He’s the recipient of the Van Lier Fellowship from Meet the Composer and the Aaron Copland Award from the Copland House, which led to a residency at Aaron Copland’s historic home in NY state in 2012. He’s a graduate of The Juilliard School where he received his masters and doctorate degrees, under the tutelage of Samuel Adler and Robert Beaser. Mr. Moya holds a Bachelors of Music degree from West Virginia University.