"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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- Fri 28 OctFrancesca Anderegg Performs "Vestida de mar" with Berkshire Symphony OrchestraOct 28, 7:30 PMChapin Hall, 62 Chapin Hall Dr, Williamstown, MA 01267, USA
- Sat 05 NovButler County Symphony Orchestra performs "Dark Earth"Nov 05, 7:30 PMButler Intermediate High School, 551 Fairground Hill Rd, Butler, PA 16001, USA
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- Fri 16 DecBass Clarinet Concerto "Órbitas aisladas" World Premiere with Marco Antonio MazziniDec 16, 7:00 PMNational Symphony of Paraguay, Tte. Cnel. Eugenio Ayala Velázquez 376, Asunción 1584, Paraguay
- Sat 14 JanJoshua Roman premieres "Rise" for Cello and Orchestra with the Chicago PhilharmonicJan 14, 2023, 7:30 PMHarris Theater, Chicago, 205 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601, USA
- Mon 23 JanAlisa Weilerstein Premieres "Guayoyo Sketches" as part of her "Fragments" ProjectJan 23, 2023, 7:00 PMKoerner Hall. Toronto , 273 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M5S 1V6, Canada
- Sun 29 JanClare Longendyke premieres new piano work as part of her "Piano Requiem" projectJan 29, 2023, 4:00 PMSt. Paul Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, 6050 N Meridian St, Indianapolis, IN 46208, USA
- Fri 10 MarAlisa Weilerstein Performs "Guayoyo Sketches" as part of her "Fragments" ProjectMar 10, 2023, 7:00 PMCampbell Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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- Sun 23 AprWorld Premiere of New Work for Soprano and String Quartet by the Jasper Quartet and María Fernanda BreaApr 23, 2023, 4:00 PM CDTSt. Anthony Park United Church of Christ, 2129 Commonwealth Ave, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
- Sun 21 MayChiarina Ensemble Performs "Ghostwritten Variations" for Piano TrioMay 21, 2023, 7:30 PMSt. Mark's Church. Washington, DC., 301 A St SE, Washington, DC 20003, USA
- Thu 01 Jun"Ciudades del porvenir" performed by Laura Strickling at the Brooklyn Art Song SocietyJun 01, 2023, 7:30 PMFirst Unitarian Church of Brooklyn, 119 Pierrepont St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
- Mon 26 SepPeter Kolkay Performs "Coroto Dances" for Bassoon and Piano at Vandebilt UniversitySep 26, 8:00 PMTurner Hall, 2201 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
- Sat 10 SepFragments from "Bologniniana" Suite for Solo Cello Premiered by Horacio Contreras at the AbracelloSep 10, 7:30 PM GMT-3Conservatório UFMG Belo Horizonte Brazil, Av. Afonso Pena, 1534 - Centro, Belo Horizonte - MG, 30130-002, Brazil
- Sat 10 Sep"Clave" for Orchestra and Drumming Ensemble premiered by the Minnesota OrchestraSep 10, 11:00 AM CDTMinneapolis, N Lyndale Ave, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Thu 18 AugPerformance of "Diáspora" for Cello and Piano at Avaloch Farm Music InstituteAug 18, 7:00 PMBoscawen, 16 Hardy Ln, Boscawen, NH 03303, USA
- Fri 24 Jun"Piano Concerto" opens the San Diego Symphony's Summer Season at the Rady ShellJun 24, 7:30 PMThe Rady Shell, 750 B St, San Diego, CA 92101, USAWest Coast premiere of Piano Concerto Joyce Yang, piano soloist Rafael Payare, conductor Piano Concerto inspired by the artwork of Venezuelan artist Carlos Cruz-Diez
- Thu 09 JunScene from "Tienda" Presented at the Virginia Arts Festival's John Duffy Institute for New OperaJun 09, 2:30 PMAttucks Theater, 1010 Church St, Norfolk, VA 23510, USA