, grief, and anger through Roman's cello part in counterpoint to the rest of the orchestra. The denouement of Rise reflects a walking through and rejoining the flow and rhythm of the world according to Moya.”
— from review of Rise: Third Coast Review (January 17, 2023)
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