Telo Hoy

Telo Hoy is a composer and percussionist from New Mexico living in New York.

His music is influenced by the surrounding environment, sonic ethnography, and environmental issues. He explores the relationship between music, place, and belonging through acoustic instruments, photography, field recordings, sampling, and live processing. He is a frequent collaborator and has worked with filmmakers, choreographers, dancers, and visual artists.

recent projects:

Score for Maggie Gerber’s “(The) Being Inside” 

Borderline, written for the [Switch~] Ensemble

Depart Cycle, written for the organ of Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavík, Iceland

Nest, written for the Bard College Electric Guitar Ensemble

Score for Katie Broyles' "Out of All My Fears, I Fear Death the Most" 

"Sangre Hudson Sangre", a moderation concert exploration through musical fields that incorporate both deliberate compositions and environmental soundscapes

"Suite for Climate Perspectives", for the Bradbury Science Museum's Climate Perspectives Exhibition

Soundscapes for Meow Wolf's "House of Halloween" Exhibition