"In this movement, the notes from the piano sound like tears breaking apart on the floor, the strings swirl like an approaching storm and hope retreats with the shake of maraca. It was a startling, unpredictable and gorgeous composition that brought Cruz-Diez’s work to life and made his colors tremble, dance and sing. It also demonstrated that Moya is a composer who has much to say about the human condition in the 21st century and should be listened to often."
Bangor Daily News
"Musically, "Tienda" fascinatingly blends classical idioms with the seductive beats and melodies of Latin America. With a basic ensemble of violin, viola, cello, guitar, piano and percussion, Venezuela-born Moya spans textures of pulsing vibrancy, subtly shading harmonies to trace the fragile emotional arc of his central characters."
The Star Tribune
“admirable String Quartet”
The New York Times
“Siempre lunes” visits a number of beguiling, attractive soundscapes: diatonic cascades like the sunrise in “Daphnis et Chloé,” or jostling rhythms that sound like broken clockwork... Let’s hope Moya returns to the Symphony, and next time with a larger work.
San Diego Tribune
“The Island with the Imaginary Moon,” is especially breathtaking, a gently melancholy moment to stop, breathe, and look around as the earth moves under you."Zoë Madonna, Q2 Music
"The piano and violin work supremely well together and as the pieces unspool there is a hugely exciting blend of the minimalist Adams expression, with the Venezualan folk music that inspires Moya – music that wends and dances, sways, forgets and remembers."
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"Ciudad Perdida" performed as part of Sparks and Wiry Cries's 2022 NYC songSLAM Festival
Concert on January 14th, 2022
More info here.
"Lily of the West" from the "Minnesota Suite" performed by the Minnesota Orchestra.
Concerts on February 18th and 20th, 2022
More info here.
New Song Cycle premiered at the Kennedy Center by Soprano Elena Villalón and Pianist Kathleen Kelly
Concert on March 15th, 2022
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New orchestral work premiered by the Chicago Philharmonic. Scott Speck, conductor
Concert on March 27th, 2022
More info here.
"Nocturnos" premiered at the Brooklyn Art Song Society's New Voices Festival by Baritone Jesse Blumberg and Pianist Mike Brofman
Concert on April 1st, 2022
More info here.
New orchestral work premiered by the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra
Concert on March 27th, 2022
More info here.
"Siempre Lunes, Siempre Marzo" at the San Diego Symphony
Rafael Payare conducted the San Diego Symphony in a performance of "Siempre Lunes, Siempre Marzo"
10-8-2021
Read a review of the performance here.
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Piano Concerto Premiere
Joyce Yang premiered Piano Concerto with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra under maestro Lucas Richman
10-10-2021
More info here.
DaPonte Quartet performs "Chapter One" in Rockland, ME
Concert on Saturday, September 4th
More info here.
Reinaldo named Composer-in-Residence at Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra
Minnesota Orchestra performs "Lily of the West" from Minnesota Suite
The Minnesota Orchestra performed "Lily of the West" as part of its Symphony Ball.
6-5-2021.
More info here.
"Silver" performed by the Oberlin Orchestra
The Oberlin Orchestra performs "Silver" under the baton of Maestro Raphael Jimenez.
4-24-2021
More info here.
"Vestida de mar" performance
Francesca Anderegg, violin. South Dakota Symphony Orchestra.
Delta David Gier, conductor
2-27-2021
More info here.
"Chapter One"
Premiered by the Jasper String Quartet
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