Current Projects
Diverted Metal for solo percussionist, performed on discarded industrial machinery converted into sculpture by artist Tom Kirk of Bloomington, IL.
A series of intimate themed home concerts, combining many styles of music. Themes so far have included wind, water, the moon, and spring.
Recent News
And Unto Dust for ten instruments and electronics was performed on April 21, 2024 by the University of Iowa Center for New Music, as part of the Iowa Composers Forum Spring Festival.
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, for tuba, percussion, recorded sound and video, part of tubist Josh Biere’s Seven Wonders of the Ancient World commissioning project, was premiered on April 20, 2023 at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Vayo was awarded a $15,000 Artist Fellowship in 2023 from the Illinois Arts Council for the Arts, in recognition of his creative work as a composer.