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Reinaldo Moya composes at the crossroads of worlds, where the vernacular rhythms of Latin America meet the grand architecture of the Western classical tradition. His music treats this inheritance not as artifact but as living expressive currency, generating a sound world where rhythm and intellect are inseparable conspirators. And beneath the surface energy of these encounters lies something quieter and more searching: a persistent undertow of grief, exile, and the longing for a Venezuela that exists now only in memory, where the personal and the universal are never quite separable.
“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.”
— from review of Piano Concerto: Bangor Daily News (October 15th, 2021)
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